Meteoritics and Planetary Science 40 Supplement PP. He is also the former director of the University of New Mexico Institute of Meteoritics. The journal covers all aspects of terrestrial geochemistry, meteoritics, and planetary geochemistry. Howardites are named for Edward Howard, a pioneer of meteoritics. He made great contributions to mineralogical chemistry, petrology and meteoritics. This is a glossary of terms used in meteoritics, the science of meteorites. Before shifting his focus to meteoritics he discovered at least 25 double stars. A specialist who studies meteoritics is known as a "meteoriticist". Reynolds' astronomical research was primarily focused on Solar System objects, as well as meteoritics.