Where Are We Now, and Where Are We Going? Perspectives on Cosmic Abundances

2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/8648I was asked at the end of this conference to provide a few comments on the present status of the field of cosmic abundances, which I summarize (and extend upon) in this contribution. A discussion of the present ``state of play'' is given, along with some suggested directions for the future.Invited discussion presented at "Cosmic abundances as records of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis", F.N. Bash & T.G Barnes(editors). ASP conf. series, in pressAstrophysicsWhere Are We Now, and Where Are We Going? Perspectives on Cosmic Abundancestext