2015 Nininger Meteorite Award Winner Announced!The ASU Center for Meteorite Studies is pleased to announce that François Tissot, a graduate student at the University of Chicago, is the recipient of the 2015 Nininger Meteorite Award. François’s paper “Origin of uranium isotope variations in early solar nebula condensates” describes how the characterization of the U isotope composition of 12 fine-grained Calcium… |
Meteorites at Phoenix Comicon!Center students and personnel took the meteorites on the road in June, to Phoenix Comicon! Ph.D. candidate Emilie Dunham demonstrates the Center's loanable classroom modules at Phoenix Comicon's Edu Tech event. Photo ASU/CMS. Droids, timelords, and aliens all enjoyed posing with the Center's meteorites! Photo ASU/CMS. Thanks to all who braved the heat to visit… |
Congratulations to Cameron Mercer!Congratulations to Center Ph.D. candidate Cameron Mercer, recipient of the prestigious 2016 Stephen E. Dwornik Award! The award was endowed in 1991 by Dr. Stephen E. Dwornik, who wished to encourage U.S. students to become involved with NASA and planetary science. The Dwornik Award recognizes outstanding student presentations at the annual Lunar and Planetary Science… |
Fireball Over Phoenix!A bright fireball was witnessed by several Valley of the Sun residents in the early morning hours of June 2nd, 2016. Reports describe a bright flash of light around 4 AM, and some were awakened by a loud bang. According to Center Meteorite Curator Laurence Garvie, this could be a single meteor burning up as… |
