Geoforensics and Information Management for crime Investigation (GIMI)

Project Staff - Wolfram Meier-Augenstein

Dr. Wolfram Meier-Augenstein BSc, PhD.
Scottish Crop Research Institute,
Invergowrie,
Dundee,
DD2 5DA,
Scotland, United Kingdom.

w.meier-augenstein@scri.ac.uk

+44(0) 1382 562731 (switchboard)

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Current research activities

Application of stable isotope signatures for human identification (victims of crime, mass disasters) and to trace geographical movement of terror suspects.

Application of stable isotopes signatures to trace or determine origin or source of drugs (MDMA, cocaine) for comparative analysis and to provide intelligence.

Application of stable isotope signatures to trace or determine origin or source of safety matches for comparative analysis and to provide intelligence.

Development of stable isotope techniques for spatial analysis of suspected burial sites.

Development of stable isotope techniques for forensic analysis of other physical evidence such as wood, architectural paints and car paints.

Member of the Forensic Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry Network (UK) chaired by Dr Sean Doyle (dstl, Forensic Explosives Lab, Fort Halstead).

Publications

W. Meier-Augenstein: “Stable Isotopic Analysis of Fatty Acids by Gas Chromatography - Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry", Anal. Chim. Acta, 465, 63-79, (2002)

J.A. Babraj, D.J. Cuthbertson, P Rickhuss, W. Meier-Augenstein, K. Smith, J. Bohe, R.R. Wolfe, J.N.A. Gibson and M.J. Rennie; "Sequential Extracts of Human Bone Shows Differing Collagen Synthetic Rates", Biochem. Soc. Trans., 30, 61-65 (2002)

W. Meier-Augenstein and R. H. Liu: "Forensic Applications of Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry", in Advances in Forensic Application of Mass Spectrometry by Jehuda Yinon [ed.], CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida (USA), (2003), chapter 4, 149 - 180, ISBN 0-8493-15220.

W Meier-Augenstein: “GC and IRMS Technology for 13C and 15N Analysis of Organic Compounds and Related Gases”, in Handbook of Stable Isotope Analytical Techniques by Pier de Groot [ed.], Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam, (2004), Vol. I, part 1, chapter 8, 153-174; ISBN 0-444-51114-8

L. Reidy, W. Meier-Augenstein, and R.M. Kalin: "Evaluation of Using Isotope-Ratio Mass Spectroscopy in the Forensic Analysis of White Architectural Paints: A Provisional Study", (2005), Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom.; 19, 1899-1905 (2005). DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2000.

N. Farmer, W. Meier-Augenstein, and R.M. Kalin: “Stable Isotope Analysis of Safety Matches using IRMS - A Forensic Case Study”, Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom.; 19, 3182-3186 (2005). DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2088

W. Meier-Augenstein: "Stable Isotope Fingerprinting", in Forensic Human Identification: An Introduction by S. M. Black & T.J.U. Thomson [eds.], CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida (USA), (2006), chapter 2, 29-53, ISBN 0-8493-39545.

I. Fraser, W. Meier-Augenstein, and R.M. Kalin: "The Role of Stable Isotopes in Human Identification: A longitudinal study into the variability of isotope signals in human hair and nails", Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom.; 20, 1109-1116 (2006). DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2424

N.L. Farmer, A. Ruffell, W. Meier-Augenstein, J. Meneely and R.M. Kalin: "Forensic Analysis of Wooden Safety Matches - A Case Study", Science & & Justice; (2006); in press.