Born September 19, 1952, in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Dr. Consolmagno obtained his bachelor of science in 1974 and master of science in 1975 in Earth and Planetary Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. in Planetary Science from the University of Arizona in 1978. From 1978-80 he was a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer at the Harvard College Observatory, and from 1980-1983 continued as postdoc and lecturer at MIT.

Dr. Consolmagno is curator of the Vatican meteorite collection in Castel Gandolfo, one of the largest in the world. His research explores the connections between meteorites and asteroids, and the origin and evolution of small bodies in the solar system. In 1996, he spent six weeks collecting meteorites with an NSF-sponsored team on the blue ice of Antarctica, and in 2000 he was honoured by the IAU for his contributions to the study of meteorites and asteroids with the naming of asteroid 4597 Consolmagno.

LOYOLA-metro, a joint initiative by Loyola Hall retreat centre and St Francis Xavier's parish in Liverpool.

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