Barringer Crater Co. Welcomes New Science Advisor

Image courtesy Dr. Gordon Osinski

Dr. Gordon Osinski (Oz), a professor of Planetary Geology at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, is one of the top impact crater scientists in the world. His research focuses on how meteorite impacts have shaped the surface of the Earth and other planetary bodies and how they may have played an important role in the origin and evolution of life. He is a Co-Investigator on the PanCam instrument on the European ExoMars mission to Mars and in November 2022 was named as Principal Investigator of the Canadian Lunar Rover Mission – Canada’s first ever rover mission to the Moon. He was also selected by NASA in 2023 to be part of the Geology Team for the Artemis III mission, and is currently developing plans to train astronauts at the Barringer Meteorite Crater.  Dr. Osinski  teaches a class on impact crater processes at Western University and has written the textbook Impact Cratering: Processes and Products. He received the Barringer Medal from the Meteoritical Society in 2021 and has taught and graduated several recipients of Barringer Family Fund grants.