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COMPRES, the Consortium for Materials Properties Research in Earth Sciences 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. 
COMPRES Facilities
Nat'l Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) - Diamond Anvil Cell (X-ray)
NSLS - Diamond Anvil Cell (Infrared)
Advanced Light Source (ALS) - Diamond Anvil Cell (X-ray)
Mineral Physics Online
Introduction to Mineral Physics
An Online course Spring Semester 2012
Organized and taught by Dr. P. Burnley, UNLV and distinguished guest lecturers
Tempe Report
Understanding the Building Blocks of the Planet: The Materials Science of Earth Processes, Q. Williams, ed.
2012 Annual Meeting
Joint 2012 COMPRES ANNUAL MEETING and High-Pressure Mineral Physics Seminar-8
July 9-13, 2012
Granlibakken Conference Center and Lodge,
LakeTahoe, CA
Cell assemblies for reproducible multi-anvil experiments (the COMPRES assemblies)
Injection-molded ceramic octahedra developed for the COMPRES multi-anvil cell assembly project. The octahedra range in size from 8 mm (left) to 25 mm (right), and are used for different pressure ranges and sample volumes.
Kurt D. Leinenweber, James A. Tyburczy, Thomas G. Sharp, EmmanueL Soignard, Tamara Diedrich, William B. Petuskey, Yanbin Wang and Jed L. Mosenfelder
American Mineralogist, Volume 97, pages 353-368, 2012
posted April 9, 2012
On the increase in thermal diffusivity caused by the perovskite to post-perovskite phase transition and its implications for mantle dynamics
Hunt, et al., 2012, EPSL,v. 319-320, p. 96-103
Non-dimensional temperature difference between simulations when thermal diffusivity of post-perovskite is doubled; red: hotter and blue: colder. Grey area shows the change in extent of the post-pervoskite lens when thepost-perovskite thermal diffusivity is twice that of perovskite.
