FORCE
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The first very-large-volume high pressure facility in North America, funded by NSF, in the calibration and testing phase, at Arizona State University forcelab.start.page
The last FORCE Seminar of the semester will be given by incoming FORCE faculty member Sibo Chen on December 5 #forceasu
FORCE's Open House introduced the lab and the experimental apparatuses to the research community at @arizonastateuni.bsky.social. #forceasu
On Friday, FORCE students Jose Avila, Akshat Jain, and Maxwell Queener participated in the SESE Open House. They teamed up with FORCE Co-PI Dan Shim's lab to introduce high pressure science, techniques, and research opportunities to the community #forceasu
The first FORCE Seminar of the semester is in two weeks! Read the abstract and speaker bio here: bit.ly/FORCEseminar_926_abstract #forceasu
Mark your calendars! The 4th annual FORCE Winter Workshop will be held at Arizona State University on January 7–9, 2026. Stay tuned for more info including invited speakers and registration info. Join our mailing list (force.asu.edu/contact) to be the first to know more. #forceasu
Today research scientist Kara Brugman @karabrug.bsky.social will be discussing the setup of the FORCE lab at #Goldschmidt2025:
Kara B@karabrug.bsky.social · last yr.Hello #Goldschmidt2025! Today I will be on a lunchtime panel about setting up new labs with Paolo Sossi and Helen Williams @helenwcam.bsky.social @goldschmidt-confer.bsky.social @forcehighp.bsky.social #forceasu
My poster is up at #IAVCEI2025! Come through and get a free sticker while you learn about the US’s new IHPV #forceasu @forcehighp.bsky.social @iavcei.bsky.social
We’re at #IAVCEI2025 this week to introduce our internally heated pressure vessel #IHPV to the international volcanology community. Check out @karabrug.bsky.social’s poster Tuesday, no. 128 ❤️🌋@iavcei.bsky.social #forceasu
FORCE has purchased a new micro FTIR that will be housed in Eyring Materials Center. This Nicolet iS50 FTIR with RaptIR+ allows for characterization and quantification of materials at extremely small scales 📷 Kurt Leinenweber
At the end of this semester, FORCE said farewell to our Research Technician, Logan Leinbach. Logan is an expert in large volume high P experiments and also managed the COMPRES resale. We all miss him but are excited for his new adventure as a PhD student at Stockholm University/ESRF. #forceasu
Join us on April 18 at noon AZ/Pacific for Asmaa Boujibar's seminar, "What Mercury’s extreme environment tells us about early crust formation and volatiles in the inner solar system" #forceasu
The recording of Bob Liebermann's FORCE seminar is live! Check it out on our Seminars playlist on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyUW...
FORCE Seminar 2025.02.28 Bob Liebermann
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Join us for the next FORCE Seminar of the semester, Friday, March 28 at noon AZ/Pacific (3 pm ET) on Zoom
Last week was the FORCE's lab dinner at Princess Pita! Our undergrads, research scientist, and research tech dug into some hard-earned Mediterranean food #forceasu @arizonastateuni.bsky.social 📷: Logan Leinbach
Check out this article in Science about the middle mantle transition zone. It includes commentary by FORCE Co-PI Dan Shim and a glamour shot of Ichiban's guide block 🤩 bit.ly/FORCE_Sci202502 #forceasu @arizonastateuni.bsky.social
New complexity emerges in Earth’s ‘boring’ middle region
Planetary CT scans and lab experiments reveal layering and intricate flows in the mantle
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The first FORCE seminar of the semester is on Feb. 28. Bob Liebermann will give a talk titled, "Ultrasonic Measurements of Sound Velocities at High Pressures and Temperatures" #forceasu
FORCE research scientists and undergraduate workers have been hard at work putting up experiments to calibrate our new 6000 ton multi-anvil, Ichiban #forceasu @arizonastateuni.bsky.social
The Jasmine assembly video is live! bit.ly/FORCE_Jasmin... @arizonastateuni.bsky.social
FORCE Jasmine Assembly Construction Video
On Aug 12 2024, our cubic DIA-type multi-anvil from Max Voggenreiter, GmbH, Jasmine, was installed. Jasmine will allow us to reach higher pressures than a traditional uniaxial multi-anvil. Director of Photography: EJ Hernandez, ASU News Producer: Joe Caspermeyer, AD, Science Communications Editor: Prakher Sharma Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/FORCELinkedIn Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/forcehighp.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forcehighp
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The students and staff of FORCE went out for their first lab dinner to celebrate the year and the results of the first FORCE desk decorating contest #forceasu
