Comet Impact Scientists

The Comet Research Group, Inc. cooperates with and provides funding for selected impact research scientists around the world. Below are some of the supporters of the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis:

Scientists

from 55

Universities

in 16

Countries

Comet Research Group Members

Combined Name	Member Type	Organization	Country
Mr. George Howard	Director, Co-Founder, Co-Author	Restoration Systems	US, North Carolina
Dr. Allen West	Director, Co-Founder, Co-Author	GeoScience Consulting	US, Arizona
Dr. Malcolm LeCompte	Director, Co-Founder, Co-Author	Elizabeth City State University	US, North Carolina
Dr. Ted Bunch	Director, Co-Founder, Co-Author	NASA (retired); Northern Arizona University	US, Arizona
Dr. Christopher Moore	Director, Co-Author	University of South Carolina	US, South Carolina
Dr. James Kennett	Co-Founder, Co-Author	University of California, Santa Barbara	US, California
Dr. Richard Firestone	Co-Founder, Co-Author	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	US, California
Dr. Wendy Wolbach	Co-Founder, Co-Author	DePaul University	US, Illinois
Mr. Marc Young	Member, Researcher	Flinders University	Adelaide, Australia
Dr. James Wittke	Co-Founder, Co-Author	Northern Arizona University	US, Arizona
Dr. Douglas Kennett	Co-Author	Pennsylvania State University	US, Pennsylvania
Dr. Adrian Melott	Co-Author	University of Kansas	US, Kansas
Mr. Adrienne Stich	Co-Author	DePaul University	US, Illinois
Dr. Albert C. Goodyear	Co-Author	University of South Carolina	US, South Carolina
Dr. Andrei Kurbatov	Co-Author	University of Maine	US, Maine
Dr. Andrew M.T. Moore	Co-Author	Rochester Institute of Technology	US, New York
Dr. Andrew Parnell	Co-Author	University College Dublin	Ireland
Dr. Al Smith	Co-Author	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	US, California
Dr. William Topping	Co-Founder, Co-Author	Archaeologist (retired)	US, New Mexico
Dr. Brendan Culleton	Co-Author	Pennsylvania State University	US, Pennsylvania
Dr. Brian Thomas	Co-Author	Washburn University	US, Kansas
Dr. Carl P. Lipo	Co-Author	California State University, Long Beach	US, California
Mr. Charles Kinzie	Co-Author	DePaul University	US, Illinois
Dr. Chris C.R. Allen	Co-Author	Queen’s University	United Kingdom
Dr. Chris Mercer	Co-Author	National Institute for Materials Science	Japan
Mr. Clay Swindell	Co-Author	University of Leicester	UK
Dr. David Ferraro	Co-Author	Viejo California Associates	US, California
Dr. Dale Batchelor	Co-Author	University of North Carolina	US, North Carolina
Dr. David H. Krinsley	Co-Author	University of Oregon	US, Oregon
Mr. David Kimbel	Co-Author	Kimstar Research	US, North Carolina
Dr. Eric K. Richman	Co-Author	University of Oregon	US, Oregon
Dr. Gordon C. Hillman	Co-Author	University College London	United Kingdom
Dr. Gunther Kletetschka	Co-Author	Charles University in Prague; Czech Academy of Science	Czech Republic
Dr. Hong-Chun Li	Co-Author	National Taiwan University	Republic of China
Dr. Isabel Israde-Alcántara	Co-Author	Universidad Michoacana de San Nicólas Hidalgo	México
Dr. J. Emili Aura Tortosa	Co-Author	Universitat de Valencia	Spain
Dr. Jack H. Ray	Co-Author	Missouri State University	US, Missouri
Dr. James L. Bischoff	Co-Author	USGS (retired); Berkeley Geochronology Laboratory	US, California
Dr. James Teller	Co-Author	University of Manitoba	Canada, Manitoba
Dr. James Weaver	Co-Author	Harvard University	US, Massachusetts
Ms. Jennifer Parlier	Co-Author	GeoScience Consulting	US, Arizona
Dr. Jesús F. Jordá Pardo	Co-Author	Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia	Spain
Dr. Joanne Ballard	Co-Author	Czech Academy of Sciences	US, Indiana
Dr. Joanne Dickenson	Co-Author	Eastern New Mexico University	US, New Mexico
Dr. Johan B. Kloosterman	Co-Author	Exploration Geologist	Netherlands
Dr. John Johnson	Co-Author	Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History	US, California
Dr. John Montgomery	Co-Author	Eastern New Mexico University	US, New Mexico
Dr. Jon Erlandson	Co-Author	University of Oregon	US, Oregon
Dr. Jon Hagstrum	Co-Author	US Geological Survey	US, California
Dr. Joshua D. Landis	Co-Author	Dartmouth College	US, New Hampshire
Mr. Joshua J. Razink	Co-Author	University of Oregon	US, Oregon
Dr. Kenneth Tankersley	Co-Author	University of Cincinnati	US, Ohio
Mr. Kevin A. Tague	Co-Author	DePaul University	US, Illinois
Mr. Kevin Maloney	Co-Author	Independent Researcher	US, North Dakota
Dr. Kurt Langworthy	Co-Author	University of Oregon	US, Oregon
Dr. Ladislav Nabelek	Co-Author	Charles University in Prague; Czech Academy of Science	Czech Republic
Dr. Leslie Keiser	Co-Author	University of Oklahoma	US, Oklahoma
Dr. Luann Becker	Co-Author	University of California, Santa Barbara	US, California
Ms. Marilee Sellers	Co-Author	Northern Arizona University	US, Arizona
Dr. Matt Boyd	Co-Author	Lakehead University	Canada, Ontario
Dr. Mukul Sharma	Co-Author	Dartmouth College	US, New Hampshire
Dr. Neal H. Lopinot	Co-Author	Missouri State University	US, Missouri
Dr. Niamh Cahill	Co-Author	University College Dublin	Ireland
Dr. Paul DeCarli	Co-Author	Stanford Research Institute (SRI)	US, California
Dr. Paul Lechler	Co-Author	Bureau of Mines and Geology	US, Nevada
Dr. Paul Mayewski	Co-Author	University of Maine	US, Maine
Dr. Pedro Costa	Co-Author	Universidade de Lisboa; University of Dundee	Portugal; UK
Dr. Randolph Daniel Jr.	Co-Author	East Carolina University	US, North Carolina
Dr. Randy Dirszowsky	Co-Author	Laurentian University	Canada, Ontario
Dr. Robert E. Hermes	Co-Author	Los Alamos National Laboratory (retired),	US, New Mexico
Dr. Robert Poreda	Co-Author	University of Rochester	US, New York
Dr. Roelf Beukens	Co-Author	University of Toronto	Canada, Ontario
Dr. Sachiko Sakai	Co-Author	California State University, Long Beach	US, California
Dr. Shane S. Que Hee	Co-Author	UCLA	US, California
Dr. Siddhartha Mitra	Co-Author	East Carolina University	US, North Carolina
Dr. Sujing Xie	Co-Author	University of Oregon	US, Oregon
Dr. Tamas Belgya	Co-Author	Institute for Isotope and Surface Chemistry	Hungary
Dr. Terry L. Jones	Co-Author	California Polytechnic State University	US, California
Dr. Thomas W. Stafford Jr.	Co-Author	University of Aarhus	Denmark
Dr. Tim Witwer	Co-Author	Boston University	US, North Carolina
Dr. Timothy French	Co-Author	DePaul University	US, Illinois
Dr. Tom Darrah	Co-Author	University of Rochester	US, New York
Dr. Volli Kalm	Co-Author	Tartu University	Estonia
Dr. William Mahaney	Co-Author	York University; Quaternary Surveys	Canada, Ontario
Dr. William Napier	Co-Author	University of Buckingham	UK
Dr. Yingzhe Wu	Co-Author	Dartmouth College	US, New Hampshire
Dr. Zsolt Revay	Co-Author	Technische Universität	Germany
Dr. Alan Zindler	Author, Supporting Paper	Harvard University	US, Massachusetts
Dr. Alex Andronikov	Author, Supporting Paper	University of Arizona	US, Arizona
Dr. Alexander R. Simms	Author, Supporting Paper	University of California, Santa Barbara	US, California
Dr. Andrew L. Swindle	Author, Supporting Paper	University of Oklahoma	US, Oklahoma
Dr. Andrew Overholt	Author, Supporting Paper	MidAmerica Nazarene University	US, Kansas
Dr. Andrew S. Madden	Author, Supporting Paper	University of Oklahoma	US, Oklahoma
Dr. Barbara Lafuente	Author, Supporting Paper	University of Arizona	US, Arizona
Mr. Bob Kobres	Author, Supporting Paper	University of Georgia	US, Georgia
Dr. Brian J. Carter	Author, Supporting Paper	Oklahoma State University	US, Oklahoma
Dr. Clayton W. Loehn	Author, Supporting Paper	University of Arizona	US, Arizona
Dr. D. A. Drosenko	Author, Supporting Paper	State Pedagogical University of Russia	Russia
Dr. D. A. Subetto	Author, Supporting Paper	State Pedagogical University of Russia	Russia
Dr. D. D. Kuznetsov	Author, Supporting Paper	Russian Academy of Science	Russia
Dr. Dante S. Lauretta	Author, Supporting Paper	University of Arizona	US, Arizona
Dr. Donatas Kaminskas	Author, Supporting Paper	Vilnius University	Lithuania
Dr. Eugenija Rudnickaite	Author, Supporting Paper	Vilnius University	Lithuania
Dr. George T. Crawford	Author, Supporting Paper	Eastern New Mexico University	US, New Mexico
Dr. Hanna M. Alexander	Author, Supporting Paper	University of California, Santa Barbara	US, California
Dr. I. E. Andronkova	Author, Supporting Paper	University of Arizona	US, Arizona
Dr. Jesse A. M. Ballenger	Author, Supporting Paper	Statistical Research, Inc.	US, Arizona
Dr. L. S. Syrykh	Author, Supporting Paper	State Pedagogical University of Russia	Russia
Dr. Lawrence F. Allard	Author, Supporting Paper	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	US, Tennessee
Dr. Lawrence M. Anovitz	Author, Supporting Paper	Oak Ridge National Laboratory	US, Tennessee
Dr. Leland C. Bement	Author, Supporting Paper	Oklahoma Archeological Survey	US, Oklahoma
Dr. Michail I. Petaev	Author, Supporting Paper	Harvard University	US, Massachusetts
Dr. Monika Melesyte	Author, Supporting Paper	Vilnius University	Lithuania
Dr. Mostafa Fayek	Author, Supporting Paper	University of Manitoba	Canada, Manitoba
Dr. Mourad Benamara	Author, Supporting Paper	University of Arkansas	US, Arkansas
Dr. Petras Sinkunas	Author, Supporting Paper	Vilnius University	Lithuania
Dr. Phil Silvia	Author, Supporting Paper	Trinity Southwest University	US, New Mexico
Dr. Richard Laub	Author, Supporting Paper	Buffalo Museum of Science	US, New York
Dr. Scott Fine	Author, Supporting Paper	Oklahoma State University	US, Oklahoma
Dr. Sharon Hull	Author, Supporting Paper	University of Manitoba	Canada, Manitoba
Dr. Shichun Huang	Author, Supporting Paper	Harvard University	US, Massachusetts
Dr. Silvia Gonzalez	Author, Supporting Paper	Liverpool John Moores University	UK
Dr. Stein B. Jacobsen	Author, Supporting Paper	Harvard University	US, Massachusetts
Dr. Steven Collins	Author, Supporting Paper	Trinity Southwest University	US, New Mexico
Dr. T. V. Sapelko	Author, Supporting Paper	Russian Academy of Science	Russia

Below are a few of the many scientists who have collaborated on comet research over the years from 2007 to 2016. They are shown either in the lab or on previous expeditions.

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