Jackson, John
John
P. Jackson is a physicist who has studied the Shroud of Turin
extensively. He has a Ph.D. in physics from the United States Naval
Postgraduate School and a B.A. in Religious Studies from the College of
Santa Fe. He has held faculty professor positions at both the U.S. Air
Force Academy and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He was
a scientist at the Air Force Weapons Laboratory in Albuquerque, New
Mexico and a senior scientist at Kaman Sciences as well as a part-time
honorarium professor at the University of Colorado.
Jackson has published over 78 papers, 21 of which concern the Shroud of Turin. He was the leader of the Shroud of Turin Project in 1978. He is well known for his . . .
- work in the 3D aspects of the Shroud in 1976
- his discovery of the persistent creases in the fabric of the Shroud in 1978
- his hypothesis that the image was formed as a byproduct of dematerialization during Resurrection
- his hypothesis that the carbon dating was thrown off by carbon monoxide contamination
The first two of these are readily accepted, without question. The last two are controversial and not widely accepted by serious, scientifically-minded Shroud of Turin researchers.
Jackson has delivered presentations on the Shroud at major international conferences including those in Turin, Paris, New York City, St. Louis, Rome, Oviedo(Spain), San Marino, Nice, The Turin World Congress, and the International Richmond Symposium. He has has given numerous television, radio, and newspaper interviews around the world.