Participant Support for the 65th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting, July 22-26, 2002

University Of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA

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0140388 McKeegan This award, provided by the Antarctic Geology and Geophysics Program of the Office of Polar Programs, supports student participation in the 65th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society which will be held on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), from July 22-26, 2002. The principal scientific focus of this international meeting is deciphering the clues to the origin and evolution of the solar system that are contained within the chemical, petrologic, and isotopic properties of meteorites. Meteorites made available to researchers through the US Antarctic meteorite program sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Smithsonian Institution are an important aspect of international meteoritical research. This award will provide travel support to enable students to participate in the meeting. The student travel awards will be made on a competitive basis and will support primarily U.S. and also some foreign students. Additional financial support for the meeting is anticipated from NASA, The Barringer Foundation, and a number of scientific instrument manufacturers (JEOL USA, Inc., Cameca, Inc., Finnigan, Inc., and Micromass, Inc.). This award will provide a scientifically enriching experience to the student recipients of the travel support