Department News

Read here about Dr. Trejo and graduated PhD student Dr. Meghan Prusinowski's research involving duct tape evidence. These two have "developed a one-of-a-kind method that can help piece together a crime scene by literally piecing the evidence together. Or not." This story was featured in WVU Today.

Ed Sisco has been a research chemist within the Surface and Trace Chemical Analysis Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) since 2014. His research has focused on chemical identification systems for forensics, homeland security and other applications. Ed is a finalist for a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal in the Emerging Leaders category, which is awarded to federal employees under the age of 35 who have made important contributions early in their professional careers. The Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals are intended to highlight excellence in the federal workforce and inspire other talented and dedicated individuals to go into public service. Ed began his path in research while pursuing Forensic Science at West Virginia University. You can read the full Q&A here.  

Congratulations Class of 2023!!

Troy Ernest and Jason Beckert speak about career development in Trace Evidence by sharing some of their experiences in this exciting field of forensic science.

Congratulations to Kourtney Dalzell, a graduate student in Dr. Arroyo’s research group, for being the 2023 ASTEE Scholarship Award recipient!

Madison Lindung

One of our research groups had their Journal of Forensic Sciences (JFS) article, “Comparison of portable and benchtop electrochemical instruments for detection of inorganic and organic gunshot residues in authentic shooter samples,” chosen by the JFS Associate Editors and Editor-in-Chief as a 2022 JFS Noteworthy Article. This article will be displayed at the AAFS 2023 Annual Scientific Conference. You can find this announcement here. 

Congratulations to Alyssa Smale for winning the Best Oral Presentation for graduate students in the Peter R. De Forest Student Research Competition at the Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists annual meeting.