The Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCoE) will host a webinar on 14 March 2019 on “Emerging Research in Medicolegal Death Investigations”. Two researchers will present their current research in the medicolegal death investigation (MDI) discipline. Dr. Beatrix Dudzik from Lincoln Memorial University will present on her work about postmortem interval estimation from bone marrow
PITTCON 2019 will be held March 17-21, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pittcon is the world’s leading annual conference and exposition on laboratory science. Pittcon attracts over 11,000 attendees from industry, academia and government from over 90 countries worldwide. Pittcon’s target audience is not just “analytical chemists,” but all laboratory scientists — anyone who identifies, quantifies, analyzes
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is organizing the 2nd annual Forensic Science Symposium to be held at Pittcon 2019 on 17-21 March. Pittcon is the world’s leading annual conference and exposition on laboratory science. Pittcon attracts laboratory scientists from industry, academia and government from over 90 countries worldwide. The symposium will highlight research and
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a Large Outdoor Fire Modeling Workshop 18-19 March 2019 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Who should attend? Experts in the fire science, wildland fire, atmospheric modeling, and high-performance computing communities. NIST is undertaking Structural Engineering Research for Reducing Risks Due to Earthquakes and Other Extreme Hazards. Post-earthquake fires and wildland fires
This presentation introduces research conducted in Uganda at the nexus of forensic science and transitional justice, highlighting a large-scale forensic investigation and human identification capacity-building workshop for Ugandan stakeholders. 1. Learn about modern Ugandan conflicts and the need to bolster forensic capabilities to meet the challenges of the forthcoming National Transitional Justice Policy. 2. Learn
The Forensic Technology Center of Excellence will host a webinar on Emerging Research in Forensic Chemistry on April 4, 2019 1:00:00 PM ET – 2:30:00 PM ET. * * This webinar will be available for playback. Please visit the event link below. In this installment of the Emerging Research series, four researchers will present their
Intelligence Sec’s annual CBRNe Summit Europe 2019 will be held 9-11 April 2019 in Birmingham, UK. CBRNe threats are becoming a more regular occurrence in major cities across Europe. Many civil and military agencies are now having to improve their response times to major incidents and know on the scene how to quickly resolve the
Researchers will present on their current research in the forensic biology discipline. Dr. Utkan Demirci from Stanford University will present on his work about developing a confirmatory test for sperm in sexual assault samples using a microfluidic-integrated cell phone imaging system. Dr. Brian Kemp from the University of Oklahoma will discuss his research dealing with
The Forensic Technology Center of Excellence will host a webinar on Emerging Research in Toxicology and Drugs on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 13:00-14:30 ET. Highlighted presentations include: Development and validation of a novel blood protein modification assay for retrospective detection of drug exposure Retrospective identification of synthetic cannabinoids using archived high resolution mass spectrometry
