Later this month, several members of the Center for Meteorites Studies will present new findings at the 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC), in Houston, Texas.  The Center's presentations cover a range of topics in meteoritics and cosmochemistry, including meteorites from asteroid Vesta, carbonaceous chondrites, meteorite petrology, the solar wind, and processes in the…

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 first in a series of digital post cards from her travels – stay tuned for future updates! Besides my collaborative research…

At this year's NASA Space Grant Student Poster Session, Center undergraduate Libby Dybal presented her research on Fe isotopes in achondrite meteorites.  Libby's work is being conducted in the ultra-clean Isotope Cosmochemistry and Geochronology Laboratory under the mentorship of Center Director Meenakshi Wadhwa. The poster session highlights the research of Space Grant Students (both graduate…

ASU Center for Meteorite Studies collection manager and curator Dr. Laurence Garvie has been featured on ASU Now!  The piece, entitled "The dangers we face from meteorites – or not", follows Dr. Garvie's recent presentation as part of the New Discoveries Lecture Series, in the School of Earth and Space Exploration.  Read the full article…

Delve into current research at the Center with this new periodic feature, and catch a glimpse of what our students and scientists are working on right now! Center Assistant Director Devin Schrader is at the University of Arizona's Michael J. Drake Electron Microprobe Laboratory, preparing lunar meteorites for x-Ray element mapping in the Cameca SX100…