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Visit to the Mineral Physics Institute (MPI) at Stony Brook University

2020-01-15

Haijing Meng spent three months at the Mineral Physics Institute. It was founded in 1989 and has since served as the launching pad for the Center for High-Pressure Research (CHiPR), a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center. They have the world-famous high-pressure laboratories.

During the visit, Haijing Meng got the opportunity to access the synchrotron X-ray diffraction, which is a superpower tool in structure determination, allowing for tiny samples to be studied due to high flux. The MPI has developed its own specific X-ray beamline in Brookhaven National Laboratories to match the high-pressure cells specifically. Besides, this visit also broadens her horizon not only in the high-pressure field but also rich her knowledge in the Earth area. The visit allowed Haijing Meng to know how to measure the sound velocity of mantle minerals in multi-anvil apparatus at high pressure and high temperature and to further investigate the interior of the Earth.

Visitor

Haijing Meng

Dates

23 Jun.-26 Sep. 2019

Location

Stony Brook University, New York

This project has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 666295.