John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center explained

Dr. John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center
Established:	July 2011
Location:	Orange County, California
Type:	Research Institute
Director:	Dr. Jere H. Lipps
Curator:	Eric Scott, Paleontology Jeannine Pedersen, ArchaeologyDr. James Parham, PaleontologyDr. Steven James, Archaeology
Website:	http://coopercenter.fullerton.edu/

The Dr. John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center, or Cooper Center, was established by OC Parks and California State University, Fullerton in order to conserve, archive and manage the Orange County Archaeology and Paleontology Collections, including six million fossils. The center opened in July 2011 and is in Orange County, California.^[1]

The Cooper Center was named to commemorate Dr. John D. Cooper, professor emeritus of geological science at Cal State Fullerton, who campaigned for the conservation of the Orange County Collection, and died in 2007.^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Web site: Orange County's fossils being cataloged and preserved. BRITTANY HANSON. 10 December 2014. The Orange County Register. 14 May 2016.
2. Web site: jdcoopercenter. 11 April 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120504113350/http://coopercenter.fullerton.edu/about.asp. 4 May 2012.
3. Web site: jdcoopercenter . jdcoopercenter . 2016-04-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422124054/http://www.jdcoopercenter.org/About . 2016-04-22 .

External links

• Official J.D. Cooper Center website