A Unique Opportunity for U of A Chemistry Club (SMACS)

Nov. 10, 2024
(middle and right side) Lauren Konopacki and Ezra Raphael standing smiling towards the camera

(middle and right side) Lauren Konopacki and Ezra Raphael

On October 29, 2024, Lauren Konopacki (President) and Ezra Raphael from the U of A Chemistry Club (SMACS) attended a dinner at El Charro Cafe featuring the OSIRIS-REx asteroid retrieval mission. Dr. Dante Lauretta, the mission's Principal Investigator, presented the mission details and shared insights from the analysis of the returned asteroid material, offering a glimpse into the origins of our solar system. It was a unique opportunity to learn about a fascinating space mission that originated right here in the Old Pueblo.

Dinner table with people on both sides of a rectangle table at Charro Cafe