Planetary Sample Science Seminar Spring 2026
Hosted by CASA Moon (UNM), SSERVI Central, UNM Grand Challenge, Institute of Meteoritics, Lunar and Planetary Institute, RASSLE (JHUAPL) and CLEVER (Georgia Tech).
Spring 2026 Schedule Wednesday 11AM (Mountain) Northrop Hall 340. Virtual attendance link: https://sservi.nasa.gov/casa-moon-seminar-series/.
Some New Unique Meteorites from the Moon, Mars and Beyond
February 4, 2026 11:00 am
Northrop Hall 340
Carl Agee
UNM
Using Experimental Petrology to Find Geochemically Habitable Exoplanets
February 11, 2026 11:00 am
Northrop Hall 340
Kara Brugman
UNM
Understanding Recent Tectonism in the Context of Modern Lunar Exploration
February 25, 2026 11:00 am
Northrop Hall 340
Cole Nypaver
Smithsonian Institute
Fulfilling Apollo Science Goals and Preparing for Artemis
March 4, 2026 11:00 am
Northrop Hall 340
Charles Shearer
UNM
Lunar-Vise Mission to the Gruithuisen Domes
March 11, 2026 11:00 am
Northrop Hall 340
Kerri Donaldson Hanna
UCF
Understanding the role of volatiles during the early evolution of the Solar System
March 25, 2026 11:00 am
Northrop Hall 340
Adrian Brearley
UNM
Artemis cold curation
April 1, 2026 11:00 am
Northrop Hall 340
Mike Huh
NASA JSC
Searching for SPA Ejecta: Implications for Candidate Sample Locations
April 8, 2026 11:00 am
Northrop Hall 340
Kris Izquierdo
APL
Hunting for Water on the Moon: Vapor-Deposited Ice on Lunar Soil and Simulants Using Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy
April 15, 2026 11:00 am
Northrop Hall 340
Ibrahim Muddasser and Eldar Dobrea
Georgia Tech and PSI
Humans Return to the Moon. Update on the Artemis II Mission
April 22, 2026 11:00 am
Northrop Hall 340
Kelsey Young
NASA GSFC
Updates on Artemis Program Curation of New Lunar Samples
April 29, 2026 11:00 am
Northrop Hall 340
Juliane Gross
NASA JSC