Richard Lee Armstrong

Dr. Richard Lee Armstrong
BornAugust 4, 1937
DiedAugust 9, 1991 (1991-08-10) (aged 54)
Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipCanadian
Alma materYale University
Known forCrustal recycling
AwardsKillam Prize
Logan Medal (1990)
Scientific career
Fields
  • Geology
  • Geochemistry
  • Geochronology
InstitutionsYale University
University of British Columbia
Doctoral advisorKarl Turekian
Doctoral studentsRandall R. Parrish

Richard Lee Armstrong FRSC (August 4, 1937 August 9, 1991) was an American-Canadian scientist who was an expert in the fields of radiogenic isotope geochemistry and geochronology, geochemical evolution of the earth, geology of the American Cordillera, and large-magnitude crustal extension. He published over 170 scientific papers.