www.compres.us

COnsortium for Materials
P
roperties Research
in
Earth Sciences



COMPRES is a community-based consortium whose goal is to enable Earth Science researchers to conduct the next generation of high-pressure science on world-class equipment and facilities. It facilitates the operation of beam lines, the development of new technologies for high pressure research, and advocates for science and educational programs to the various funding agencies.






T-shirt at Cheyenne Mountain Meeting
in June 2008
Provided by Depths of the Earth





 


Overview of COMPRES including Bylaws, Stony Brook Area Information, Original Proposal, and Overview

Contact info for COMPRES members and committees
Grand Challanges, Community Facilities, Infrastructure Development, and Membership
COMPRES and related meetings
COMPRES - related workshops
Publication lists for COMPRES-related groups
Education and Outreach programs
Contact us
 


COMPRES is supported by the Division of Earth Sciences at the
National Science Foundation
via a Cooperative Agreement for the 5-year period
from 2007 to 2012 [EAR06 -49658].

2008 COMPRES Annual Meeting
Cheyenne Mountain Resort
June 25 - 28, 2008

 





 



October 2008
Search Commences for New President of COMPRES


October, 2008 Newsletter


Distinguished Lecture Series
2008-2009

COMPRES: Recent Science Highlights

"Softening of Bulk Modulus during Phase Transitions in the Earth's Mantle"
L. Li and D. J. Weidner, from Stony Brook University
[in Nature, 21 August 2008]
reporting work done at X17B2 at the NSLS


Summary (Word doc)
Article (pdf)

Posted 10/15/2008

"How Large is Activation Volume for Olivine?"
W. B. Durham et. al., from MIT and University of Minnesota
[PEPI, in press, 2008]
reporting work done at X17B2 at the NSLS using cell assemblies developed in multi-anvil project at ASU

Summary (Word doc)
Article (pdf)

Posted 10/15/2008


Archive of Science Highlights

Modified on November 5, 2008