School of Earth and Space Exploration Director Meenakshi Wadhwa has been appointed as the Mars Sample Return program scientist. In this role, she will be responsible for the scientific integrity and the overall scientific success of the program. Bobby Braun, Director of planetary Science at JPL, said he couldn’t imagine a better person to take this […]
Wadhwa awarded international geochemistry fellowship
This article originally appeared in ASU News. The Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry have announced that School of Earth and Space Exploration Director Meenakshi Wadhwa has been honored with the title of geochemistry fellow for her major contribution to the field of geochemistry. In 1996, the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry […]
ASU is becoming a NASA STEM hub
NASA has announced funding of 9 new proposals for the next phase of its Science Activation (SciAct) program, a community based approach to connect NASA science with learners of all ages. These new awardees join a network of 21 programs that received extensions into the next phase of the NASA program. ASU has received funding […]
New research on CV and CK meteorite classification
ICGL alumn Dr. Zachary Torrano, Assistant Research Scientist Dr. Jemma Davidson, and School of Earth and Space Exploration Director Prof. Meenakshi Wadhwa are co-authors of a new paper recently published in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science. The article, “A reclassification of Northwest Africa 2900 from CV3 to CK3 chondrite”, re-evaluates the classification of Northwest […]
National Academy of Sciences honors Meenakshi Wadhwa with J. Lawrence Smith Medal
This article originally appeared in ASU Now, January 21, 2021. The National Academy of Sciences has announced that School of Earth and Space Exploration Director Meenakshi Wadhwa will be honored with the 2021 J. Lawrence Smith Medal for her extraordinary scientific achievements. “Wadhwa has deepened the world’s understanding of the evolutionary history of the solar system through her […]
Hayabusa2 returns to Earth
Launched in 2014, JAXA's Hayabusa2 is a spacecraft with a 6-year mission to intercept and sample the Class C asteroid Ryugu-162173, and return samples to Earth. The spacecraft departed Ryugu in December of 2019, and returned samples to Earth December 5, 2020*. ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration Director Meenakshi Wadhwa is a member […]
Virtual tour of the Isotope Cosmochemistry and Geochronology Lab
Ever wondered what it takes to be a Cosmic CSI Detective? Take a tour of the lab with PhD Candidate Soumya Ray! […]
New addition to the lab!
The Wadhwa Research Group has a new family member: A Thermo Neptune Plus multi-collector mass spectrometer! Installed and set up next to the first Wadhwa Neptune, the Neptune Plus is now up and running, and ready to analyze. The Neptune's plasma is as hot as the surface of the Sun, essential for stripping electrons to […]
Meenakshi Wadhwa featured on CBS Sunday Morning
School of Earth and Space Director Meenakshi Wadhwa was recently featured on CBS Sunday Morning, discussing the importance of meteorites. Click here to read the article and watch the video! […]
Congratulations, Dr. Zachary Torrano!
The Center for Meteorite Studies congratulates Dr. Zachary Torrano, who successfully defended his doctoral dissertation June, 30th (which, by happy coincidence, is Asteroid Day)! Early Solar System Processes and Parent Body Relationships Recorded by Chromium and Titanium Isotopes in Meteorites Meteorites and their components can be used to unravel the history of the early […]
