General November 2014 News Update
Source: Claire E. Shepard, MS, Section Secretary If you have not already done so, take the time to read the General Section’s meeting theme article “Successful Collaborations in Forensic Science” found...
View ArticleFinancial Liaison November 2014 News Update
With the AAFS Annual Meeting fast approaching, the YFSF financial liaisons would like to thank those FEPAC-accredited universities who responded to our letters and have contributed to the 2015 YFSF...
View ArticleGuidelines for the Richard Rosner Award for the Best Paper
The Psychiatry & Behavioral Science Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences announces its annual award, “The Richard Rosner Award for the Best Paper by a Fellow in Forensic Psychiatry...
View ArticleRobert “Bob” Thibault, MFS: Retired Fellow of the General Section, October 2014
It is with a very heavy heart to report that Robert “Bob” Thibault passed away on October 11 at the age of 74. Bob is survived by his wife, Nancy; his children, Timothy R. Thibault, Gainesville, VA,...
View ArticleOdontology November 2014 News Update
Source: Raymond G. Miller, DDS, Section Secretary As time flies by, the AAFS Annual Scientific Meeting is rapidly approaching. Before you know it, we will be basking in the fluorescent lighting of a...
View ArticleAAFS Dues Update
Please remit all payments to the AAFS Headquarters address listed below. No other address should be used for remitting AAFS correspondence or payments. AAFS 410 North 21st Street Colorado Springs, CO...
View ArticleEngineering Sciences: Taking Science to Heart
Sources: Carol A. Erikson, MSPH, Section chair, incorporating valuable contributions from Donn N. Peterson, MSME, PE, Walter Goldstein, PhD, James B. Hyzer, PhD, and Peter Alexander, PhD ESS became a...
View ArticlePathology/Biology November 2014 News Update
Source: Kathryn Haden-Pinneri, MD, Section Secretary Thanks to all who submitted abstracts for the AAFS Annual Meeting, to be held in Orlando, FL, February 16-21, 2015. The Pathology/Biology Section...
View ArticlePsychiatry & Behavioral Science November 2014 News Update
Source: Karen Rosenbaum, M.D., Section Secretary The Liaison with Forensic Sciences Committee of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) met on Wednesday, October 22, at the 2014 AAPL...
View ArticleToxicology November 2014 News Update
Source: Dwain C. Fuller, BS, Section Chair We are now only a few months away from the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting in sunny Orlando, FL. Your Section Program Chair and Co-Chair, Rebecca Jufer Phipps...
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Greetings From Busan!
Daniel A. Martell, PhD 2014-15 President Greetings from the beautiful port city of Busan at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula, where I have just come from visiting the brand new,...
View ArticleAAFS Chronicles – Do You Remember When?
Source: Kenneth S. Field, MBA 1954… The 1954 Annual Business Meeting turned into a rousing debate over the Bylaws that had been approved a the 1950 Organization Meeting. In particular, one sentence in...
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A Word From Your 2015 Program Chair
Ken Williams, MS, JD2015 Annual Meeting Program Chair “It takes a village to raise a child.” If you have a child, you may have heard this proverb before. If you have children, you are probably thankful...
View ArticleA Letter from a YFSF Past President –“You Never Know Where You May End Up –...
Lindsey Saunders is the immediate YFSF Past President and is currently serving as the YFSF Liasion to the Long Term Planning Committee. While forensic science degrees are growing at colleges and...
View ArticleAnthropology November 2014 News Update
Source: Angi M. Christensen, PhD, Section Secretary The Kerley Foundation graduate scholarship is awarded to Julie Fleischman, a doctoral student from Michigan State University. Her research interest...
View ArticleToxicology January 2015 News Update
Source: Dwain C. Fuller, BS, Section Chair Huge thanks to everyone who submitted abstracts and workshop proposals. It is a big job putting an abstract or proposal together with no guarantee of...
View ArticleAAFS Policy On Abstracts and Presentations
Presentations at AAFS Annual Scientific Meetings and corresponding abstracts must be formulated to promote education and to elevate accuracy, precision, and specificity in the forensic sciences....
View ArticleApplication Submissions
We had a great year for application submissions! To date, 1,526 applications have been submitted. Of those, 960 are new Applicants. We will be processing the recommendations from the section officers...
View Article2015 Annual Meeting Registration Information
The 2015 pre-registration deadline for the Orlando meeting is Wednesday, January 21. This is the date by which you must register in order to be able to attend most Special Functions listed on page 2 of...
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FSF Jan S. Bashinski Criminalistics Graduate Thesis Assistant Grant Winner
2014-15 Bashinski Grant RecipientErin A. Laurie, BS The Forensic Sciences Foundation (FSF) is proud to announce that Erin A. Laurie, BS, was awarded the 2014-15 FSF Jan S. Bashinski Criminalistics...
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