Dear Meteoritical Society Members,
Here are some announcements we wanted to share, and in particular, please note the upcoming deadline for award nominations!
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Award Nominations Due by February 15 – Please consider nominating your deserving colleagues for awards! Details for all nominations can be found on the Awards webpage. Nominations for the Leonard Medal, Barringer Award, Nier Prize, Service Award, and Fellows all have a deadline of 15 February 2026.
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Ed Scott Lecture Series – The next lecture will be given by Rhian Jones on 26th February at 20:00 UTC, entitled Chondrules and their importance in the early Solar System. A link will be sent by email to members closer to the time of the talk.
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Renew your Meteoritical Society Membership – Renew your membership for 2026 here! Student membership is $10, Early Career $40, Retired $40, Standard $80. There are also options for individuals from low-income countries and for Lifetime membership.
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Website Is Up for the 2026 Meeting – Visit the 2026 MetSoc meeting website and plan to join the meeting in Frankfurt, August 9 -14.
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Meteoritical Society Booth at AGU25 – An announcement about the MetSoc booth during AGU 2025, which was lead by Tom Burbine and Imene Kerraouch, is posted here. We especially welcome all new members of the Society who registered during this event!
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A new Meteoritical Society brochure was created by Imene Kerraouch. A link for download can be found here.
COMMUNITY SUBMITTED ANNOUNCEMENTS
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**Job announcement – The Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences (EEPS), University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications for a faculty position in Analytical Geochemistry. The position is for a full-time, tenure-line appointment at the Assistant/Associate Professor level that will preferably begin on 1 August 2026.
The selected candidate will develop a highly published and externally funded research program in analytical geochemistry, including isotopes and trace elements, and that includes supervision of students and laboratory technical staff. The candidate will provide primary oversight of a newly established ICP-MS laboratory facility, which includes new multi-collector and quadrupole ICP-MS instruments (ThermoFisher Neoma and iCAP TQ) and a laser ablation system (ESI NWR193).
The candidate is additionally expected to perform rank-appropriate departmental and university service and teach introductory courses as well as undergraduate courses and graduate courses in the candidate's specialization. We seek to hire a geoscientist whose expertise complements existing strengths of EEPS, including planetary geoscience, cosmochemistry, igneous petrology, structural geology, economic geology, earth history, environmental science, and hydrology.
For the full position description, see the application portal: https://apply.interfolio.com/180318. Review of applications will begin March 2, 2026 and remain open until filled. Questions about the position should be directed to Dr. Molly McCanta (mmccanta@utk.edu).
submitted by Molly McCanta (University of Tennessee)
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**Analytical Microscopy in the Earth & Planetary Sciences 2026 (Hybrid) – The Geological Society, in partnership with the Mineralogical Society, are hosting a new meeting next month, held in London and online on the 26-27 February 2026. GeolSoc & MinSoc members receive discounted registration, and student members can attend virtually for free.
This two-day meeting includes talks, posters, panel discussions, community updates, and an exhibition with our microscopy sponsors (Buehler, ThermoFisher, Bruker, Tescan, JEOL, Gatan, & Wonderful Scientific). Sessions include developments across SEM-EDS, EPMA, EBSD, TOF-SIMS, 4D-STEM, and Machine Learning, as well as a focus on terrestrial, analogue, and extra-terrestrial samples.
There are two planetary sessions and one planetary keynote within the programme, which can be found via the website & registration is still open: https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/events/analytical-microscopy-in-the-earth-planetary-sciences-ameps/
submitted by Natasha Stephen (The Geological Society, UK)
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**International internship program at The Okayama University, Japan MISIP 2026 is now open for applications.~
The Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University, Japan (https://www.misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp/) has opened the annual Misasa International Student Internship Program (MISIP) for advanced undergraduate students (3rd–4th year) and Master’s students majoring in earth sciences, physics, chemistry, materials science, or related fields.
Students with a strong interest in pursuing a research-oriented scientific career are encouraged to apply. Applicants from within or outside Japan are welcome, regardless of nationality.
Travel expenses and daily living expenses will be fully covered. Accommodation will be provided at the Misasa Guesthouse, located close to the Institute.
– Total number of participants: 9
– Internship period: June 30 (Tue) – August 6 (Thu), 2026
– Application deadline: March 24, 2026 (23:59 JST)
Further details can be found at the following link: https://www.misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp/joint/misip/
For inquiries, please contact Tak Kunihiro (misip@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp)
submitted by Tak Kunihiro (Okayama University Misasa, Tottori, Japan)
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Thank you for being a part of the Meteoritical Society, and please feel free to reach out to us at any time.
Guy Consolmagno, Meteoritical Society President, metsocpres@metoritical.org
Jutta Zipfel, Meteoritical Society Secretary, metsocsec@meteoritical.org
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