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Astromat Workshop at MetSoc 2026: Data Management Bootcamp for Astromaterials Researchers

Thanks to all who participated in the half-day workshop in Frankfurt inside the Senckenberg Museum!

It was great to see everyone and we hope the presentations and discussions were useful. The workshop presentations by Kerstin Lehnert and Ruolin Deng have now been published and available for download at the citation below.

Lehnert, K., Deng, R., 2026. Presentation from the Astromat Workshop at MetSoc 2026: Data Management Bootcamp for Astromaterials Researchers, Version 1.0. Astromaterials Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.60707/5zk1-dr84.

The Astromaterials Data System, NASA’s designated archive for laboratory analytical data of returned samples, will host a workshop in conjunction with the 88th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting on August 9, 2026 in Frankfurt, Germany.

This 2-part, free workshop aims to help researchers navigate the landscape of astromaterials sample data, from finding and accessing lab analytical data, to generating Open Science Data Management Plans (OSDMPs) for funding proposals, to documenting their own lab analytical data following community best practices, to depositing and archiving data in compliance with funders’ and journals’ policies. We specifically aim at early-career researchers to help them develop skills in digital cosmochemistry and make them aware of the resources available to support their data management.

Data Management Bootcamp for Astromaterials Researchers:

01. Data Management 101 for astromaterials samples (1:00 PM – 3:00 PM)

02. Method-specific documentation of analytical protocols (3:30 PM – 5:00 PM)

Details:

Sunday, 9 August 2026