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Last updated on: 8/22/2008 9:06:00 AM PST Death Penalty Home Page > Source Biographies > >Walter F. Rowe, PhD Walter F. Rowe, PhD Biography Title: Professor in the Department of Forensic Sciences at George Washington University "Walter F. Rowe’s appearance on this website is in no way an endorsement of ProCon.org. This statement has been added at Walter F. Rowe’s request." Position: None Found to the question "Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?" Reasoning: No position found as of Aug. 13, 2008 Theoretical Expertise Ranking:  Experts Individuals with MDs, JDs, PhDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to death penalty issues. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to death penalty issues. Involvement and Affiliations: Professor, Department of Forensic Sciences, George Washington University Saferstein Memorial Lecturer, Barnett Institute, Northeastern University, 2000 Summer Faculty Fellowship Program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center, Review Panel Member, National Institute of Justice, 1992-1997 Fellow, Criminalistic Section, American Academy of Forensic Sciences Member, American Chemical Society Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science Member, Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Scientists Member, Association of Harvard Chemists Member, Sigma Xi Member, Editorial Board, The Journal of Forensic Sciences National Science Foundation Fellowship, 1967-1969, 1971-1973 Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, 1967 Education: PhD, Chemistry, Harvard University, 1976 AM (Master of Arts), Chemistry, Harvard University, 1968 BS, with highest honors, Chemistry, Emory University, 1967 Contact Info: Phone: 202-994-7319 Fax: 202-994-6213 Email: [email protected] Website: Walter F. Rowe website Select Publications: Cowritten with Cordelia Willis, Anna K. Piranian, John R. Donaggio, and Robert J. Barnett, "Errors in the Estimation of the Distance of Fall and Angles of Impact of Blood Drops," Forensic Science International, 2001 Cowritten with Nicholas F. Marko, "The Effect of Humidity on the Degradation of Isolated Human Head Hair by Keratinolytic and Nonkeratinolytic Fungi," The Microscope, 2001 Cowritten with James E. Starrs, "Microscopic Examination of Jesse James' Hair," The Microscope, 2001 Cowritten with Michelle R. Reardon and William A. MacCrehan, "Comparing the Additive Composition of Smokeless Gunpowder and Its Handgun-fired Residues," Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2000 "Commentary on DNA Testing," in "Convicted by Juries, Exonerated by Science: Case Studies in the Use of DNA Evidence to Establish Innocence After Trial," US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, June 1996 Other: None found Quoted in: 1. Has DNA Testing Led to Significant Improvements in the Criminal Justice System?

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