We are pleased to announce that Prajkta Mane, a graduate student in the Center for Meteorite Studies at ASU, has successfully defended her Doctoral thesis, entitled "Isotopic Investigations of Meteoritic Materials: From Earliest-Formed Solids to Planetary Bodies". The beginning of our Solar System, including events such as the formation of the first solids as well […]
Behind the Scenes – Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer
Delve into current research at the Center with this periodic news feature, and catch a glimpse of what our students and scientists are working on right now! Center Post Doctoral Research Associate Alice Stephant has been using ASU's 6f secondary ion mass spectrometer (SIMS) to measure the hydrogen isotope ratio and water content of mineral […]
Asteroid Alteration!
New article helps pinpoint alteration by water or heat on asteroids! Working with colleagues from the Carnegie Institution of Washington and Smithsonian Institution, CMS Assistant Director Dr. Devin Schrader has been analyzing the sulfide (S2- bearing) minerals in a wide range of meteorites to determine what conditions might have been present on each meteorite’s parent […]
Welcome Dr. Vinai Rai!
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Vinai Rai has joined the Center for Meteorite Studies! Dr. Rai has extensive experience with a variety of mass spectrometry techniques for addressing cosmochemical and geochemical questions. He has previously worked on such diverse topics as the nitrogen and noble gas systematics in ureilites, mass independent sulfur isotope […]
Mayo Belwa
Mayo Belwa is an aubrite (achondrite) that fell August 3, 1974, in the Adamawa district of Nigeria. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 55): A fireball was seen by herdsmen and sounds were heard over an area extending to 25 km from the impact site. The stone was sent to the Geological Survey of Nigeria […]
