Congratulations to Center Ph.D. candidate Cameron Mercer, recipient of the prestigious 2016 Stephen E. Dwornik Award! The award was endowed in 1991 by Dr. Stephen E. Dwornik, who wished to encourage U.S. students to become involved with NASA and planetary science. The Dwornik Award recognizes outstanding student presentations at the annual Lunar and Planetary Science…

A bright fireball was witnessed by several Valley of the Sun residents in the early morning hours of June 2nd, 2016.  Reports describe a bright flash of light around 4 AM, and some were awakened by a loud bang. According to Center Meteorite Curator Laurence Garvie, this could be a single meteor burning up as…

This April, Center post-doctoral scholar Julia Cartwright traveled to Canberra to analyze an ungrouped achondrite meteorite with Dr. Yuri Amelin, a Senior Fellow at The Australian National University.  Julia in the ANU clean lab with chemistry in the background, including columns set up in the laminar flow hood. Photo: Julia Cartwright. Julia and Dr. Yuri…

As the recipient of a Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award, Center Director Meenakshi Wadhwa is spending 4 months doing collaborative research at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad, India.  This is the fifth in a series of digital post cards from her travels – stay tuned for future updates! Center Director Meenakshi Wadhwa…

As the recipient of a Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award, Center Director Meenakshi Wadhwa is spending 4 months doing collaborative research at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad, India.  This is the fourth in a series of digital post cards from her travels – stay tuned for future updates! Center Director Meenakshi at…