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…

The Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is pleased to announce the application opportunity for the 2015 Nininger Meteorite Award for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing research in meteoritical sciences. The Nininger Meteorite Award recognizes outstanding student achievement in the meteoritical sciences as embodied by an original research paper. The 2015 Nininger Meteorite…

The Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is pleased to announce the application opportunity for the first annual Nininger Student Travel Award for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing research in meteoritics and planetary sciences. The Nininger Student Travel Award supports travel to the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) of up to 4…