ASD Inc. is proud to announce the recipients of the 2008 Alexander Goetz Instrument Support Program Award. These researchers are a great representation of a diverse cross section of disciplines utilizing reflectance spectroscopy in the field.

Susan Buckingham, Dr. Jason Neff
Dept. of Geological Sciences
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Title: Spectral Reflectance of Soils in Canyonlands National Park

Richard Giles, Balazs Horvath, Dr. Ilona Peszlen
Department of Wood and Paper Science
College of Natural Resources
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Title: Screening the Physical, Mechanical, and Degradation Properties of Small Diameter Aspen Trees

Jennifer Wehby
Dept. of Geology
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Title: Near-infrared spectroscopy for the analysis of mortar from the House of the Vestals in Pompeii, Italy
Presented at the 2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Sharon Preece
Environmental Science
West Texas A&M University
Canyon Lands, Texas
Title: Determination of Ash Content in Solid Cattle Manure with Visible Near-Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy

Kevin R. Heflin
Environmental Quality and Natural Resources
Texas A&M University System Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Amarillo, Texas
Title: Determination of Higher Heating Value (BTU) of Feedyard Biomass Using Visible Near-Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy

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