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Jul 17, 2015, 4:28 PM

Ernst Zinner (1937-2015)

Ernst Zinner passed away on July 30th due to complications of mantle cell lymphoma, which he had battled for more than 19 years. Ernst was the Leonard Medalist in 1997 and a Fellow of the Society since 1988. He received a Diplom-Ingenieur (equivalent to an MS engineering degree) from the Technische Hochschule in Vienna in 1960 and earned a PhD at Washington University in 1972 in high-energy particle physics. More…


Jun 29, 2015, 4:09 PM

Joseph I. Goldstein (1939-2015)

Joe Goldstein passed away on the morning of June 27th. Joe was President of The Meteoritical Society for 2007-2008 and was awarded the Leonard Medal for 2005. He was also a Fellow of the Society since 1968. Joe was committed to the health of the Society, especially the Endowment Committee and was instrumental in establishing the Society's Legacy Program. More…


Mar 27, 2015, 12:30 PM

Ian Hutcheon (1947-2015)

Ian Hutcheon passed away on March 26th. Ian was a Fellow of The Meteoritical Society since 1986. He received a BA in Physics from Occidental College in 1969 and earned a PhD in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1975. More…


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