The Nininger Meteorite Award awarded by the Center for Meteorite Studies recognizes outstanding student achievement in the "Science of Meteoritics" as embodied by an original research paper. In 1965, Dr. Harvey H. Nininger and Mrs. Addie D. Nininger endowed the Nininger Science of Meteoritics Fund to the Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University in order to promote interest in meteorite-related topics among young scientists. A number of prominent planetary scientists and meteoriticists have won this award including William K. Hartmann, Hap McSween, and Dante Lauretta.
Nininger Meteorite Award winners Source: Nininger Past Recipients
YearNameTitle of Paper1961–1962Michael E. LipschutzOn the Origin of Diamonds in Iron Meteorites1961–1962Craig M. MerrihueMeteoritic Xenon and the Origin of the Meteorite1961–1962Michael FernandezLocating Meteorite Falls from Micro-meteorites in Soil Samples1962–1963Michael DukePetrology of the Basaltic Achondrite Meteorites1962–1963James L. SetserDetermination of the Abundance of Zirconium and Hafnium in Meteorites, Tektites and Terrestrial Materials1963–1964Marvin W. RoweGamma Radioactivity and Rare Gases in Meteorites and Terrestrial Materials1963–1964Ned ReadThe Determination of the Orientation of the Cut-Plane through an Iron Meteorite Relative to its Crystal Structure1964–1965William K. HartmannTerrestrial and Lunar Flux of Large Meteorites through the Solar System1964–1965Joseph I. GoldsteinThe Growth of the Widmanstatten Pattern in Metallic Meteorites1965–1966John William LarimerThe Petrology of Chondritic Meteorites in the Light of Experimental Studies1965–1966Marvin W. RoweXenomalies1966–1967Billy P. GlassMicrotektites and the Origin of the Australasian Tektite Strewn Field1966–1967Donald P. ElstonAccretion of the Murray Carbonaceous Chondrite and Implications Regarding Chondrule and Chondrite Formation1967–1968G. Jeffrey TaylorOn the Thermal History of Chondrites1967–1968Benjamin N. PowellPetrology and Chemistry of Mesosiderites1967–1968Patrick FreemanVersailles Cryptoexplosive Structure1968–1969Robert B. FinkelmanAnalysis and suggested Origin of Magnetic Particles Extracted from Manganese Nodules1968–1969Paul A. MuellerA Study of FeII Disorder in Chondritic Orthopyroxenes using the Mössbaur Effect1969–1970Christine A. JonesTritium Measurements in Recently Fallen Meteorites and in Apollo 12 Lunar Samples1969–1970Laurel L. WilkeningParticle Track Studies and the Origin of Gas-Rich Meteorites1970–1971Chen-Lin ChouGallium and Germanium in the Metal and Silicate Phases of L- and LL- Chondrites; Implications for the Thermal History of the Chondrites1971–1972J. Marvin HerndonMagnetic Paleothermometry of Carbonaceous Chondrites and the Evidence for a Magnetic Field Prior to Meteorite Formation1972–1973J. Marvin HerndonThe Occurrence, Origin and Significance of Magnetite in Carbonaceous Meteorites1972–1973William R. KelleyThe Chemical Composition of Metallic Spheroids and Metallic Particles Within Impactite From Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona1972–1973John L. RemoA New Interpretation of the Mechanical Properties of the Gibeon Meteorite1973–1974James H. ChenU-Th-Pb Radiometric INvestigations of the Allende Carbonaceous Chondrite1973–1974R. Dee SherrillAn Alternative Approach to the Concept of Carbonaceous Chondrite Fission1974–1975Kathleen MarkCraters-A Brief History of Their Recognition1974–1975Paul P. SipieraDevitrification Studies on Chemical Compositions Corresponding to Ca-Al-Rich Inclusions in the Allende Meteorite1975–1976Lisa M. AlbrightOn the Nature of the Natural Remnant Magnetism (NRM) of Iron Meteorites1975–1976Stanley M. CisowskiThe Effect of Shock on the Remnant Magnetism of Rocks from the Lonar Crater, India1976–1977Harry Y. McSween JrThe Chemical Composition of the Chondrules and Inclusions in Carbonaceous Chondrites1976–1977Edward StolperExperimental Petrology and the Origin of Eucritic Meteorites1977–1978Horton E. NewsomPrimitive Metal Condensates from the Solar Nebula, a clue from the Bencubbin Meteorite1977–1978Lindy LeungIn Search of Ancient Magnetic Field Traces in H-chondrites1978–1979Mark J. CintalaMeteoroid Impact into Comet Nuclei: Implications for the Polymict Brecciated Meteorites, Apollo Asteroid Spectra, and Comet-Meteorite Orbital Relationships1978–1979M. Bruce Fegley Jr.Chondrite Mineralogy and Equilibrium Chemistry of the Alkalis, Halogens, and Phosphorus in the Primitive Solar Nebula1979–1980Alan E. RubinDerivation of a Heterogeneous Poikilitic Lithic Fragment in the Bovedy L3 Chondrite from the Impact-Melted Porphyritic Chondrules1979–1980Steven B. SimonPetrography, Bulk Chemistry and petrology of Chondrules in the Allende Meteorite1980–1981John H. JonesThe Geochemical Coherence of Pu and ND and the 244Pu/238U Ratio of the Early Solar System1980–1981Leanne WibergThe Hico Structure: A Possible Impact Structure in North-Central Texas1981–1982Alan S. KornackiPetrography Classification, and the Origin of the Fine- to Coarse-Grained Ca, Al-Rich Inclusions in the Allende C3 (V) Chondrite1981–1982Peter T. WlasukThe Contributions of Hubert A. Newton to Nineteenth-Century Meteoritics1982–1983Stephen R. SuttonThermoluminescence (TL) Dating of Shock-Metamorphosed Rock from Meteor Crater, Arizona: Shock Threshold for TL Resetting and Post-Impact Temperature of the Crater Floor1983–1984R. Kyle GuimonThermoluminescence and Metamorphism in Type 3 Ordinary Chondrules1984–1985Bradley D. KeckThermoluminescence and Metamorphism in the CO Chondrites1985–1986David LusbyUbiquitous High-FeO Silicates in the Enstatite Chondrites: Implications for the Chondrule Forming Process1986–1987Joel D. BlumAre Opaque Assemblages in the Ca, Al-Rich Inclusions in Chondtritic Meteorites Really "Fremdlinge?"1986–1987John A. GargesDetection and Classification of Meteoritic Material at the Ries Impact Crater by Determination of Osmium Isotopic Accelerator Mass Spectrometry1987–1988Lindsay P. KellerCalcic Micas in the Allende CV3 Chondrite: Implications for the Alteration of Ca- and Al-Rich Inclusions1987–1988Michael R. WingOn the Origin of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Carbonaceous Chondrites: Evidence for Thermal and Aqueous Alteration in the Parent Planet1988–1989Chad T. OlingerAn Extraterrestrial Origin of the Polar Sediment Particles: Confirmation by Neon Isotopic Analysis of Individual Samples1989–1990Timothy McCoyMetamorphism, Brecciation and Parent Body Structures of LL-Group Chondrites1989–1990Tian XieMeteorites Identification and Pairing Recognition Expert System (MIPRES)1990–1991Xiaoyue XiauStudy on Formation Processes of Carbonaceous Chondrites - A Continuous Distribution of Highly Volatile Trace Elements1991–1992Stephen F. WolfEvidence for a H Chondrite Meteoroid Stream1992–1993Don D. EisenhourWere Chondrules Formed by Light?1993–1994Edward S. MichlovichTemporal Variation of H Chondrite Sources1995–1996Dante LaurettaExperimental Studies of the History Sulfide Minerals from the Solar Nebula to Meteorite Parent Bodies1997–1998Thomas BurbineSpectroscopy of Vestoids2002–2003Jon M. FriedrichChemical Studies of L Chondrites2006Lan-Anh NguyenCharacterization of presolar silicate grains in the Acfer 094 and ALHA77307 carbonaceous chondrites by multi-detection raster ion imaging in the NanoSIMS2007Nicolas OuelletteInjection of supernova dust into the protoplanetary disk2008Mary Sue BellExperimental shock decomposition of siderite and the origin of magnetite in Martian meteorite ALH840012008Anat ShaharAstrophysics of CAI formation as revealed by silicon isotope LA-MC-ICPMS of an igneous CAI2009Nicholas MoskovitzThe distribution of basaltic asteroids in the Main Belt2010Gregory Brennecka238U/235U Variations in Meteorites: Extant 247Cm and Implications for Pb-Pb Dating2011Andrew Beck Diogenites as polymict breccias composed of orthopyroxenite and harzburgite2012David BakerThe transition from complex craters to multi-ring basins on the Moon: Quantitative geometric properties from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) data2013Brandon Johnson Impact spherules as a record of an ancient heavy bombardment of Earth2014Ingrid DaubarThe current Martian cratering rate2015Roger FuNebular magnetic fields recorded by the Semarkona meteorite2016François TissotOrigin of uranium isotope variations in early solar nebula condensates2017Emily WorshamSiderophile element systematics of IAB complex iron meteorites: New insights into the formation of an enigmatic group2018Jonathan LewisChondrule porosity in the L4 chondrite Saratov: Dissolution, chemical transport, and fluid flow2020Clara MaurelMeteorite evidence for partial differentiation and protracted accretion of planetesimals
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References
External links Nininger award website Center for Meteorite Studies