Geology Seminars

Meteorite Presentation and Lecture

February 21, 2012, 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Mentzer Hall, Crater Rock Museum.

Meteorite Expert and Researcher, Dick Pugh will present a lecture on meteorites in Oregon.

The presentation will begin at 5:30 with a tour of the rock museum with special attention being given to the meteorite collection. The public is encouraged to bring in their own specimens for identification. The Lecture will start at 7:00 pm with a slide show and discussion on Oregon fireballs and meteorite finds. A collection of meteorites will be on hand for display.

Dick Pugh is an active member of the Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory in Portland where he devotes his time and energy with Professor Alex Ruzicka, PhD in Geology and Melinda Hutson, PhD, Portland State University, analyzing and classifying meteorite samples.

A retired teacher of physical sciences at Cleveland High School in Portland, Mr. Pugh is the recipient of the Meteoritical Society's Service Award for 2011.

Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory