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 […]
Source: David O. Carter, PhD, Section Secretary 2017 Annual Meeting Overview The 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in New Orleans, LA, proved to be a success. First, thank you to all contributors and participants. The annual meeting could not exist without you. Without the hard work of Pathology/Biology Section […]
Source: Barry Fisher, MS, MBA, AAFS Past President 1998-99 Dubai is a long airplane ride from Los Angeles, nearly 16.5 hours to be exact. But it is worth the trip. I was honored to be an invited speaker at the Emirates International Forensic Convention and Exhibition sponsored by the Dubai Police and organized with the […]
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: Nancy Jackson, AAFS Director of Development and Accreditation This month, we recognize and honor the many achievements of the female American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Past Presidents to celebrate National Women’s History Month. Of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, forensic science is the most subject diverse, encompassing all of the […]
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: 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 […]
Source: Nikolas P. Lemos, PhD, Toxicology Program Chair With just a few months separating us from the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting in “The Big Easy” (beautiful New Orleans, LA), preparations are underway to deliver an educational and cutting-edge program in accordance with this year’s theme: Our Future Reflects Our Past: The Evolution of Forensic Science. […]
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: David O. Carter, PhD, Section Program Chair They call it “D Day.” Delivery Day, September 1, 2016, is the date that all presentations and moderators must be scheduled for the 2017 annual meeting. This year, we launched a new strategy for success on D Day: using a Program Committee of five Members/Fellows. Owen Middleton, […]
Source: Joanna Collins, MFS, Section Secretary With summer but a fleeting memory and fall upon us, now is the time to make your plans to attend the 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, LA. Hotels are filling up quickly due to the NBA All-Star game, which will be held in New Orleans on February […]
Source: Fiona Couper, PhD, Section Secretary Now is the time for you to be making plans to join us in New Orleans as we both celebrate the past and look forward to the years ahead. Section Program Chair Nikolas Lemos (Nikolas.Lemos@ucsf.edu) and Co-Chair William (Bill) Johnson (william.johnson@slh.wisc.edu) continue to work behind the scenes to bring […]
Source: Micheal Peat, Editor, Journal of Forensic Sciences At the request of AAFS Past President Victor Weedn, a Journal of Forensic Sciences (JFS) Working Group was formed to examine the operating structure of the Journal. Its charge was as follows: “Given the ongoing changes in forensic science and the continued growth of JFS, this committee is […]
Source: Melissa A. Connor, PhD, Section Program Chair Reminder – August 1 is the deadline to submit an abstract to present at the 2017 AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting! Oral presentations, posters, workshops, breakfasts, and luncheons are all have the same deadline. General Section Program Co-Chairs Melissa Connor and Gina Londino will be ranking the submissions on […]
Would you like to be part of a new and exciting Diversity & Outreach Committee within the Academy? After more than a decade of diversity-related informal activities, the Academy has instituted an annual Diversity Reception at its meetings and offered a diversity-related workshop at last year’s annual meeting in Las Vegas, NV. We are now […]
It is with great fondness that we remember James L. “Jack” Frost, MD, AAFS Distinguished Fellow and long-time AAFS Student Academy Chair, who passed away after a long illness on June 27, 2016. Dr. Frost, a former West Virginia State Medical Examiner and WVU professor, experienced a most notable career in education and the forensic […]
Source: Brad Wing, MS The American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board (ASB) has notified candidates of their selection for four Consensus Bodies: Disaster Victim Identification, DNA, Friction Ridge, and Wildlife Forensics. Approximately every two weeks, the ASB will announce selections for more Consensus Bodies. The next group will include: Anthropology, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Firearms […]
Editors: Jacob Griffin, MS, and Ashley Foster, MAS A Letter From the YFSF President The Young Forensic Scientists Forum (YFSF) is excited to be starting a busy summer planning for the 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting. This July newsletter is the first to be published by this year’s YFSF committee. Please take the time to read […]