Dr. John Jackson, one of the members of the 1978 Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP) study is a friend of mine. STURP was the very first scientific study of the Shroud.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdKGV4SMpKY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZgTstKXb7Y&feature=player_embedded
I wonder if he’s the man who spoke to the American Chemical Society in 1980 or early 80’s, at American University in DC.