Profile

Jamie Pringle
wow! Me and mark dead heated, cool eh! Thanks for everyone who was involved, especially my fellow scientsts and the mods!
My CV
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Education
Norwich School, Norfolk (1986-1992)
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Qualifications
Royal Holloway University of London BSc Geology (1992-1996) & Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh) PhD Applied Engineering (1998-2002)
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Work History
Worked as a geophysicist in Mold, North Wales and as a researcher at Liverpool University before coming to Keele
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Current Job
Lecturer in Applied Geosciences, which includes forensic science. Teach, research and do active case search jobs for buried material
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Employer
Keele University
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My Work:
Lecturing, research and doing searches for buried material
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Work is very varied, I could be lecturing on science, or giving a talk at a school one day, to research projects with students or active searches for buried things
. Buried items could be cleared building foundations, illegal waste material or buried weapons. Sometimes I get asked for advice from search investigators to assist with detection of forensic material, the most high profile being graves of murder victims. I normally use geophysical techniques, which can tell where material is buried given the right ground conditions. See this web-link if you are interested: www.physics.org/featuredetail.asp?id=59
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My Typical Day:
A lecture, work on some data I have previously collected, and perhaps advise some search case investigators
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In term time Im usually doing practicals with undergraduates, to help them understand how different detection techniques work and getting them used to operating equipment.
Out of term time I will be doing a mixture of research projects and search investigations. These are mostly in the UK and when conventional methods have proved unsuccessful. For example last summer I have been looking for a buried coal narrow boat barge in Stoke-on-Trent (see:
www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Team-search-boat-48-years/article-2288079-detail/article.html) -
What I'd do with the prize money:
I’d buy 5 dead pigs, bury them to continue research into detecting graves of murder victims and allow students access of the data!
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I have been busy making simulated crime scenes, so I can try different detection equipment to work out what is best for what target
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Targets vary from de-activated hand grenades to simulated murder victims using pigs. We arent allowed to use humans in the UK, so pigs are a good substitute. Follow this link if interested: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/7730596.stm
I will monitor this via a blog and let students and teachers access data, as I already do for graveyards, available on the FreshScience website (https://ecpd.slcs.ac.uk/FreshScience/)
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
energetic curious optimistic
Were you ever in trouble at school?
I jumped over the tennis net and got detention I seem to remember!
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Bloc Party
What is the most fun thing you've done?
Flew around Monument Valley in Utah in a helicopter with the door open!
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
1) I wouldnt need sleep so I could work harder! 2) I’d havea big research group so we could do lots of research! 3) I wouldnt get injured so I’d run really fast.
Tell us a joke.
Why didnt the skeleton go to the party? He had no-body to go with :)
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My profile link:
https://ias.im/u.6892
My Comments
Can there be a gas laser powered by an electric discharge in which the lasing medium is an short-lived dimeric or (1 comments)
Evaluate the reasons why some scientists may be invaluable to a case in their field. Why might they be not useful? Is (1 comments)
I'm a Scientist - And the winners are Mark AND Jamie!! (1 comments)
whats the weirdest thing you have ever seen during your career? (1 comments)
Scenario: Unmarked burials are found, they are surrounded by unexploded mines from the Rose War. Two freshly dug graves (1 comments)
was science your favoret subject at school (1 comments)
What do pigs have in relation to humans (1 comments)
Evaluate the reasons why scientists encourage the younger population to aspire into science, such as this very website? (2 comments)
If you could ask one question to us students, what would you ask? (1 comments)
Please evaluate why your job could be chosen to be more beneficial to the world community not just a classroom or you (1 comments)