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Impact Scientists<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n
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The Comet Research Group, Inc. cooperates with and provides funding for selected impact research <\/b>scientists around the world. Some scientists listed below support the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis and some do not. Unless specifically noted, scientists are not part of the Comet Research Group.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>

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Some researchers who published on the Younger Dryas impact<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Combined Name<\/th>Member Type<\/th>Organization<\/th>Country<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Mr. George Howard<\/td>Director, Co-Founder, Co-Author<\/td>Restoration Systems<\/td>US, North Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Allen West<\/td>Director, Co-Founder, Co-Author<\/td>GeoScience Consulting<\/td>US, Arizona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Malcolm LeCompte<\/td>Director, Co-Founder, Co-Author<\/td>Elizabeth City State University<\/td>US, North Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Ted Bunch<\/td>Director, Co-Founder, Co-Author<\/td>NASA (retired); Northern Arizona University<\/td>US, Arizona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Christopher Moore<\/td>Director, Co-Author<\/td>University of South Carolina<\/td>US, South Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. James Kennett<\/td>Co-Founder, Co-Author<\/td>University of California, Santa Barbara<\/td>US, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Richard Firestone<\/td>Co-Founder, Co-Author<\/td>Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory<\/td>US, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Wendy Wolbach<\/td>Co-Founder, Co-Author<\/td>DePaul University<\/td>US, Illinois<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. Marc Young<\/td>Member, Researcher<\/td>Flinders University<\/td>Adelaide, Australia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. James Wittke<\/td>Co-Founder, Co-Author<\/td>Northern Arizona University<\/td>US, Arizona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Douglas Kennett<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Pennsylvania State University<\/td>US, Pennsylvania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Adrian Melott<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Kansas<\/td>US, Kansas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. Adrienne Stich<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>DePaul University<\/td>US, Illinois<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Albert C. Goodyear<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of South Carolina<\/td>US, South Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Andrei Kurbatov<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Maine<\/td>US, Maine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Andrew M.T. Moore<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Rochester Institute of Technology<\/td>US, New York<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Andrew Parnell<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University College Dublin<\/td>Ireland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Al Smith<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory<\/td>US, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. William Topping<\/td>Co-Founder, Co-Author<\/td>Archaeologist (retired)<\/td>US, New Mexico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Brendan Culleton<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Pennsylvania State University<\/td>US, Pennsylvania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Brian Thomas<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Washburn University<\/td>US, Kansas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Carl P. Lipo<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>California State University, Long Beach<\/td>US, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. Charles Kinzie<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>DePaul University<\/td>US, Illinois<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Chris C.R. Allen<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Queen\u2019s University<\/td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Chris Mercer<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>National Institute for Materials Science<\/td>Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. Clay Swindell<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Leicester<\/td>UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. David Ferraro<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Viejo California Associates<\/td>US, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Dale Batchelor<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of North Carolina<\/td>US, North Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. David H. Krinsley<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Oregon<\/td>US, Oregon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. David Kimbel<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Kimstar Research<\/td>US, North Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Eric K. Richman<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Oregon<\/td>US, Oregon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Gordon C. Hillman<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University College London<\/td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Gunther Kletetschka<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Charles University in Prague; Czech Academy of Science<\/td>Czech Republic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Hong-Chun Li<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>National Taiwan University<\/td>Republic of China<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Isabel Israde-Alc\u00e1ntara<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Universidad Michoacana de San Nic\u00f3las Hidalgo<\/td>M\u00e9xico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. J. Emili Aura Tortosa<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Universitat de Valencia<\/td>Spain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Jack H. Ray<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Missouri State University<\/td>US, Missouri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. James L. Bischoff<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>USGS (retired); Berkeley Geochronology Laboratory<\/td>US, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. James Teller<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Manitoba<\/td>Canada, Manitoba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. James Weaver<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Harvard University<\/td>US, Massachusetts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Jennifer Parlier<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>GeoScience Consulting<\/td>US, Arizona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Jes\u00fas F. Jord\u00e1 Pardo<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Universidad Nacional de Educaci\u00f3n a Distancia<\/td>Spain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Joanne Ballard<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Czech Academy of Sciences<\/td>US, Indiana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Joanne Dickenson<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Eastern New Mexico University<\/td>US, New Mexico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Johan B. Kloosterman<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Exploration Geologist<\/td>Netherlands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. John Johnson<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History<\/td>US, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. John Montgomery<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Eastern New Mexico University<\/td>US, New Mexico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Jon Erlandson<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Oregon<\/td>US, Oregon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Jon Hagstrum<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>US Geological Survey<\/td>US, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Joshua D. Landis<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Dartmouth College<\/td>US, New Hampshire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. Joshua J. Razink<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Oregon<\/td>US, Oregon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Kenneth Tankersley<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Cincinnati<\/td>US, Ohio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. Kevin A. Tague<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>DePaul University<\/td>US, Illinois<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. Kevin Maloney<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Independent Researcher<\/td>US, North Dakota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Kurt Langworthy<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Oregon<\/td>US, Oregon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Ladislav Nabelek<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Charles University in Prague; Czech Academy of Science<\/td>Czech Republic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Leslie Keiser<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Oklahoma<\/td>US, Oklahoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Luann Becker<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of California, Santa Barbara<\/td>US, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ms. Marilee Sellers<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Northern Arizona University<\/td>US, Arizona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Matt Boyd<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Lakehead University<\/td>Canada, Ontario<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Mukul Sharma<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Dartmouth College<\/td>US, New Hampshire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Neal H. Lopinot<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Missouri State University<\/td>US, Missouri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Niamh Cahill<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University College Dublin<\/td>Ireland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Paul DeCarli<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Stanford Research Institute (SRI)<\/td>US, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Paul Lechler<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Bureau of Mines and Geology<\/td>US, Nevada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Paul Mayewski<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Maine<\/td>US, Maine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Pedro Costa<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Universidade de Lisboa; University of Dundee<\/td>Portugal; UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Randolph Daniel Jr.<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>East Carolina University<\/td>US, North Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Randy Dirszowsky<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Laurentian University<\/td>Canada, Ontario<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Robert E. Hermes<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Los Alamos National Laboratory (retired),<\/td>US, New Mexico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Robert Poreda<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Rochester<\/td>US, New York<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Roelf Beukens<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Toronto<\/td>Canada, Ontario<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Sachiko Sakai<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>California State University, Long Beach<\/td>US, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Shane S. Que Hee<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>UCLA<\/td>US, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Siddhartha Mitra<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>East Carolina University<\/td>US, North Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Sujing Xie<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Oregon<\/td>US, Oregon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Tamas Belgya<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Institute for Isotope and Surface Chemistry<\/td>Hungary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Terry L. Jones<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>California Polytechnic State University<\/td>US, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Thomas W. Stafford Jr.<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Aarhus<\/td>Denmark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Tim Witwer<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Boston University<\/td>US, North Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Timothy French<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>DePaul University<\/td>US, Illinois<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Tom Darrah<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Rochester<\/td>US, New York<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Volli Kalm<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Tartu University<\/td>Estonia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. William Mahaney<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>York University; Quaternary Surveys<\/td>Canada, Ontario<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. William Napier<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>University of Buckingham<\/td>UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Yingzhe Wu<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Dartmouth College<\/td>US, New Hampshire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Zsolt Revay<\/td>Co-Author<\/td>Technische Universit\u00e4t<\/td>Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Alan Zindler<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Harvard University<\/td>US, Massachusetts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Alex Andronikov<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>University of Arizona<\/td>US, Arizona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Alexander R. Simms<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>University of California, Santa Barbara<\/td>US, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Andrew L. Swindle<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>University of Oklahoma<\/td>US, Oklahoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Andrew Overholt<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>MidAmerica Nazarene University<\/td>US, Kansas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Andrew S. Madden<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>University of Oklahoma<\/td>US, Oklahoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Barbara Lafuente<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>University of Arizona<\/td>US, Arizona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. Bob Kobres<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>University of Georgia<\/td>US, Georgia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Brian J. Carter<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Oklahoma State University<\/td>US, Oklahoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Clayton W. Loehn<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>University of Arizona<\/td>US, Arizona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. D. A. Drosenko<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>State Pedagogical University of Russia<\/td>Russia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. D. A. Subetto<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>State Pedagogical University of Russia<\/td>Russia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. D. D. Kuznetsov<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Russian Academy of Science<\/td>Russia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Dante S. Lauretta<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>University of Arizona<\/td>US, Arizona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Donatas Kaminskas<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Vilnius University<\/td>Lithuania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Eugenija Rudnickaite<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Vilnius University<\/td>Lithuania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. George T. Crawford<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Eastern New Mexico University<\/td>US, New Mexico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Hanna M. Alexander<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>University of California, Santa Barbara<\/td>US, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. I. E. Andronkova<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>University of Arizona<\/td>US, Arizona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Jesse A. M. Ballenger<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Statistical Research, Inc.<\/td>US, Arizona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. L. S. Syrykh<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>State Pedagogical University of Russia<\/td>Russia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Lawrence F. Allard<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/td>US, Tennessee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Lawrence M. Anovitz<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/td>US, Tennessee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Leland C. Bement<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Oklahoma Archeological Survey<\/td>US, Oklahoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Michail I. Petaev<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Harvard University<\/td>US, Massachusetts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Monika Melesyte<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Vilnius University<\/td>Lithuania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Mostafa Fayek<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>University of Manitoba<\/td>Canada, Manitoba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Mourad Benamara<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>University of Arkansas<\/td>US, Arkansas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Petras Sinkunas<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Vilnius University<\/td>Lithuania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Phil Silvia<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Trinity Southwest University<\/td>US, New Mexico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Richard Laub<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Buffalo Museum of Science<\/td>US, New York<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Scott Fine<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Oklahoma State University<\/td>US, Oklahoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Sharon Hull<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>University of Manitoba<\/td>Canada, Manitoba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Shichun Huang<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Harvard University<\/td>US, Massachusetts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Silvia Gonzalez<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Liverpool John Moores University<\/td>UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Stein B. Jacobsen<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Harvard University<\/td>US, Massachusetts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Steven Collins<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Trinity Southwest University<\/td>US, New Mexico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. T. V. Sapelko<\/td>Author, Supporting Paper<\/td>Russian Academy of Science<\/td>Russia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>

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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n

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