Northeastern Section–41st Annual Meeting (20–22 March 2006)
Session No. 27 Tuesday, 21 March 2006
1:00 PM-5:00 PM, Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center: Keystone B/C

T5. Forensic Geology: Practical Geologic Experiences that Helped CSI's

Susan D. Halsey, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 1:00 PM Introductory Remarks
27-11:05 PM GEOLOGY GOES TO COURT: ANDREWS, Sarah, Sonoma State Univ, P.O. Box 1521, Sebastopol, CA 95473, icewriter@hotmail.com
27-21:25 PM FORENSIC GEOLOGY: USING SCENES FROM A POPULAR TV CRIME SERIES IN AN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY COURSE: BENIMOFF, Alan I., Department of Engineering Science and Physics, The College of Staten Island/CUNY, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314, benimoff@mail.csi.cuny.edu
27-31:45 PM FORENSIC GEOLOGY: “ALL THAT REMAINS ARE THE REMAINS”: STEPHENS, George C., Earth and Environmental Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, geoice@gwu.edu and STARRS, James E., Forensic Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052
27-42:05 PM A CASE OF LUST IN MASSACHUSETTS: CALDWELL, D.W., Department of Earth Science, Boston Univ, 685 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, dwcaldwell@verizon.net
27-52:25 PM CONDUCTING ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS IN DYNAMIC, HIGHLY URBANIZED ESTUARINE SYSTEMS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK ON THE SEDIMENTS OF NEW YORK HARBOR: SMITH, Joseph P.1, OLSEN, Curtis R.1, GONTZ, Allen M.1, BENEDICT, Lucille A.2, BOPP, Richard F.3, PLEIL, Joachim D.4, FUNK, William E.5, and RAPPAPORT, Stephen M.5, (1) Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences (EEOS) Department, University of Massachusetts, Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125, joe.smith@umb.edu, (2) Department of Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, (3) Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, (4) Methods Development and Applications Branch, HEASD/NERL/ORD, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, (5) Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
 2:45 PM Break
27-63:00 PM HEY WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? - A COMBINED GEOCHEMCIAL AND GEOPHYSICAL APPROACH TO SEDIMENT TRANSPORT DYNAMICS: GONTZ, Allen M., SMITH, Joseph P., LI, Li, WALLACE, Gordon T., OLSEN, Curtis R., and PALA, Franco, Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Massachusetts - Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125, allen.gontz@umb.edu
27-73:20 PM THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A DIATOM-BASED QUANTITATIVE RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE IN FORENSIC SCIENCE: HORTON, Benjamin P., Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Univ of Pennsylvania, 240 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, bphorton@sas.upenn.edu, BOREHAM, Steve, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Downing Place, Cambridge, CB2 3EN, United Kingdom, and HILLIER, Caroline, Department of Geography, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
27-83:40 PM A BREATH OF LIFE TO THE DEAD: APPLICATIONS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMPULSE GROUND PENETRATING RADAR FOR THE DELINEATION OF LATE 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURY UNMARKED GRAVES IN MILTON, PA: SNADER, Tyson V., Earth & Environmental Science, Susquehanna University, 514 University Avenue, Selinsgrove, PA 17870, Tysonvs@hotmail.com and KOZLOWSKI, Andrew L., Earth & Environmental Science, Susquehanna Univ, 514 University Avenue, Selinsgrove, PA 17870
27-94:00 PM A MULTI-METHOD GEOPHYSICAL APPROACH TO LOCATE UNMARKED GRAVES IN MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA: BEEM, Katherine, DIPPOLD, Angela, HORNER, Jennifer, SNADER, Tyson, and KOZLOWSKI, Andrew, Earth and Environmental Science, Susquehanna University, 514 University Ave, Selinsgrove, PA 17870, beem@susqu.edu
27-104:20 PM X-RAY DIFFRACTION IDENTIFICATION OF GEOLOGIC TRACE EVIDENCE: IN THE CLASSROOM AND FOR THE COURTROOM: BERGSLIEN, Elisa, Earth Sciences and Science Education, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave, 271 Science Building, Buffalo, NY 14222, bergslet@buffalostate.edu
27-114:40 PM COPPER, BENTONITE AND BRUTALITY: JUNGER, Erich P., Identification Bureau, Prince William County Police Dept, 8478 Kao Circle, Manassas, VA 20110, ejunger@pwcgov.org

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