James Blankenship

James Blankenship is a qualified forensic examiner with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at the FBI Laboratory, Quantico, Virginia, where he leads the examination/analysis of items of evidence containing or contaminated with radioactive/nuclear materials.  Dr. Blankenship has received numerous awards to include the 2008 FBI Director’s Award for Science and Technology, and the US Air Force Academy’s Outstanding Academy Educator Award.   Dr. Blankenship received a BS in Chemistry from Virginia Military Institute, a MS in Materials Engineering from University of Dayton, and a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Texas A&M University.