A new paper, published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters, by Center Assistant Director Dr. Devin Schrader and Center Assistant Research Scientist Dr. Jemma Davidson constrains the background temperature of the protoplanetary disk in the first four million years of the Solar System! Authored with Dr. Steve Desch (ASU) and Dr. Roger Fu […]
2019 Nininger Student Travel Award Application Open
The Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is pleased to announce the application opportunity for the 2019 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 School […]
2018 Nininger Meteorite Award Application Open
The Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is pleased to announce the application opportunity for the 2018 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. Papers must cover […]
ASU Now covers Center director’s New Discoveries Lecture
Thursday, October 4th, ASU Now reporter Scott Seckel attended Center Director Meenakshi Wadhwa's New Discoveries Lecture, "Exploring the Solar System through Meteorites". Read the article and see photos of the event here! […]
Center marks historic anniversary
This week marks a historic anniversary in the Center for Meteorite Studies! On the evening of Tuesday, October 7th, 1969, Center Founding Director Carleton Moore, Center Curator Chuck Lewis, Center graduate student Bob Kelly, and LECO salesperson Mitch Schwartz crowded into the Center's laboratory to conduct the very first carbon analysis of a lunar sample. […]
