© IUGS-IFG
FINAL PROGRAM
21st May: Morning
9.00-9.30 – Registration
9.30-10.00 – Institutional greetings
Pier Matteo Barone & Rosa Maria Di Maggio (welcome and information – 5’)
Spazio Europa – TBD (5’)
Laurance Donnelly: The Establishment of the Geological Society of London, Forensic Geoscience Group and the International Union of Geological Sciences, Initiative on Forensic Geology (10’)
Video 15th celebration IUGS-IFG (10’)
10.00-10.30 – Keynote Speaker
Dr. Silvia Peppoloni: Geoethics: Ethical, Social and Cultural Implications in Geosciences
10.30-12.30 – Search operations
(chairs: Alastair Ruffell & Jennifer McKinley)
10.30-10.40 – L. Donnelly: The International Applications of the Geoforensic Search Strategy
10.40-10.50 – M. Harrison: Missing Body Searches: Developing Integrative Investigative, Geoforensic, and Intelligence Practices
10.50-11.00 – R. Fitzpatrick: Trace evidence of earth materials on vehicle wheel-rims and road surfacing aggregate near fire scenes is used to link a vehicle to bushfire arson
11.00-11.10 – A. Nava: The influence of sand/clay/water ratio on the chemical and mineralogical petrographic composition of traces from primary soil transference on sports shoes. Possible compatibility indicators that can be used in Bayesian network-based decision-making systems
11.10-11.30 – Coffee Break
11.30-11.40 – C.M. Molina Gallego: Importance of Geoscientific Knowledge in the Search for Missing Persons in Latin America
11.40-11.50 – P.M. Barone: Forensic Geoarchaeology in Missing Persons Cases: Finding the Truth, Even When Finding Nothing
11.50-12.00 – S. D’Amico: Integrating Remote Sensing and Geophysical Methods in Forensic Geoscience investigations
12.00-12.10 – B. Rocke: A Summary of Burial Signatures in Drone Detection of Clandestine Graves
12.10-12.20 – G.D. Wach: Geological and geophysical techniques for crime scene investigations in Canada
12.20-12.30 – M. van Gijtenbeek: Evaluating the forensic applicability of pre-existing geological databases in urban areas through a case study approach
12.30-13.30 – Lunch Break
13.30-15.00 – History of forensic geology – in memory of Raymond Murray (in collaboration with INHIGEO)
(chairs: Ezio Vaccari & Martina Kolbl-Ebert)
13.30-13.40 – L. Donnelly: A History of Forensic Geology
13.40-13.50 – E. Vaccari: Fakes and frauds in the early history of geological sciences
13.50-14.10 – M. Kolbl-Ebert: Death in Prague: August Göhringer, a Forensic Geologist in Nazi Germany
14.10-14.20 – R. Fitzpatrick: The history of earth materials as forensic evidence in Australian Crime Scene Investigations
14.20-14.30 – R.M. Di Maggio: Forensic Geology in Italy: From its Origins to Modern Developments
14.30-15.10 – Raymond Murray’s Awards
15.10-15.30 – Coffee break
15.30-16.30 – Soil DNA – in memory of Nicola Bennett
(chairs: Lorna Dawson & Duncan Pirrie)
15.30-15.40 – N. PROCOPIO: Soil Microbiome in Burial Contexts: Results From the Mass Grave Project
15.40-15.50 – K.R. Scott: Exploring the Impact of Seasonality on Trace Evidence Comparisons Using Environmental DNA Analysis in Forensic Geoscience
15.50-16.00 – L.A. Dawson: Crime Scene Application and Single Cell Sequencing: Working with Stakeholders for Impact within the Criminal Justice System
16.00-16.10 – R. Sugita: Possibility and limitation of major elemental analysis of heavy minerals in beach sand for forensic geological application
16.10-16.20 – D. Pirrie: In-situ forensic soil analysis; developing methodologies for analysis before sampling
16.20-16.30 – A. Nava: Bayesian Networks in the Study of Compatibility Between Soil Traces – A Preliminary Methodological Study
22nd May: Morning
9.30-10.00 – Registration
10.00-10.30 – Keynote Speaker
Dr. Vincenzo Sapia: 25 Years of INGV: Pioneering the Fight Against Environmental Crimes in Italy
10.30-14.00 – Tracing Human Impact: Contaminants and Environmental Crimes, Illegal mining, Fossils, Minerals, and Metals Crimes
(chairs: Rosa Maria Di Maggio, Mariano Mercurio, Laurance Donnelly & Federico Fanti)
10.30-10.40 – A. Stevens: Development of an Environmental Forensic Toolkit to Support Rural Crime Investigations within SSSIs across the UK
10.40-10.50 – M. Tortorelo: Mercury contamination in soils from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in the Brazilian Amazon
10.50-11.00 – R. Fitzpatrick: Environmental forensic investigation of dust emission on vehicles from a cement manufacturing factory
11.00-11.20 – Coffee break
11.20-11.30 – D.Pirrie: Conflict soils; characterizing particulate debris from firearm discharge
11.30-11.40 – M. Gaberšek: Identification of Source-Specifed Solid Particles: A case Study of Dentistry
11.40-11.50 – K. Agurto Velasquez: Preliminary advances in the knowledge of meat decomposition, hematological tissues and time of action of external contaminants in diverse soils of Chile: Applications in Forensic Geology.
11.50-12.00 – L. Donnelly: The Role of Forensic Geology in Illegal Mining and the Illicit Trade in Minerals
12.00-12.10 – F. A. da Silva Salvador: Tracing Gold through Forensic Geology
12.10-12.20 – M. Contessi: From Private Collections to Public Heritage: How Do We Address Donations?
12.20-12.30 – F. Micheletti: X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF): Techniques and Forensic Applications at DISTeGEO UniBa
12.30-13.30 - Lunch break
13.30-13.40 – A. Farjand: The Practice of Forensic Geology in Paleontology: Interpretation of Agonal Phase Events of Fossilized Specimens Based on Geological and Taphonomical Record
13.40-13.50 – F. Fanti: Hunting the Hunters – tracking down who, when, and what in paleontology
13.50-14.00 – R. Fitzpatrick: Determining the geographic origin of illegally imported Chinese dinosaur nests retrieved in Australia
14.00-15.00 – Extra session: Final remarks
(chairs: Pier Matteo Barone & Laurance Donnelly)
14.00-14.10 – F. A. da Silva Salvador: The Scope of Geoethics in Public Security and its Implications for Justice
14.10- 14.20 - L. Dawson: Excavation & Recovery of remains at Tuan, Ireland
14.20-15.00 – Presentations Awards (best young presentation & best presentation), Final discussion and closing remarks introducing the field training at INGV
15.10-15.40 - FGG business meeting (only GSL_FGG members)
15.40-17.30 – IUGS-IFG business meeting (only IUGS-IFG members)