[meteorite-list] Degrees in Meteoritics

[MeteorHntr at aol.com]

Hello List,

I have just had a high school  aged viewer of our show "Meteorite Men" 
contact me asking for all the  Universities that offer some type of Meteoritics 
degrees, as it seems after  watching some of our episodes, this is now the 
direction this young man wants to  pursue as a vocation.

I was curious if there is a comprehensive list of  the institutions that 
offer either undergraduate or post graduate courses  in what might be grouped 
as "Meteoritics"?  As Geoff and I begin to do more  work speaking to Junior 
High and High School aged kids, it would seem that this  might be a common 
question for us to be asked, and I would want to be prepared  to offer the 
best answer possible.

On a side note, is there much demand  for new meteorite scientists out 
there?  If all the slots are filled, or  someone isn't likely to be able to get 
a job once they would get a degree, I  might want to caution kids not to get 
too serious about this field for a career  without seriously evaluating the 
options first.  But since I am not one to  try to quash anyone's dreams, I 
would like to be as helpful as  possible.

And as a reminder, tonight is our Dry Lake Bed hunt episode of  Meteorite 
Men on Science Channel with our amazing guest stars Sonny Clary and  his dog 
Brix.  I hope the fun we had on this expedition comes through in  the final 
cut.  The only time I ever experienced anything close to what  happens 
tonight was 13 years or so ago when I took several trips to Imilac and I  found a 
lot of small pieces in a small area.  It was a blast to shoot this  episode 
and I look forward to being able to share it with the world.    I will be 
putting some of the meteorites I found on the show up on Ebay with buy  it 
now, so if you want one of the finds, check that out a little later today.  

Steve Arnold
of "Meteorite Men"