March 9, 2023
| 8:30-9:00 | ISTB4 Lobby | Registration Coffee Posters available for viewing Vault tours) |
| 9:00-9:20 | Welcome remarks | Prof. Rhonda Stroud |
| 9:20-10:00 | Prof. Richard Zare (Stanford) Water droplets as a possible scenario for going from non-life to life | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Prof. Tom Sharp (ASU) Nanoscale vision of minerals in shocked meteorites | |
| 10:30-10:45 | BREAK | |
| 10:45-11:15 | Prof. Gary Huss (Univ. of Hawai’i) Historical importance of the Huss/Nininger collections and Solar System exploration | |
| 11:15-11:45 | Prof. Gretchen Benedix (Curtin Univ.) Finding the source crater of a unique Martian meteorite, NWA 7094 (aka Black Beauty) | |
| 11:45-12:15 | Dr. Conel Alexander (Carnegie Institution) Looking forward to OSIRIS-REx sample return | |
| 12:15-1:30 | Box Lunch / posters / vault tours | Lunch served on 3rd floor Crater Carpet |
| 1:30-2:10 | Dr. Laurie Leshin (JPL) Sample analysis from space: Past, Present and Future | |
| 2:10-2:40 | Prof. Meenakshi Wadhwa (ASU) From Ryugu to Mars: Recent adventures in sample return and advancing Solar System exploration | |
| 2:40-3:10 | Dr. Michelle Minitti (Framework) Roving Mars with Curiosity and Perseverance | |
| 3:10-3:20 | BREAK | |
| 3:20-3:50 | Prof. Lindy Elkins-Tanton (ASU) The NASA Psyche mission: An electric journey to a metal world | |
| 3:50-4:20 | Dr. Sara Russell (Natural History Museum, London) From Prior to Phobos: Adventures in Astromaterials |
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| 4:20-4:50 | Prof. Shogo Tachibana (Tokyo Univ.) Hayabusa2-returned sample from C-type asteroid (162173) Ryugu | |
| 4:50 – 5:00 | Prof. Peter Buseck | |
| 5:00 – 5:30 | Remarks from Dean Kenney Crater carpet reception Group photo Vault tours |
March 10, 2023
Optional day trip to Meteor Crater.
Meteor Crater Rim Tour: A guided one-hour 2.4 mile hike around the rim of Meteor Crater Friday, March 10th. There is minimal shade and it can be quite windy. Please wear appropriate footwear for a hike (no sandals) and dress appropriately (forecast is for a high temperature of 64 °F [~18 °C] on March 10th at Meteor Crater). You will be asked to sign a release form before boarding the bus at ASU.
Bring a water bottle, as Arizona is generally quite dry and dehydration is common.
We are pleased to note that ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration Professor Steven Semken will provide an introduction to the geology of Meteor Crater on the morning bus ride.
Excursion schedule
8AM – Depart ASU (ISTB4 lobby – plan to arrive at least 15min before)
11:45AM – Arrive Meteor Crater
Noon – Box lunch
1PM – Crater Rim guided tour
3PM – Depart Meteor Crater
7PM – Arrive ASU (ISTB4 lobby – time is approximate)
