Center receives Martian giftWhat's better than a Martian meteorite? Two Martian meteorites! The Center for Meteorite Studies was recently gifted two pieces of the meteorite popularly known as Black Beauty (NWA 7034 and NWA 10922), which is a type of rock from Mars described as a polymict breccia. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 105) description of NWA 10922:… |
Center alumna headed to AntarcticaHaving successfully defended her dissertation in September, Center alumna Dr. Emilie Dunham is preparing to collect meteorites from Antarctica this week! As a member of the US-led Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET), she'll be collecting meteorites from stranding surfaces along the Transantarctic Mountains. To date, ANSMET has recovered over 22,000 meteorites – these meteorites… |
Graduate Student Spotlight: Zachary TorranoZachary Torrano received his B.S. in Environmental Geosciences from the University of Notre Dame in 2015, and is currently enrolled in the final year of his Ph.D. at ASU, advised by Prof. Meenakshi Wadhwa. As an undergraduate, Zack conducted nuclear forensics research in the University of Notre Dame’s High Temperature Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory from 2013–2015,… |
Nininger Meteorite Award DeadlineUpdate: The application deadline for the Nininger Meteorite Award has been extended to April 3, 2020. The Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is currently accepting applications for the 2019 Nininger Meteorite Award for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing research in meteoritical sciences! The Nininger Meteorite Award recognizes outstanding student achievement… |
