News, Research & Publications

FROST in the news

Research Award to Benefit NMU Forensic Program

Mining Journal, April 19, 2023

Forensic Anthropology Progresses at NMU

Mining Journal, July 21, 2022

Frozen Forensics: FROST Program at Northern Michigan University

UP Matters, February 8, 2021

Remains of UP Airman Missing for 40 Years Are Found, Foul Play Suspected

TV6, October 3, 2019

Student Researches Time-of-Death Indicator

Northern Today, September 10, 2019

Human Remains Found in Chippewa County

Iron Mountain Daily News, September 6, 2019

Bone Identification Workshop Held at Northern Michigan University

TV6, August 17, 2019

Bodies Are Studied, Not Buried at Northern Michigan University's Cemetery

Detroit Free Press, July 19. 2019

NMU Forensic Research Program Gives Update, Welcomes Guests

TV6, May 30, 2019

Wankmiller Good Choice to Lead FROST

Mining Journal, August 30, 2017

Research & Publications

Publications:

"Fired Bullets and the Implications for Comparison During Different Stages of Human Decomposition: A Pilot Study"

By: Shelby Szymoniak, B.S., Michigan State Police Metro Detroit Laboratory, Detroit, Michigan; Rachel E. Smith, B.S., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI; and Jane C. Harris, Ph.D., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI.

Poster Presentations:

Research presented at the 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in Anaheim, California (February 17-22).

"The Effect of Human Decomposition on Fired Bullets and the Ability to Compare"

Shelby Szymoniak, B.S.*, Michigan State Police Metro Detroit Laboratory, Detroit, Michigan; Rachel E. Smith, B.S. & Jane C. (Wankmiller) Harris, Ph.D., Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI