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Congratulations to FIS graduate students for their travel awards to attend the AAFS meeting!

  • 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.Kourtney Dalzell
  • 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.Oriana Ovide
  • 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. Courtney Vander Pyle