Advancing Justice Through Geoscience Across Idaho
Forensic Geophysics
Missing persons or victims of crimes are sometimes buried in unmarked graves, where time and environmental changes gradually erase surface clues, making them increasingly difficult to detect.
Forensic geophysics applies non-invasive methods to identify changes beneath the ground, offering new tools for locating clandestine burials and associated evidence.
What We Do
ForGe is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. We work with Idaho law enforcement agencies to conduct forensic geoscientific surveys. We also develop standardized best practices for forensic geophysical surveys to serve the unique environmental and legal contexts of Idaho.
People
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Andrew Gase, PhD
Assistant Professor
Andrew is a geophysicist with over a decade of experience with geophysical surveying and data processing. These include ground-penetrating radar and magnetometry, which are useful for detecting ground disturbances for forensic searches. Andrew teaches several courses at Boise State, including Applied and Environmental Geophysics.
Andrew is a geophysicist with over a decade of experience with geophysical surveying and data processing. These include ground-penetrating radar and magnetometry, which are useful for detecting ground disturbances for forensic searches. Andrew teaches several courses at Boise State, including Applied and Environmental Geophysics.
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Addie Hobson
Undergraduate Assistant
Addie is in her senior year, studying Physics with an emphasis in Astrophysics and minors in Geophysics and Applied Math. She previously worked as an Outreach Specialist for Boise State’s AstroTAC team and as a Lab Technician in Dr. Daniel Fologea’s Biophysics Membrane Lab. Addie also works as a Resident Assistant for Boise State Housing and Residence Life.
Addie is in her senior year, studying Physics with an emphasis in Astrophysics and minors in Geophysics and Applied Math. She previously worked as an Outreach Specialist for Boise State’s AstroTAC team and as a Lab Technician in Dr. Daniel Fologea’s Biophysics Membrane Lab. Addie also works as a Resident Assistant for Boise State Housing and Residence Life.
Contact Us
(208)-426-3331