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(i) Professional Preparation
Ph.D. in Agronomy (Soil Genesis), Ohio State University, 1980
B.S. in Agricultural Sciences, with High Honors, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1974
(ii) Appointments
1989–present Associate Professor, Agronomy Department, Iowa State University
1985–1986 Fulbright Junior Lecturer, Institute National Agronomique, Paris, France
1980–1989 Assistant Professor, Agronomy Department, Iowa State University
1975–1980 Graduate Research Associate, Agronomy Department, Ohio State University
(iii) Selected publications most relevant to forensics
Mbila, M.O., M.L. Thompson, J.S.C. Mbagwu, and D.A. Laird. "Distribution and movement of sludge-derived trace metals in a Nigerian Ultisol." J. Environ. Qual. 30 (2001): 1667–1674.
Thompson, M.L., H. Zhang, M. Kazemi, and J.A. Sandor. "Contribution of organic matter to cation exchange capacity and specific surface area of fractionated soil materials." Soil Sci. 148 (1989): 250–257.
Thompson, M.L. and L. Ukrainczyk. "Soil Mineralogy with Environmental Applications." Soil Sci. Soc. Am. Book Ser. 7. Ed. J.B. Dixon and Darrell Schulze. Micas: Madison, Wisconsin, 2002. 431–466.
Thompson, M.L., N. Fedoroff, and B. Fournier. "Morphological features related to agricultural and faunal activity in three loess-derived soils in France." Geoderma 46 (1990): 329–349.
Zhang, H., M.L. Thompson, and J.A. Sandor. "Compositional differences in organic matter among cultivated and uncultivated Argiudolls and Hapludalfs derived from loess." Soil Sci. Am. J. 52 (1988): 216–222.
(iv) Synergistic activities
a. Directly in Forensics. None.