Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies

We are pleased to announce that Neeraja Chinchalkar joined the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies as an Assistant Research Professor and Deputy Director on September 14. Before joining BCMS, Dr. Chinchalkar held the Graham Ryder Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Lunar and Planetary Institute. She earned her Ph.D. in Planetary Science and Geology at the University…

SESE and BCMS had much to celebrate at the 88th Meteoritical Society Meeting: twelve scientific abstracts (5204.PDF, 5436.PDF, 5435.PDF, 5418.PDF, 5400.PDF, 5420.PDF, 5511.PDF, 5415.PDF, 5034.PDF, 5283.PDF, 5401.PDF, 5244.PDF) with contributions from eight graduate students (Forero-Fuentes, Herbst, Kroemer, A. Kulenguski, Meraviglia, Prikash, Sims, Vierling), the BCMS Meteorite Studies Postdoc (Marquez), three staff members (Aigner, Rai and…

Graduate students Joey Kulenguski and Anna Kulenguski joined SESE faculty Gwenyth Gordon and Luis Welbanks at the inaugural Showcase of NASA Funded Research to highlight NASA research in SESE ranging from astronaut bone health to exoplanet atmospheres.  Anna and Joey brought meteorites from the Moon, Mars, Vesta and C-type asteroids from the BCMS collection to…

BCMS is hiring!  We have an open search for a Research Professor to serve as the Deputy Director.  The application deadline is April 20, 2026. The position of Research Professor in the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies is a key appointment in support of essential functions in the Center. The primary responsibility of this position…

BCMS is saddened by the loss of Professor John W. (Jack) Larimer (1939-2026). Jack joined the ASU Geology faculty in 1969 as Assistant Professor of Geology and the Assistant Director for the Center for Meteorite Studies. Jack’s research had a major impact on meteoritics and the use of meteorites to understand the early history of…