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....
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.
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.
Prof.
Glen Jackson, Ming Hseih Distinguished Professor in the Department of Forensic
and Investigative Science, is featured in a new podcast of "What
Remains." According to WRAL, which publishes the series, the What Remains
podcast covers "passionate scientists and investigators dedicating their
lives to the seemingly impossible: matching missing persons to unidentified
human remains and bringing resolution to families yearning for answers.”
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.
Congratulations to Claire Dolton, an FIS undergraduate student previously working in the Speir Research Group, for receiving the George H. Robinson Scholarship!
Congratulations to Swathi Murali, an FIS graduate student in the Speir Research Group, for being recognized by the Forensic Science Foundation. Swathi's research proposal, Hyperspectral Imaging of Physiological Fluids at Crime Scenes, has been selected for funding by the Forensic Sciences Foundation Lucas Research Grant Program!
