Meteorites and the Early Solar System III
Editors: Dante Lauretta, Martin Bizzarro, Anders Johansen, Sara Russell
May 11-14, 2026
We invite members of the scientific community to join us in Copenhagen to discuss the latest research results in spacecraft analysis, isotopic records, planetary formation, and the astrophysical context of the solar system.
Workshop Agenda - 11-13 May 2026
Natural History Museum - Copenhagen, Denmark
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| CEST | Monday - 11 May 2026 | |
| 13:00 | MESS III Vision and Process | Lauretta |
| 13:30 | From Molecules to Disks | McClure |
| 14:15 | The Isotopic Divide | Van Kooten |
| 15:00 | Constructing Planets | Johansen |
| 15:45 | Break | |
| 16:15 | Devolatilization of Planetesimals | Grewal |
| 17:00 | Solar Wind Abundances from Genesis | Burnett |
| 17:45 | Presolar Grains | Haenecour |
| 18:30 | Adjourn | |
| CEST | Tuesday - 12 May 2026 | |
| 09:00 | Organic Synthesis and Molecular Evolution | Takano |
| 09:45 | Cometary Material: Lessons from Rosetta and Beyond | Altwegg |
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 11:00 | Cometary Dust in the Laboratory | Wozniakiewicz |
| 11:45 | Itokawa and the Hayabusa Mission | Noguchi |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:45 | Ryugu and the Hayabusa2 Mission | Tachibana |
| 14:30 | Bennu: The OSIRIS-REx Sample Return | Lauretta |
| 15:15 | Volatiles and Aqueous Alteration | Connolly |
| 16:00 | Break | |
| 16:30 | 2008 TC3 and Almhata Sitta | Goodrich |
| 17:15 | Ceres and Vesta | McSween |
| 18:00 | Adjourn | |
| CEST | Wednesday - 13 May 2026 | |
| 09:00 | The Carbonaceous Chondrite Bounty | King |
| 09:45 | Chondrules and their Rims | Telus |
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 11:00 | Chronology of the Early Solar System | Amelin |
| 11:45 | Paleomagnetic Records in Meteorites | Bryson |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:45 | Micrometeorites | Genge |
| 14:30 | The Meteorite Flux to Earth Over the Past 500 Ma | Schmitz |
| 15:15 | Chang’e and the Modern Lunar Sample Era | Hui |
| 16:00 | Break | |
| 16:30 | The Early Geologic History of Mars | Hewins |
| 17:15 | Looking Ahead in Cosmochemistry | Suttle |
| 18:00 | Adjourn | |
Volume Scope and Vision
Meteorites and the Early Solar System III will synthesize cutting-edge research and serve as both an authoritative reference and a graduate-level textbook. The volume will include 24 chapters, with peer-reviewed contributions from leading scientists across multiple disciplines.
Key Milestones
The University of Arizona Press has established the following production timeline:
October 2025 – Chapter indications of interest solicited
May 2026 – Workshop in Copenhagen & first chapter drafts due
September 2026 – Final draft chapters due
March 2027 – Peer review completed; final chapters delivered to the Press
November 2027 – Volume printed and distributed