1. Cutting-edge research on understanding the origin of our Solar System and planets, including the pathways to forming habitable worlds.
2. Curation and distribution of one of the finest meteorite collections in the world.
3. Broad dissemination of the latest scientific results and education at local, national and global scales.
News
Thank you for your support!From all of us at the ASU Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies, sincere and heartfelt thanks to everyone who supports our mission – on Sun Devil Giving Day, and every other day. We couldn’t do it without you! Photos: Top, attendees of the recent Buseck Symposium tour the vault with Curator Laurence Garvie. Left, BCMS […] |
New publicationsClick on the links below to learn about new and current research in the Center! A. Lázár, Zsombor Molnár, Attila Demény, László Kótai, László Trif, Kende Attila Béres, Eszter Bódis, Gábor Bortel, László Előd Aradi, Máté Karlik, Máté Zoltán Szabó, Áron Pekker, Gergely Németh, Katalin Kamarás, Laurence A. J. Garvie and Péter Németh (2023) Insights into the amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) → ikaite → calcite […] |
Sun Devil Giving Day is March 16!March 16 is Sun Devil Giving Day – 24 hours to show the world what you can accomplish when you join forces to support Arizona State University and the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies (BCMS)! Every dollar counts, and your gift helps support our pursuit of new knowledge about the origin of our Solar System […] |
Behind the scenes – electron microprobeSee what Center researchers are currently working on in this special behind-the-scenes feature! Center Deputy Director Dr. Devin Schrader uses electron microprobe analysis (EPMA) to characterize primitive early Solar System material, determine its variability between meteorite groups, and understand its evolution. Read his most recent paper, here! EPMA is the quantitative detection of the electron-bombardment-induced […] |
