- Kourtney Dalzell, a Master student at Dr. Arroyo’s
group is the recipient of the AAFS Forensic Science Foundation Student
Travel Grant. Kourtney will be presenting at the American Academy of
Forensic Science Meeting her research “Combining Novel Sampling
Techniques and electrochemical detection in gunshot residue (GSR) analysis
for bullet hole identification and distance determination.” The award
includes a registration waiver and $1500.
- Oriana Ovide, a Master’s student at Dr. Trejos’ group
received the American Society of Trace Evidence Examiners Travel Award.
Oriana will be presenting at the American Academy meeting her research on
“The Assessment of Modern Glass from Portable Electronic Devices and
their Accessories by μ-XRF for their use in Forensic Investigations”.
Oriana’s research is part of an ongoing collaboration with NIST. The award
includes $500 to attend the meeting.
- Courtney Vander Pyl, a doctoral candidate at Dr.
Trejos’ group received the American Society of Trace Evidence Examiners
Travel Award. Courtney will be presenting at the American Academy meeting
her research on “Rapid Spectrochemical Mapping Techniques for Enhanced
Detection and Visualization of Gunshot Residue Patterns”. The
award includes $500 to attend the meeting.