The ASU Center for Meteorite Studies is pleased to announce that Ingrid Daubar, a graduate student at The University of Arizona, is the recipient of the 2013 Nininger Meteorite Award, and Emily Pringle, a graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis, received an Honorable Mention for the award. The Nininger Meteorite Award recognizes […]
New Meteorite Discovered on Mars!
The Curiosity Mars Rover has identified a new iron meteorite on the surface of Mars! The meteorite, named Lebanon, measures approximately 2 meters (6.5 feet) wide, and was identified using high-resolution images generated by Curiosity’s onboard ChemCam, RMI, and MastCam instruments. Learn more about the find here! Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP/LPGNantes/CNRS/IAS/MSSS […]
Fossil Meteorites and Cosmic Collisions
For decades, meteorite researchers have pondered the circumstances resulting in the many ordinary L chondrites found on Earth – almost 25% of all meteorites recovered. While it's been known for some time that the L chondrite parent body broke up approximately 470 Ma ago, likely due to impact with another large object, new research on […]
Personnel Changes in the Center!
The Center for Meteorite Studies welcomes Dr. Kate Souders, who began her appointment as Research Assistant Professor (Laboratory Manager) on July 1, 2014. Dr. Souders received a B.S. in Geology (2000) from Clemson University, followed by M.S. in Geology (2004) from the University of Wyoming and a Ph.D. in Geochemistry (2011) from Memorial University […]
Curtis Williams
Curtis Williams received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geological Sciences from Indiana University before enrolling in the Ph.D. program at ASU. As a a student in the School of Earth & Space Exploration, working with CMS Director Wadhwa, Curtis is interested in the formation of our planet and the possibility of forming habitable planets […]
