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…

We are pleased to announce that Maizey Benner, a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Arizona is the recipient of the 2023-24 Nininger Meteorite Award, and Daniel Sheikh, a Ph.D. candidate at Portland State University received an Honorable Mention for the award. Maizey’s paper “Microstructural analysis of phosphorus (P)-bearing assemblages in type 3 chondrites: Implications for…

The application deadline for the Nininger Meteorite Award has been extended to April 30th!   The Nininger Meteorite Award recognizes outstanding student achievement in the meteoritical sciences as embodied by an original research paper. Papers must cover original research conducted by the student and must have been written, submitted, or published between January 1, 2023…