Geoffrey Notkin hosted three seasons of the hit television adventure series Meteorite Men for Discovery networks and two seasons of STEM Journals, for which he received two Emmy Awards. He has also appeared in shows for Disney, Nat Geo, the History Channel, Travel Channel, TLC, PBS, A&E, NASA, and the BBC. Notkin is an author, TEDx speaker, Edinburgh Fringe performer, and CEO and founder of Aerolite Meteorites, Inc. and Notkin Rock & Fossil. He has appeared on Coast to Coast, Varney & Co., BBC Radio Scotland, the Today show, and has been interviewed by the BBC World Service, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Associated Press, Reuters, Universe Today, and many others.
A television and film producer, Notkin’s credits include Philip K. Dick’s Radio Free Albemuth, the feature films Revenge of Zoe and The Love Song of William H. Shaw, and the documentaries Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously and First to the Moon: The Story of Apollo 8.
Notkin has published hundreds of articles on meteorite science, paleontology, astronomy, adventure travel, and the arts, with his work appearing in National Geographic, Smithsonian, Scientific American, Astronomy, Sky & Telescope, USA Today, Wired, Forbes, Reader’s Digest, and many other publications. He is the author of four books including the IPPY Award-winner How to Find Treasure from Space: The Expert Guide to Meteorite Hunting.
An internationally recognized authority on meteorites, Notkin has worked with many of the world’s leading science institutions, including The American Museum of Natural History, New York; The Natural History Museum, London; and the Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University. He is a member of the prestigious Explorer’s Club, President Emeritus of the National Space Society (NSS), and sits on the NSS Board of Governors and the Board of Directors of the Astrosociology Research Institute.
Adventuring has taken Notkin to six continents, more than 60 countries, and some of our planet’s most remote and challenging environments, including Siberia, Chile’s Atacama Desert, the Australian Outback, and the Sahara, and he has three times crossed the Arctic Circle. Born on 14th Street in Manhattan and raised in London, England, Notkin studied in London, Boston, and New York City and now resides in the American Southwest. Asteroid 132904, discovered at Mount Palomar, was officially named “Notkin” by the Minor Planet Center in recognition of his contributions to science, education, and the arts.