Sources: Amanda R. Hale, MA, YFSF Special Session Chair and Zain Bhaloo, MSc, YFSF Special Session Co-Chair The 2018 YFSF Special Session is coming along great. This year’s Special Session organizers, Amanda Hale (arhale@ncsu.edu) and Zain Bhaloo (zainbhaloo.yfsf@gmail.com), want to thank everyone who volunteered to present at this year’s meeting! There were many fantastic volunteers […]
Source: Alex Krotulski, MSFS, Breakfast Session Chair YFSF Breakfast Session This year’s Breakfast Session Chair and Co-Chair, Alex Krotulski and Erin Houston, have been hard at work planning the 2018 Breakfast Session set to take place in Seattle, WA. The chairs have come up with a creative theme and agenda for the session, started to […]
Source: Vienna C. Lam, BA, Financial Liaison Chair YFSF Finance Fundraising for next year’s Young Forensic Scientists Forum (YFSF) has begun! This year, the Financial Liaison Chair is Vienna Lam from the Centre for Forensic Research at Simon Fraser University. Vienna hopes to raise enough money to cover the cost of the YFSF workshop for […]
Sources: Paul D. Emanovsky, PhD, Program Chair, and Kristen Hartnett-McCann, PhD, Program Co-Chair Hello, Anthropology Section! We want to remind you that the deadline for abstracts for the 2018 AAFS Annual Meeting in Seattle is fast approaching – August 1. Please think about this year’s meeting theme, “Science Matters,” as you prepare your submissions. Make […]
The inaugural GCC Forensic Science Conference and GCC DNA Symposium, supported by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), November 14-15, 2017, at the Fairmont Bab Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is jointly organized with the Abu Dhabi police and covers a range of forensic science areas, in addition to a third day […]
Source: Betty Layne DesPortes, JD, MS, 2017-18 President Forensic science is a field with no borders, and it is a field that provides a vast platform for collaboration among scientists throughout the world. Meetings and conferences this spring and summer have highlighted these characteristics. The AAFS has been well represented at these meetings, but I […]
The AAFS Nominating Committee has announced its list of nominees for the 2018-19 officers: Zeno J. Geradts, PhD President-Elect (Digital & Multimedia Sciences) Laura C. Fulginiti, PhD Vice President (Anthropology) Ruth E. Winecker, PhD Vice […]
Submit your abstract for presentation at the 70th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. The AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting will be held February 19-24, 2018, in Seattle, WA, at the Washington State Convention Center. The theme for the upcoming meeting is Science Matters. The deadline for abstract submission is August 1! Presenting authors […]
Another amazing Annual Scientific Meeting has come and gone, and with it, another Academy Cup competition. At the Annual Business Meeting on Wednesday, February 15, the winner of the coveted Academy Cup was announced, and the team that won did so by a margin. Congratulations to the Pathology/Biology Section! Pathology/Biology Team Members: James Caruso, MD, […]
Source: Jennifer C. Love, PhD, Section Secretary Please join me in congratulating our colleagues who received awards during the AAFS 69th Annual Scientific Meeting. The T. Dale Stewart Award — Julie Saul and Frank Saul were awarded the 2017 T. Dale Stewart Award for their outstanding contributions to forensic anthropology. We look forward to passing […]
Source: Tanisha Henson, MFS, AAFS Fellow, General Section Welcome home from an amazing week in New Orleans! During the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Annual Business Meeting on Wednesday, February 15, an amazing scholarship opportunity was presented to participate in the InterFORENSICS conference. This will be held by the Brazilian Academy of Forensic Sciences in the capital city […]
Anthropology Chair: Kate Spradley, PhD Secretary: Jennifer C. Love, PhD Odontology Chair: Raymond G. Miller, DDS Secretary: Adam J. Freeman, DDS Criminalistics Chair: Vincent J. Desiderio, Jr., MS Secretary: Kristy Kadash, PhD Pathology/Biology Chair: Joyce L. deJong, DO Secretary: David O. Carter, PhD Digital & Multimedia Sciences Chair: Marcus Rogers, PhD Secretary: Marla E. Carroll, […]
Source: Gregory Berg, PhD, Section Chair Good Morning Anthropology! I would like to call your attention again to the T. Dale Stewart Award. Nominations for this award are due to the Section Officers no later than December 31. Please forward your nominations as soon as possible as the committee that evaluates these materials will be meeting shortly! […]
Source: Eric S. Lander, PhD Hello, Anthropology Section members, As you may already know, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences received the following letter from PCAST: In September 2016, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released its Report to the President on “Forensic Science in the Criminal Courts: Ensuring Scientific Validity […]
In September 2016, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released its Report to the President on “Forensic Science in the Criminal Courts: Ensuring Scientific Validity Of Feature-Comparison Methods.” See https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/PCAST/pcast_forensic_science_report_final.pdf. As a follow-up to this work, PCAST invites you to reply by Wednesday, December 14 to the following request: Please identify […]
Source: Kate Spradley, PhD, Section Secretary The University of Florida, Department of Anthropology, enthusiastically announces the search for a new director of the internationally renowned C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory (http://www.poundlab.org/). An appointment will be made at the associate or full professor level, commensurate with the top candidate’s experience. This position will begin in Fall […]
Source: Kate Spradley, PhD, Section Secretary Hello, Anthropology Section, The AAFS 69th Annual Scientific Meeting is just around the corner. Abstract acceptance/rejection notifications are available through the AAFS portal. We would like to thank our program committee (Vincent Stefan and Elizabeth Miller) and abstract reviewers for working hard to put together our program. Announcements: Please […]
Source: Nikolas P. Lemos, PhD, Toxicology Program Chair CNN is seeking forensic science experts from diverse backgrounds who will be available in the United States for an on-screen presence in a new crime series. CNN has contacted Nikolas Lemos (Toxicology Section Fellow and Chair of the Academy’s Diversity & Inclusion ad hoc Committee) and has […]
The American Academy of Forensic Sciences is a multi-disciplinary professional organization with a major objective of improving practice within the field of forensic science. The organization recognizes the need for improvement, where needed, and view the findings in the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) report as notice of needed validation and […]
Source: Nancy J. Jackson, AAFS Director of Development & Accreditation This year’s International Educational Outreach Program (IEOP) participants visited New Zealand from September 11-17. New Zealand (or Aotearoa — land of the long white cloud) is one of the most picturesque and historically interesting places on earth. The travelers were treated to spectacular landscapes, mountain ranges, […]