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Northeastern Section–41st Annual Meeting (20–22 March 2006)

Session No. 27
Tuesday, 21 March 2006: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

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

GSA Geology and Society Division

 

Susan D. Halsey, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:05 PM
GEOLOGY GOES TO COURT
ANDREWS, Sarah, Sonoma State Univ, P.O. Box 1521, Sebastopol, CA 95473, icewriter@hotmail.com, icewriter@hotmail.com
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1:25 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, benimoff@mail.csi.cuny.edu
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1:45 PM
FORENSIC GEOLOGY: “ALL THAT REMAINS ARE THE REMAINS”
STEPHENS, George C., Earth and Environmental Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052 and STARRS, James E., Forensic Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, geoice@gwu.edu, geoice@gwu.edu
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2:05 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, dwcaldwell@verizon.net
5
2:25 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, (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, joe.smith@umb.edu, joe.smith@umb.edu
 
2:45 PM
Break
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3:00 PM
HEY WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? - A COMBINED GEOCHEMCIAL AND GEOPHYSICAL APPROACH TO SEDIMENT TRANSPORT DYNAMICS
GONTZ, Allen M.1, SMITH, Joseph P.2, LI, Li2, WALLACE, Gordon T.2, OLSEN, Curtis R.2 and PALA, Franco2, (1)Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Massachusetts - Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125, (2)Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Massachusetts - Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125, allen.gontz@umb.edu, allen.gontz@umb.edu
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3:20 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, 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, bphorton@sas.upenn.edu, bphorton@sas.upenn.edu
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3:40 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 and KOZLOWSKI, Andrew L., Earth & Environmental Science, Susquehanna Univ, 514 University Avenue, Selinsgrove, PA 17870, Tysonvs@hotmail.com, Tysonvs@hotmail.com
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4:00 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, beem@susqu.edu
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4:20 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, bergslet@buffalostate.edu
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4:40 PM
COPPER, BENTONITE AND BRUTALITY
JUNGER, Erich P., Identification Bureau, Prince William County Police Dept, 8478 Kao Circle, Manassas, VA 20110, ejunger@pwcgov.org, ejunger@pwcgov.org
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