Geoff
Notkin is a television host, meteorite specialist, science writer, columnist,
artist, musician, publisher, and photographer. He was born in New York’s
East Village, grew up in London, England, and now makes his home in the
Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona. He studied geology, astronomy, literature,
photography, and design in London, Boston and New York and is the owner
of Aerolite Meteorites LLC—a
company that provides meteorite specimens to researchers, institutions,
and collectors worldwide.
Geoff appears regularly on television and is best known as the host of Science Channel’s award-winning series Meteorite Men, currently in its third season. He has also made documentaries for National Geographic, Discovery, PBS, the BBC, The History Channel, A&E, and The Travel Channel, appearing in such programs as The Best Places to Find Cash & Treasures, How the Earth was Made, Wired Science, and Cosmic Collisions.
Geoff has written more than one hundred published articles on meteoritics, paleontology, adventure travel, history, and the arts, as well as the book Meteorite Hunting: How To Find Treasure From Space. His work has appeared in Astronomy, Sky & Telescope, Wired, Reader’s Digest, The Village Voice, Seed, Rock & Gem, Geotimes, Meteorite, Meteorite Hunting & Collecting Magazine, The Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites, Meteoryt (Poland), Mushroom (Germany), TIMA (Japan), New York Press, The New York Sun, American Theater Arts, Mechanical Engineering, The Arizona Star, Tucson Weekly and many other national and international publications. He writes a science and arts blog, The Logical Lizard, for TucsonCitizen.com and is the author of Meteorwritings for Geology.com
He
has worked extensively with many of the world’s top museums and
research institutions including The Natural History Museum, London;
The Center for Meteorite Studies at ASU, Tempe; The Institute of Meteoritics
at UNM, Albuquerque; and the Oscar E. Monnig Meteorite Gallery at TCU,
Fort Worth. He a fellow of the Explorers Club, and a member in good
standing of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the International Meteorite
Collectors Association, the Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences,
the International Dark-Sky Association, and the Society of Southwestern
Authors. He is currently at work on a memoir about his life as a meteorite
hunter.
Geoff has traveled to forty-five countries and some of the world’s most remote locations in search of elusive and valuable space rocks, including Chile’s Atacama Desert, the Australian Outback, Iceland, the Middle East, and crossed the Arctic Circle in northern Siberia on board an ex-military Russian helicopter. The minor planet 139204—discovered by Dr. Robert Matson at Mount Palomar—was named after him in recognition of his contributions to science and education.
Geoff's other hobbies and interests include ecology, animal rights, cinema, mythology and ancient history, military history, literature, dance, theater, music, and fine arts. Geoff and Aerolite Meteorites LLC are proud to support Ballet Tucson as official corporate sponsors, and Geoff is an active supporter of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and the HOPE Animal Shelter.
Geoff is available for public appearances and speaking engagements. Please contact us for details.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Explorers Club
Electronic Frontier Foundation
International Dark-Sky Association
Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences
International Meteorite Collectors Association
Society of Southwestern Authors
IMPORTANT LINKS
The Logical Lizard at TucsonCitizen.com
They Came From Outer Space, Geoff's meteorite blog
. . . and a personal message from Geoff