1. GSECARS Update 13-BM-C Side Station Scientific programs is DAC diffraction and surface science Proposed partial funding as COMPRES Infrastructure Project. COMPRES could not fund, recommended submission to NSF-MRI Funded by MRI for $550K ($100K less than requested). Monochromator prototype being constructed Will order vertical mirror soon Large Newport diffractometer will be delivered in July, DOE funded.

2. GSECARS Update 13-ID-D Laser Heated Diamond Anvil System Complete rebuild of system Monolithic table for increased stability Laser upgrade with newb crystals to 80W per laser New MAR-345 online image plate reader ordered

6. GSECARS LVP Technical Developments D-DIA with monochromatic diffraction High-pressure tomography apparatus High-pressure angle-dispersive powder diffraction using an energy-dispersive setup and a white source

7. Lattice strain Total percent strain 0.5 GPa 1.0 GPa 2.0 GPa 6.4 GPa D0466 D0471 (1.0  10 -5 ) (9.7  10 -6 ) (2.5  10 -6 ) (1.2  10 -5 ) (9.5  10 -6 ) -0.003 -0.002 -0.001 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.004 0.005 05101520253035 200 220 222 MgO: Compression versus extension

8. WC Anvil Al alloy cBN SiC High-P Tomography Cell: Liquid density and compressibility, Liquid structure, Liquid permeability in porous materials X-rays WC Anvil

9. Int GSECARS data: Alumina, 0.01˚ scan, 3 - 12˚

10. Single-wavelength Rietveld refinement