update CHANGELOG for version 0.9.53

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,12 +4,25 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
-## [0.9.53 - Unreleased]
+## [0.9.53 - 2021-07-02]
+
 
 ## Fixed
 
 - XAS viewer
-  - fixed various bugs in Spec/BLISS files importer
+  - fixed various bugs in Spec/BLISS files importer -- silx version 0.15.2 is now required.
+  - "GetLarch.sh" and "GetLarch.bat" scripts now use "miniforge", should provide faster downloads and installs.
+  - fixed (hopefully) random Text controls events on startup on Windows.
+  - several small improvement feffpath and feffit functions for better  managing Path Parameters with lmfit
+
+### Added
+
+- XAS viewer
+  - Add GUI Browser for CIF Files from American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
+  - Code for converting CIF files to feff6/8 input files, GUI form to run Feff, organize results in users .larch/feff folder
+  - Feff Path Browser for import Feff.dat files from .larch/feff 
+  - Feffit Tab added to XAS Viewer for (1 data set) Feff Fitting, with history  of fits, saving of fit script.
+  - EXAFS Panel can show chi(q) data.
 
 ## [0.9.52 - 2021-06-13]