Five UNL Pollen Papers Presented at Brazilian Symposium

UNL Forensic Science

May 16, 2013

The work of several UNL students, faculty and a visiting scholar was presented at the Brazilian Symposium of Paleobotany and Palynology this week.  The presentations were:

Case Study: Determining Location of Homicide Through Palynology (Nicole Wall, Marina Amaral & Karl Reinhard)

Pollen from Mummified Human Internal Organs from Italy (Nicole Gulseth, Annie Larsen, Kelsey Lynch, Karl Reinhard, Marina Amaral & Dario Piombino-Mascali)

Pollen in Marijuana Pipes (Marina Amaral, Karl Reinhard & Tif Garvin)

Detecting Contraband Tobacco Products through Pollen Analysis: Examining the Pollen Profile for Brazilian Tobacco (Shane Williams, Karl Reinhard & Sergio Chaves)

Evaluation of Forensic Methods for Collecting Pollen (Marina Amaral & Karl Reinhard)

Tif Garvin, Annie Larsen, Kelsey Lynch, Nicole Gulseth and Shane Williams are all past or present UNL Forensic Sciences Students.  Marina Amaral is a Brazilian CSI and was a visiting scholar at UNL last year.  Nicole Wall is a PhD student and a graduate of the Nebraska Wesleyan Forensic Science program.  Karl Reinhard is a Forensic Science Faculty member.