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	Abebooks Search Results - Cosmochemistry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		It deals with: the chemistry of meteorites; the abundance of elements and nuclides; the geochemical structure and evolution of the Earth; the geochemistry of the geospheres (lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere) and the distribution of elements therein; and the principal aspects of chemistry of the Universe, i.e., cosmochemistry.
		Written by internationally recognized scientists from the Research School of Earth Sciences at the Australian National University, it draws on perspectives from cosmochemistry, isotope geochemistry, fluid dynamics and petrology, seismology and geodynamics, and mineral and rock physics.
		It will be valuable to graduate students and scientists in astrophysics, space research, cosmochemistry, geochemistry, isotope geology, and earth and planetary sciences.
	awww.abebooks.co.uk /search/sortby/3/kn/Cosmochemistry (2824 words)

	Research - The Department of the Geophysical Sciences
		Cosmochemistry is the study of the distribution of the elements and their isotopes in the cosmos.
		Robert Clayton and Andrew Davis have developed Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry, an ultra-sensitive method for measurement of isotopic compositions of minor elements in tiny, individual interstellar grains extracted from chondrites.
		Our ability to teach courses on meteorites and cosmochemistry and to perform analytical work on meteorites is greatly enhanced by our close research ties to the Field Museum of Natural History, repository of one of the world's great meteorite collections, only five miles from campus.
	geosci.uchicago.edu /research/geochem_cosmochem.shtml (880 words)

	:: GEOSCIENCES RESEARCH DIVISION AT SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY, UCSD ::
		Cosmochemistry as a field of science was strongly championed and pioneered by the Nobel laureate and former UCSD faculty member H. Urey after World War II.
		UCSD has long been a center of cosmochemistry due to the tremendous scientific influence of H. Urey during the decades following the founding of this campus and lunar sample returns.
		Cosmochemistry is a very lively field today, gaining rapidly not only because of the ever evolving analytical capabilities, in many instances triggered by research in this field, but also due to the ever increasing amount of data returned by robotic space missions.
	grd.ucsd.edu /research/pe_cosm_chem.cfm (439 words)

	SOEST Press Releases
		The laboratory will be amongst the most advanced of its kind in the world, enabling our internationally renowned scientists to work on problems such as the formation and evolution of stars, planets and the solar system.
		Cosmochemistry focuses on laboratory analyses of meteorites, lunar samples, interplanetary dust particles, and interstellar grains, as well as experimental simulations of planetary, nebular, and circumstellar processes, and a great deal of what is known about the origin and evolution of extraterrestrial bodies is due to these efforts.
		Moreover, the cosmochemistry program also addresses questions posed by materials derived from places where no spacecraft could ever go, such as into the deep interiors of stars or planets, or back in time.
	www.soest.hawaii.edu /SOEST_News/News/PressReleases/Keck (776 words)

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		Though no priorities are imposed on the general kinds of investigations, an ideal program is envisaged as a balance among these objectives, consistent with the quality of submitted proposals and their relevance to the current CCP.
		Specific objectives of such terrestrial research should address key geochemical processes in early terrestrial evolution; terrestrial history in terms of general solar system processes; or the reasons for differences in evolution among the various planetary bodies, including Earth, the Moon, and parent bodies of meteorites.
		The specific connection to the wider range of planetary processes is a key factor in determining the success of such proposals.
	research.hq.nasa.gov /code_s/nra/current/nra-01-oss-01/appenA4_1.doc (906 words)

	UCLA - Earth and Space Sciences - Cosmochemistry
		An important goal is to compare the origin of our solar system to astronomical evidence for the ways in which other planetary systems form.
		Other more evolved objects, such as lunar rocks and igneous meteorites, tell us about the evolution of planetary bodies including Mars and differentiated asteroids.
		Recent discoveries to come from the UCLA cosmochemistry program include:
	www.ess.ucla.edu /research/cosmochem/index.asp (267 words)

	Cosmochemistry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Mixtures of these materials are found in tars; they are made up of hexagonal and pentagonal rings and (except for pyrrole fl) are little-known electrical conductors [14] on account of difficulties in isolating and purifying them.
		It is generally acknowledged that biological evolution followed on the heels of molecular chemical evolution, and this has led to the proposal that there was probably some synthesis of porphyrin-like substances in prebiotic times [15].
		The cosmochemistry of fl matter may stimulate fresh interest on earth in research on the melanins, which so far has strayed along the wrong paths.
	www.tightrope.it /nicolaus/13.htm (1491 words)

	Cosmochemistry-Online (Cosmo-Group)
		The Cosmochemistry Department consists of several groups of scientists and technical personnel whose research interests and activities span a wide variety of fields in cosmochemical and space sciences.
		These fields include: Isotope-, Geo- and Cosmochemistry - Isotope Cosmochronology; interaction of cosmic rays with meteoritic and planetary matter (noble gas isotopic studies); Planetary Exploration - Moon, Mars and Comets; interstellar grains - stellar nucleosynthesis.
		The formerly two separate departments of Isotope-Cosmology and Cosmochemistry have been combined into one in October of 1996.
	www.mpch-mainz.mpg.de /~kosmo/staff.htm (150 words)

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		NASA is particularly interested in proposals for sample research projects that closely support its activities for exploring the solar system; determining its nature, origin, and history; and/or that contribute to the development of techniques for further such exploration.
		An important goal of the Solar System Exploration effort is to facilitate access to data and extraterrestrial sample material for certain scientific and educational purposes in addition to NASA-supported research projects.
		Hard copies of the proposals are to be delivered to: ROSS-98 NASA Research Announcement Cosmochemistry Program The Lunar and Planetary Institute 3600 Bay Area Boulevard Houston, TX 77058 Phone number for commercial delivery: (713) 486-2166 Obtain additional information from the Discipline Scientist: Mr.
	research.hq.nasa.gov /code_s/nra/current/NRA-98-OSS-03/A31.doc (816 words)

	Gerald J. Wasserburg - CIRS
		Professor Wasserburg and his colleagues in the "Lunatic Asylum" are carrying forward a vigorous research program in several areas.
		The research areas of interest are in cosmochemistry, geochemistry and aqueous geochemistry.
		The geochemical studies are directed toward 1) the structure and evolution of large scale reservoirs within the earth and their relationship to major geodynamical processes and 2) the short term processes involving climate change, recent volcanism and fluid-rock interactions.
	www.cirs.net /researchers/Earthsciences/WASSERBURG.htm (434 words)

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		The purpose of the proposed research is to conduct integrated isotopic (primarily W, Nd, and Pb), trace element (PGEs, W, Mo, Re), and petrologic studies of meteorites and lunar samples in order to improve our understanding of the early history of the inner solar system.
		The proposed research is highly relevant to the NASA Cosmochemistry Program because it addresses six of its major goals.
		This is a Planetary Major Equipment proposal submitted as an augmentation to the existing Cosmochemistry Proposal entitled "Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Planetary Differentiation", P.I. Gordon McKay, which was approved for 3-year funding starting in October, 2002.
	research.hq.nasa.gov /code_s/nra/current/NRA-03-oss-01-COS/winners.html (6902 words)

	Projektgruppe Kosmochemie > Cologne
		Main fields of interest: nitrogen and molybdenum isotope cosmochemistry and geochemistry; primitive Earth, evolution of the mantle and the atmosphere.
		Main fields of interest: SIMS microanalysis, isotopic studies of SNC meteorites; cosmochemistry of Li-Be-B, presolar and solar nucleosynthesis; irradiation processes in the early solar system; Li, B, C and N isotopic composition of the Solar wind.
		Main fields of interest: dust in the protosolar nebula (interstellar, cometary, meteoritic); organic cosmochemistry; light elements in the protosolar nebula (O, H, N, S); SIMS isotope imaging.
	www.uni-koeln.de /math-nat-fak/mineral/kosmo/nancy.html (355 words)

	Cosmochemistry Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
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	www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/Cosmochemistry (298 words)

	PSRD:: Cosmochemistry and Human Exploration
		Presentations and discussions during the meeting made it clear that the knowledge gained from cosmochemical studies of the Moon and Mars is central to devising ways to use in situ resources.
		This makes cosmochemistry central to the human exploration and development of space, which cannot happen without extensive in situ resource utilization (ISRU).
		This is, among other things, applied cosmochemistry at its most artful.
	www.psrd.hawaii.edu /Dec04/spaceResources.html (4093 words)

	PSIgate - Physical Sciences Information Gateway: Search/Browse Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		An introduction to cosmochemistry is provided, including the relative abundances of elements in the Solar system; the chemical composition of Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars; and the chemical composition of the Jovian planets.
		The focus is on the spectroscopic techniques that are used for monitoring and studying stars, in particular, prism spectroscopes, grating spectroscopes, and the kind of spectra that are observed.
		Categories include professional societies, journals, geochemical data, geochemical standards, government and university laboratories and cosmochemistry, astronomy and planetology.
	www.psigate.ac.uk /roads/cgi-bin/psibrowse.pl?toplevel=astronomy&limit=0&subject=523.02&name=Astrochemistry_and_astrobiology (1190 words)

	Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) : Cosmochemistry Laboratory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The W. Keck Cosmochemistry Laboratory supports interdisciplinary research into the origin of the solar system through detailed studies of a variety of materials: meteorites, lunar rocks, interstellar grains, and comet dust.
		A new Cameca IMS 1280 ion microprobe is scheduled for installation in December, 2005.
		For more information on the ion microprobe in the W. Keck Cosmochemistry Laboratory at HIGP contact Gary Huss or Kazuhide Nagashima.
	www.pgd.hawaii.edu /ion_microprobe.html (118 words)

	Planetary Science Research Discoveries \| PSRD
		The web site is supported by the Cosmochemistry Program of NASA's Science Mission Directorate and by Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium and is a vital link for planetary and space sciences, and for learning how science works.
		Chondrules in metal-rich meteorites formed a couple of million years after most other chondrules, possibly by impact between moon-sized or larger objects.
		Cosmochemistry plays an important role in developing local resources on the Moon and Mars, essential to sustained human presence in space.
	www.psrd.hawaii.edu (641 words)

	Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) : Meteoritics and Cosmochemistry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) : Meteoritics and Cosmochemistry
		We study alteration and shock processes in all kinds of meteorites to help understand these complex rocks.
		For more information on meteoritics and cosmochemistry at HIGP contact: Gary Huss, Klaus Keil, Sasha Krot, Ed Scott, or Jeff Taylor.
	www.pgd.hawaii.edu /meteoritics.html (639 words)

	Research Opportunities in Space Science 2000 ROSS NRA Appendix A.4.1
		For more information about the type of research supported by this program, abstracts for currently funded investigations are available on line at
		The National Science Foundation (NSF) may consider a wide range of proposals (from domestic organizations only) that contribute new knowledge in the area of cosmochemistry and related fields.
		The same proposal may be submitted to both NASA and NSF if desired; however, such proposals must clearly state they are being submitted to both agencies in the proposal section entitled Current and Pending Support (see Section C.5.3 of Appendix C).
	research.hq.nasa.gov /code_s/nra/current/NRA-00-OSS-01/A.4.1.html (807 words)

	Elsevier Author Gateway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Applied Geochemistry is an international journal devoted to publication of original research papers, rapid research communications and selected review papers in geochemistry and cosmochemistry which have some practical application to an aspect of human endeavour, such as the preservation of the environment, environmental monitoring, agriculture, health, waste disposal and the search for resources.
		Papers on applications of inorganic, organic and isotope geochemistry are therefore welcome provided they meet the main criterion.
		More information about the International Association of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry can be found on the Internet via http://www.ent.msu.edu/~long/IAGC.
	authors.elsevier.com /JournalDetail.html?PubID=768&Precis= (114 words)

	An Introduction to Cosmochemistry \| arminhammer.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The An Introduction to Cosmochemistry is part of our discount Book catalog.
		Used An Introduction to Cosmochemistry are in stock for only $25.95.
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	arminhammer.com /amazon/asin.0521459206.Book_An_Introduction_to_Cosmochemistry.html (506 words)

	Cameca products for Geology
		Used mostly in Mineralogy, Petrography, Geochronology (monazites) and Cosmochemistry.
		The IMS 7f-GEO is specialized for Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry in
		Used in Cosmochemistry for isotopic or elemental analysis and mapping of sub-micron extra-terrestrial grains and inclusions.
	www.cameca.fr /html/geo_products.html (170 words)

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		Cosmochemistry: The Melting Pot of the Elements (Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics S.) ISBN: 052182768x
		Cosmochemistry: The Melting Pot of the Elements (Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics S.)
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	www.bookhead.co.uk /052182768X.aspx (69 words)

	C. Reinhardt (ed.), Chemical Sciences in the 20th Century - Component of : Early Ideas in the History of Quantum ...
		117 Part II From Radiochemistry to Nuclear Chemistry and Cosmochemistry 6.
		From Geochemistry to Cosmochemistry: The Origin of a Scientific Discipline, 1915—1955........................
		164 9.4 Victor Moritz Goldschmidt and the Transition from Geo- to Cosmochemistry..........................................................
	www.quantum-chemistry-history.com /BuSh_Dat/BukShow2.htm (1602 words)

	Planetary Chemistry Lab
		The Laboratory is located in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department of Washington University in St. Louis under the direction of Bruce Fegley and Katharina Lodders.
		Fegley and Dr. Lodders apply chemistry to key problems in astronomy, cosmochemistry, and planetary science.
		Experimental studies and theoretical models are used to study a wide range of problems related to the chemistry taking place in these environments:
	solarsystem.wustl.edu (154 words)

	Cosmochemical Research
		Cosmochemistry is the study of chemical processes that have occurred or are occurring in our solar system.
		These studies are typically performed by studying the fragnments of other planets in the form of meteorites.
		More than 92 different amino acids have been identified within the Murchison meteorite to date.
	carbon.indstate.edu /wolf/cosmochem.html (651 words)

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