
News and Events
Dynamic Compression Sector Related News and Events
2022
News:
2021
News:
- Shock-Induced Melting of a Porous Solid (APS Science Highlight – May 10, 2021)
- Photons go to Extremes (SPIE News – May 1, 2021)
- Shock Wave-Induced Changes in the Structure of Noble Metals (APS Science Highlight – April 26, 2021)
- A New Method for Probing Material Strength (APS Science Highlight – February 17, 2021)
2020
News:
- High-Impact Research: How Meteorite Strikes May Change Quartz on the Earth’s Surface (Argonne National Laboratory Press Release – December 2, 2020)
- Putting a Shine on Metal 3-D Printing (APS Science Highlight – November 17, 2020)
- A Short, Sharp Shock to Gold Structure (APS Science Highlight – November 2, 2020)
- Meteorite Strikes May Create an Unexpected Form of Silica (APS Science Highlight – September 8, 2020)
- Meteorite Strikes May Create Unexpected Form of Silica (Carnegie Science News – August 26, 2020)
- Ultrafast Snapshots of Laser-Metal Dynamics in Additive Manufacturing (APS Science Highlight – May 11, 2020)
- Putting the Squeeze on AM Lattices (APS Science Highlight – February 6, 2020)
2019
News:
Events:
- Dynamic Compression Sector Scientific Working Group (SWG) Meeting
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
October 22, 2019 - 21st Biennial Conference of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Hilton Portland Downtown Hotel, Portland, OR
June 16 – 21, 2019 - Dynamic Compression Sector Scientific Working Group (SWG) Meeting
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
May 15, 2019
2018
News:
Events:
- Dynamic Compression Sector Scientific Working Group (SWG) Meeting
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
September 19, 2018 - Dynamic Compression Summer School (DCSS)
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
August 5 – 10, 2018
2017
News:
- Watching How Rare, Meteoric Diamonds Form (Scientific American – December 25, 2017)
- Transformation of Graphite into Hexagonal Diamond (APS Science Highlight – November 6, 2017)
- First-ever U.S. experiments at new x-ray facility may lead to better explosive modeling (Los Alamos National Laboratory – November 6, 2017)
Events:
- Inaugural Dynamic Compression Summer School (DCSS)
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
August 6 – 10, 2017 - 20th Biennial Conference of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch, St. Louis MO
July 9 – 14, 2017 - Dynamic Compression Sector Scientific Working Group (SWG) Meeting
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
May 3, 2017
2016
News:
- Shock & Awe (WSU Magazine – Fall, 2016)
- Laser and Target Area System Developed for the Dynamic Compression Sector (Laboratory for Laser Energetics – October, 2016)
- First-of-its-Kind NNSA Capability to Support Study of Materials at Extreme Conditions for Stockpile Stewardship (National Nuclear Security Administration – August 4, 2016)
- “Watching” Crystal Structure Change in Real Time (Advanced Photon Source Science Highlight – July 29, 2016)
- Putting Pressure on 3D-Printed Structures (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory – June 27, 2016)
Events:
- Dynamic Compression Sector Dedication Ceremony
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
August 4, 2016 - Dynamic Compression Sector Scientific Working Group (SWG) Meeting
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
May 12, 2016 - Advanced Photon Source Users Meeting – Workshop 9
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
May 11, 2016
2015
Events:
- Dynamic Compression Sector Scientific Working Group (SWG) Meeting
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
November 18, 2015 - Dynamic Compression Sector Scientific Working Group (SWG) Meeting
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
May 14, 2015
2014
Events:
- Dynamic Compression Sector Scientific Working Group (SWG) Meeting
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
November 5, 2014 - Dynamic Compression Sector Scientific Working Group (SWG) Meeting
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
April 16 – 17, 2014
2013
Events:
- Dynamic Compression Sector Scientific Working Group (SWG) Meeting
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
April 10 – 11, 2013
2012
News:
Events:
- Dynamic Compression Sector User Workshop
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
January 19 – 20, 2012 - Dynamic Compression Sector Scientific Working Group (SWG) Meeting
Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
March 28, 2012

Representative x-ray diffraction patterns recorded from shocked Si (100) (a) before and (b) after melting. The times listed in (a) and (b) are relative to impact. To read the MRS Bulletin article click here. Credit: Physical Review Letters 121(13): 135701 (2018).