Forensic
MVA Attendees: *James Millette, Ph.D., *Rich Brown, Whitney Hill
Dates: February 20-25, 2012
Location: Atlanta, GA
*Co-Chairs – Engineering Sciences Sessions
Presentations By MVA Scientific Consultants
Dr. James Millette:
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“Update on Dust Particulate Analysis from World Trade Center Disaster of September 11, 2001″
Rich Brown:
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“Hazards of Volcanic Eruption to Aviation”
“A Review of the World Trade Center (WTC) Dust Screening Procedure”
Whitney Hill:
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“The Analysis of Gun Shot Residue Using Transmission Electron Microscopy”
MVA Attendees: Jim Millette, Ph.D.*, Rich Brown**, Randy Boltin***
Date: July 12-16, 2010
Location: Chicago, IL
* “Use of PLM, SEM, TEM and Raman in the Characterization of Fly Ash”
** “Sample Preparation Using an Ion Beam Cross-Section Polisher”
** “Environmental Microscopy at 200 Feet”
** “The Micro-Aquarium…Why Don’t You Have One?!”
*** “Asbestos and Vintage Cosmetic Talc Products”
A Look into the Forensics of MVA
Excerpt:
TV loves forensics. CSI. Dexter. NCIS. These shows regularly magnify small particles into farfetched plots. Duluth-based MVA Scientific Consultants, with its state of the art laboratories, is just as dedicated, minus the sensationalism…
MVA’s expertise has been used in a variety of cases ranging from matching particles from World Trade Center dust to identifying the origins of food contamination to proving where in the manufacturing process a fly was embedded in a medical bottle stopper. MVA…provided the only forensic evidence in one of Atlanta’s most well-known murder cases.
Excerpt:
Several high profile investigations have put MVA Scientific Consultants in the news and on the witness stand, while other projects that the microanalytical services company has undertaken have helped set new standards in health and environmental regulations.
Their detailed reports provide definitive answers to a wide range of questions about contamination, patent infringement, particulate analysis, and health risks, as well as solve mysteries and cold cases.
Read the whole article at JEOL-REALab
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2008:141:Millette, Brown, Hill
THE PROBLEM:
Dust appearing on cars parked in a neighborhood was blamed on a nearby foundry, and the neighbors sued. The case centered on whether or not the dust originated from the foundry. continue reading…
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