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The 2026 Pellas-Ryder Award winner
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The 2026 Fellows of the Meteoritical Society
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Research Grant report submitted by Robin Haller, University of Glasgow
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The Meteoritical Society is an international organization dedicated to the promotion of research and education in planetary science with emphasis on the studies of meteorites and other extraterrestrial materials that further our understanding of the origin of the solar system. The Society was established in 1933. Our members, from over 50 nations, span the range of planetary science. We are scientists, amateur scientists and enthusiasts.
The Meteoritical Society:
- promotes research and education.
- supports young planetary scientists.
- publishes leading journals including Meteoritics and Planetary Science.
- organizes annual meetings and workshops.
- honors outstanding scientific and service contributions.
- approves all new meteorite names and classifications and records them in the Meteoritical Bulletin.
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- Jun 18, 2026, 10:28 AM Research Grant FInal Report: "The influence of evaporites on the terrestrial alteration of CO carbonaceous chondrites from the Atacama Desert: Evidence from oxygen isotope analysis"
- May 28, 2026, 12:42 PM Research Grant Report: "Investigating solar wind implantation and volatile budget of highland-derived lunar impact glasses using hydrogen and nitrogen abundance and isotope compositions"
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