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 […]
New paper on cosmochemistry advances from Antarctic meteorites!
School of Earth and Space Exploration Director Meenakshi Wadhwa, Center for Meteorite Studies Interim Director Devin Schrader, and Smithsonian Curator of Meteorites Tim McCoy are authors of a new paper published this month in the journal Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. The paper, Advances in Cosmochemistry Enabled by Antarctic Meteorites, details the many […]
Alumna Emilie Dunham among notable spring graduates
Arizona State University School of Earth and Space Exploration and Center for Meteorite Studies graduate student Emilie Dunham will be receiving her PhD in geological sciences this May. Among her many achievements, Dunham was recently selected for a 51 Pegasi b Fellowship in Planetary Astronomy, which provides exceptional postdoctoral scientists with the opportunity to conduct […]
PhD Candidates receive Graduate Excellence Award
We are pleased to announce that Ph.D. Candidates Soumya Ray and Zack Torrano have been granted a Graduate Excellence Award by ASU's College of Liberal Arts and Science. The college recognizes outstanding graduate students who have been nationally acknowledged through funded fellowships, scholarships, and grants. Eligible students receive funds to advance their research and are […]
Congratulations, Soumya and Zack!
PhD candidates Zack Torrano and Soumya Ray are among the awardees of the 2020 Nininger Student Travel Award! Presented by the Center for Meteorite Studies and the School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE), the goal of the award is to support travel to the annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference of up to 4 […]
New Online Meteorite Resources for At-Home Learning
ICGL PhD candidates Soumya Ray and Zack Torrano recently produced a new segment for ASU's Ask an Earth and Space Scientist website! Their piece, Meteorites: Space Rocks, covers meteorite origins, types, identification, and much more – all tailored for at-home learning. Ask an Earth and Space Scientist is an educational portal for students, teachers, parents, […]
Alumna Dr. Emilie Dunham awarded 51 Pegasi b Fellowship in planetary astronomy
The Heising-Simons Foundation has announced that ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration and Center for Meteorite Studies alumna Dr. Emilie Dunham has been selected for a 51 Pegasi b Fellowship in planetary astronomy. Established in 2017 and named for the first exoplanet discovered orbiting a Sun-like star, the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship provides exceptional […]
New paper: Si-Mg isotopes in enstatite chondrites and accretion of reduced planetary bodies
ASU Now recently published a story featuring Associate Research Scientist Dr. Vinai Rai’s research on enstatite chondrites and what they can tell us about what Earth and other terrestrial planets are made of. This research was published in Nature Scientific Reports with co-author Jinia Skidar. Read the full story, on ASU Now! Read the full […]
