The SEES-ISRD Joint Meeting (the 5th ISRD Workshop) took place at the University of Chicago on August 11-13, 2025. More than 80 people attended the meeting. Topics discussed include:
- Mechanical influence of fluids in the seismogenic zone, the critical zone, and the cryosphere;
- Mechanical influence of material heterogeneity in sediments, rocks, and ice;
- Atomic-scale processes that control the short- and long-timescale dynamics of the lithosphere and asthenosphere, and 4. Existing and Emerging ISRD Capabilities
August 11 (Monday): Day 1
8:30 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Opening Remarks
Coffee and Snack Break
9:45 AM - 11:45 AM – Session 1: Mechanical Influence of Fluids in Seismogenic Zone, Critical Zone, Cryosphere
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- Cailey Condit – "Fluid Mediated Deformation Controls Slip Behaviors at the Base of the Subduction Seismogenic Zone" (PDF File)
- Florian Fusseis – "Lifting the Veil: What 4D Operando Imaging Can Tell Us About Fluid-Rock Interaction" (PowerPoint Presentation)
- Lucas Zoet – "Experimental Insights Into Glacier Slip" (PowerPoint Presentation)
Lunch
1:15 PM - 3:15 PM – Session 2: Mechanical Influence of Heterogeneity in Sediments, Rocks, Ice
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- David Goldsby – "Mechanical Anisotropy of Ice Single Crystals: Implications for Flow of Polycrystalline Ice" (PowerPoint Presentation)
- Teng-Fong Wong – "Spatiotemporal Development of Damage, Multiscale Failure, and Compaction Localization in Porous Limestone" (PowerPoint Presentation)
- Hiroko Kitajima – "Experimental Investigation on the Effects of Pore Fluid Pressure on Extension-Shear Mixed-Mode Fractures in Porous and Non-Porous Rocks" (PowerPoint Presentation)
Coffee and Snack Break
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM – Session 3: Atomic-Scale Processes Controlling Short and Long Timescale Dynamics of Lithosphere and Asthenosphere
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- Pamela Burnley – "Contributions of Synchrotron X-Ray Powder Diffraction to Understanding High Pressure Rock Deformation" (PDF File)
- Wolfgang Pantleon – "Monitoring the Evolution of Deformation Structures by High-Resolution Reciprocal Space Mapping" (PDF File)
- Sébastien Merkel – "Multi-Grain Diffraction and Deformation Experiments in Diamond Anvil Cells" (PDF File)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Group Dinner
August 12 (Tuesday): Day 2
8:30 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM – Session 4: Existing and Emerging ISRD Capabilities
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- Matthew Whitaker – "Three Facilities for Studying Rock and Materials Deformation Using In Situ X-Ray Diffraction and Imaging" (PowerPoint Presentation)
- Timothy Officer – "Cracks and Creep from Shallow to Deep: In Situ Rock Deformation at GSECARS" (PowerPoint Presentation)
- Arun Bhattacharjee – "In-Situ Experiments on Geological Samples Using X-Ray Tomography at ALS" (PowerPoint Presentation)
- Benoit Cordonnier – "Cracking the Rock Mechanisms with the European Synchrotron Experimental Fleet" (PowerPoint Presentation)
- Lars Hansen – "Volumetric Strain Measurements in the D-DIA for Probing Transformation Plasticity and Semi-Brittle Deformation" (PowerPoint Presentation)
Coffee and Snack Break
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM – Poster Cameos
Lunch Break
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM – Session 5: New Opportunities at SEES Facilities
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- Mark Rivers – "Tomography and Rock Mechanics at SEES" (PowerPoint Presentation)
- Andrew Campbell – "Mineral Physics at SEES" (PowerPoint Presentation)
- Tony Lanzirotti – "Petrology and Geochemistry at SEES" (PowerPoint Presentation)
- Joanne Stubbs – "Environmental Science at SEES" (PowerPoint Presentation)
Coffee and Snack Break
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM – Poster Session
August 13 (Wednesday): Day 3
8:30 AM – Breakfast
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM – Working Groups
Coffee and Snack Break
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM – Closing Remarks
Lunch Boxes
12:30 PM - 6:00 PM – Tour of the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory*
*Limited to attendees who registered in advance
