Astromat

Dear Astromaterials Data System mailing list subscribers,

Thanks to all who joined us at the Astromat Workshop at MetSoc24! We had a great discussion about data archiving needs in the astromaterials community and standards for astromaterials sample data.

We recently updated the Astromat website with an improved site layout, live system statistics, and quicker ways to get to the information and data you need. Take a look and let us know if you have any feedback or suggestions.

Astromat at Goldschmidt 2024

Members of the Astromat Team will be at Goldschmidt 2024 in Chicago next week. Come find us at the Exhibit Hall or one of the following sessions!

Exhibit Hall: EarthChem & the Astromaterials Data System Booth #2

Astromat Poster #1:

Monday, August 19,⋅5:30 – 7:30pm

Maximizing the Return on Investment in Astromaterials Samples Collection and Analysis with FAIR & Analysis-Ready Data at the Astromaterials Data System in Session: 6hP1 - Meeting Technical Challenges of Current and Future Planetary Science and Cosmochemistry

Astromat Poster #2:

Tuesday, 20 August, 5:30 – 7:30pm

Astromat: Future-proofing astromaterials research in Session: 14dP1 - 25 years of GEOROC and PetDB: the past, present and future of research with global geochemical databases

Wednesday, 21 August, 8:30 - 11:30am; 2:30 - 4:00pm

Session: 25 years of GEOROC and PetDB: the past, present and future of research with global geochemical databases. The oral sessions are on Wednesday followed by an optional event afterwards.

Select OSIRIS-REx Sample Data Now Available in Astromaterials Data Archive

Data from the initial analyses of asteroid Bennu by the OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Team are now available in the Astromaterials Data Archive (ADA). Approximately 100 datasets are now accessible to download out of the ~500 datasets received to date. As future OREx publications are released, the associated datasets in ADA will be made publicly accessible.

Upcoming Events Fall 2024

Our team is planning a series of webinars starting Fall 2024 on archiving your data and accessing data through Astromat. Stay tuned here for the dates and registration information. If you have suggestions or would more information on using Astromat services, please feel free to reach out to our team!

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Join us for a collaborative workshop in conjunction with MetSoc24 on the evening of July 29th. This workshop is free and open to all that are interested in or work with astromaterials sample data, including meteorites. Dinner and drinks will be provided.

Date: Monday, July 29, 2024

Time: ~5:30 PM – 9:00 PM (starting after MetSoc sessions end)

Location: The Hotel Brussels, 26th floor “MEET 26 THREE”, Boulevard de Waterloo 38, 1000 Brussels

(~15-minute walk down Boulevard de Waterloo from the MetSoc24 venue)

Register here: There is no fee to attend, but registration is required.

Draft agenda and discussion items:

• Introduction: Astromat’s services for data archiving and advanced data access
• Discussion: Why you should archive your data in Astromat
• Demo: How to submit data to Astromat
• Discussion: How can Astromat ease the burden of data archiving? What can we do better?
• Discussion: Can we find ways to make peer review of data feasible?
• Demo: Using the Astromat Synthesis to access an ocean of astromaterials samples data
• Discussion: What are the scientific questions that the Astromat Synthesis can help answer? What interfaces are needed for the synthesis to fulfill such promises?
• Presentation: Astromaterials samples images as part of the Data Ecosystem (Josh Einsle)
• Discussion: What are the best ways to integrate images into Astromat?

Virtual option to join via Zoom will be available. Connection details will be emailed to registrants in advance.

Any questions? Feel free to contact the Astromat Team at info @ astromat.org

Members of the Astromat team will be in San Francisco for the AGU Fall Meeting 2023. AGU is hosting many special features related to the Year of Open Science, including the Open Science Pavilion in the Exhibit Hall, Moscone North. Astromat will have a booth there and offer multiple opportunities for community engagement throughout the week. See below for how and where to catch up with us in person or contact us at info@astromat.org to schedule a time to connect.

Booth:
Open Samples for the Earth and Planetary Sciences – IEDA, Astromat & the Internet of Samples: booth #1514. Come by and chat with us anytime during Exhibit Hall hours.

• Monday,  Dec. 11: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
• Tuesday, Dec. 12: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Wednesday, Dec. 13: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Thursday, December 14: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Open Science and Data Help Desk Session:
Astromat at the Open Science and Data Help Desk
Tuesday, Dec. 12
10:00 AM -12:00 PM
Open Science Pavilion booth #1423
Bring your data questions or get a demo of Astromat services!

Open Science Pavilion Talk:
Opening the Treasure Trove of Physical Samples Data in the Earth & Planetary Sciences
Tuesday, Dec. 12
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Open Science Pavilion presentation area
Kerstin Lehnert will present this Open Science Pavilion talk with opportunities for audience Q&A.

Additional Astromat talks and posters:
IN33B-0733 Supporting Current and Future Producers and Users of Astromaterials Samples Data
Wednesday, Dec. 13
2:10 PM – 6:30 PM
Poster Hall A-C – South (Exhibition Level, South, MC)
Robert Downs and other Astromat team members will highlight the latest developments with Astromat for the astromaterials samples community in this poster presentation.

V53A-01 The Astromaterials Data System: FAIR-AR (Analysis-Ready) Astromaterials Samples Data (Invited)
Friday, December 15
2:10 PM – 2:20 PM
153 – South (Upper Mezzanine, South, MC)
Kerstin Lehnhert will present this invited talk in the session Next-Generation Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry: New Approaches to Harnessing the Multidimensionality of Complex Earth and Planetary Systems.

The Astromaterials Data System Sept. 2023 Update is now available. Subscribe to our Astromaterials Data System Community mailing list here!

New Feature! Search for Astromat Data by Sample Name

Use Astromat’s new ‘Sample Lookup’ feature to access a page with all data available and links to external data for the sample. You can also use the updated Astromat Search application to filter a query by specific sample name(s).

Astromaterials Data Archive (ADA)

The Astromaterials Data Archive is now the primary NASA-sponsored archive for returned samples (see NASA’s Planetary Science Division’s Information and Data Management Policy Supplement to SPD-41A). Astromat is currently upgrading the ADA to accommodate the entire spectrum of laboratory analytical data. Astromat will continue to inform the community about progress via this mailing list, the ARES Newsletter, and the ExMAG community.

Astromat @ MetSoc, GSA, and AGU Meetings

• MetSoc 2023Astromat team members met with community members at our Astromat Town Hall and during the poster sessions. The Astromat Town Hall slides provide an overview of the status and next developments of Astromat.
• GSA 2023 (October 15-18, 2023, in Pittsburgh)Come by the Astromat-EarthChem-SESAR booth in the exhibit hall to learn more about Astromat’s data systems and services.See Kerstin Lehnhert’s related talk on Monday, 16 October: Standardizing Mineral Data from Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Materials for Reuse in Mineral Informatics
• AGU Fall Meeting 2023 (upcoming in Dec.)Astromat team members will present several Astromat-related talks (program TBD). Send us an email if you’d like to meet up in person in San Francisco.

Participate!

ExMAG’s Facilities & Informatics Subcommittee is establishing a Working Group on Astromaterials Data Management to provide feedback and advice to Astromat and support Astromat with the development of community-agreed-upon standards. If you are interested in participating, please email Pierre Haenecour. Feel free to contact the Astromat Team with any other questions.

The Astromaterials Data System hosted a Town Hall at the 86th annual meeting of The Meteoritical Society at UCLA on August 15, 2023. We had a great turnout in person and online to hear about the upcoming developments for our system and collaborations. Feel free to reach out with any feedback or questions at info@astromat.org

Download the Astromat Town Hall slides