Public Lectures

These lectures are free.

The Barringer Lectures

Sponsored by The Barringer Crater Company, Arizona.

Co-Sponsored by the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences, University of Arkansas

The Barringer Lectures at the University of Arkansas are held in the fall and spring of each year, using funds provided by the Barringer Crater Company.  The company was formed (as the Standard Iron Company) by Daniel Moreau Barringer in 1902.  The company still exists. It owns and maintains the meteorite crater in Arizona and an associated museum as public exhibitions.  D. M. Barringer, a mining engineer, was a pioneer in the study of the meteorite crater.  The company remains under the ownership of the Barringer family, Drew Barringer, grandson of Daniel Moreau Barringer, being the current President of the company.  The company supports research and education in the impact crater and meteorite studies in many ways, most notably through the Barringer Medal which is awarded annually for lifetime contributions to research on craters and related topics.

The University of Arkansas gratefully acknowledges the sponsorship of this lecture series by the Barringer Crater Company.

Visit the past Barringer lecture archive page.

The Arkansas Public Lectures in Space and Planetary Science

Sponsored by the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences, University of Arkansas

The Arkansas Public Lectures in Space and Planetary Science are a series of lectures delivered by researchers in the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences.  The talks are aimed at the widest possible audience of lay people, grade school students and their teachers, students, and faculty at the university who are in fields of endeavor other than science and engineering.