Supplement to the Academy News May/June 2008 Editor: Jennifer W. Mercer, BS

Young Forensic Scientists Forum Newsletter

Young Forensic Scientists Forum BYOS Chair: 2009 Edition Tanisha Henson The 2009 YFSF Committee has already begun [email protected] planning for the AAFS Annual Meeting to be held BYOS Co-Chair: February 16 - 21 in Denver, CO. Some of our past Rachael Lehr Young Forensic Scientists Forum Newsletter topics have included Ethics in Forensic Science and [email protected] Forensic Science in the Public Eye. For next year’s Poster Session Chair: meeting, we have discussed moving the focus more Anthony Sutter toward our membership and featuring events to [email protected] discuss professional behaviors for forensic scientists. Poster Session Co-Chair: We are always looking for new forensic scientists Casandra Hernandez who would like to be involved with planning and [email protected] hosting our events. If you are interested please Breakfast Chair: contact one of our officers, listed below: Missy Smith [email protected] President: Breakfast Co-Chair: Amanda Frohwein Jenna Oakes-Smith [email protected] [email protected] Secretary: YFSF events center around a day-long Special Jennifer Mercer Session featuring well-known forensic speakers from [email protected] all areas of forensic science and a catered lunch. Sponsorship Chair: The Special Session seeks to offer students a well- Robin Bowen rounded discussion of the forensic professions and [email protected] consistently yields full attendance. We hope to find Sponsorship Co-Chair: a larger session space for 2009, as our waiting lists Samantha Huffman are consistently high. The Special Session is [email protected] followed in the evening by a Poster Session featuring AAFS Section Liaison: student research and interesting casework from new Marrah Lachowicz forensic scientists in a relaxed, informative [email protected] atmosphere. Generally the Bring Your Own Slides AAFS Long Term Planning Committee: session is scheduled later in the week and is another Allison Curran excellent source of forensic research and casework. [email protected] The YFSF events end with a Breakfast Session Website: featuring a more intimate opportunity to hear Amy Aylor renowned forensic speakers and even find some [email protected] excellent career advice. Serving on the YFSF Program Chair: Committee is an excellent opportunity to meet Arliss Dudley-Cash forensic scientists at your career level and make [email protected] connections within the forensic community. Please Program Co-Chair: contact us if you are interested in this opportunity. Erica Blais [email protected] — Jennifer W. Mercer, BS YFSF Secretary

continued on page 34 Academy News 33 YFSF Special Session Update FSF Deadlines Fast Approaching We are very excited about planning the 2009 Young Forensic YFSF members are encouraged to apply for the various Forensic Science Forum Special Session. The focus will be on giving the Sciences Foundation (FSF) Grants and Awards being offered. attendees a broad overview of what forensics has to offer. We hope to have speakers from every section alongside international speakers. The FSF is offering up to five (5) Travel Grants this year for students We want the participants to get excited about all forms of forensics, to assist with travel expenses in attending the AAFS Annual Meeting. not just the ones that are popularized in the media. A complimentary 2009 meeting registration is also included with this award. We hope that by attending the YFSF Special Session new scientists will find new and interesting areas of forensic science that they would The FSF Lucas Grants ($501-$5,000) are intended to help the not have been exposed to otherwise. You never know who or what investigator in original in-depth problem oriented research. These may inspire you. All fields of forensic science need fresh ideas and grants are open to members and affiliates (at any level) of the AAFS. young scientists to further their fields. The FSF Acorn Grants (up to $500) are intended to help the We are in the beginning stages of planning but want to make the investigator initiate original problem oriented research. These grants 2009 Special Session one of the best parts of the 2009 AAFS are open to members and affiliates (at any level) of the AAFS. Annual Meeting. This session is not to be missed by young forensic scientists. Especially those unsure about their areas of interest. Stay The purpose of the Jan Grant Fund is to provide Graduate Students tuned for more updates, and please contact us with any suggestions. with financial assistance to complete their thesis or independent You can contact Arliss Dudley-Cash at [email protected] and research project as required for a graduate degree in Criminalistics/ Erica Blais at [email protected]. Forensic Sciences. The thesis or research project must be in the field of Criminalistics/Forensic Sciences. — Arliss I. Dudley-Cash, BA YFSF Program Chair Finally, the purpose of the FSF Emerging Forensic Scientist Award is to nurture a productive dialogue between emerging judicial and forensic standards of reliability and validity. The award will be presented to the author of the best paper on any topic focusing on the reliability and validity of techniques, processes, or methods in a forensic area of the author’s choice.

Please see pages 15-18 of this issue of the Academy News for complete guidelines and deadlines.

Word Scramble

Test your skills at unscrambling these famous fictional forensic scientists! (All are 2 words unless otherwise stated.)

1. CEEHHKLLMOORSS 7. ACDENNRWY 13. ABCCDEEILNNOOPRWY 19. ADEGINPSTUUU

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2. AAACEKPRSTTY 8. BEEGNOORRRT 14. AEILMMPRSS 20. AAGHMMMNOSTU

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3. AADEMPSS 9. ACCEEEFHIJLRSST 15. ABDEHHORSTYY (3 words) 21. AADIKMNNOR

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4. AEHIILLMPPORW 10. AACCEGIILLNRRST 16. CINUQY (1 word) 22. BCEEEIILNNOS

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5. EEHIIKLLMNNOSY 11. GGIILMOSSR 17. AABCEEEEMNNNNPRRT

______See page 39 for answers. 6. CEEHILOOPRRTU 12. ABCIKLLLMOT 18. AEEHILMNPPSTU

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6-10 17-21 JANUARY 2009 Medicolegal Death Investigator Training Course— 17th World Congress on Medical Law—To be Sponsored by Saint Louis University School of held in Beijing, China. 24-30 Medicine, Division of Forensic Pathology. To be CONTACT: Organizing Committee U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime held in St. Louis, MO. #9 Dong Dan San Tiao Conferenc—To be held at the Renaissance Grand CONTACT: Mary Fran Ernst or Julie Howe Beijing, China 100730 Hotel in St. Louis, MO. Saint Louis University Tel: 010-67644185 CONTACT: 1-877-4IT-EXPO (448-3976) School of Medicine Fax: 010-67698931 [email protected] 1402 S Grand Blvd; R512 [email protected] http://www.dodcybercrime.com/ St. Louis, MO 63104 www.2008wcml.com (314) 977-5970 Fax: (314) 977-5695 20-24 [email protected] California Association of Criminalists Semi-Annual http://medschool.slu.edu/mldi/ Seminar—To be held at the Double Tree Hotel in FEBRUARY 2009 Sacramento, CA. 6-10 CONTACT: Cara Gomes 20-21 40-Hour Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Sacramento County The Art & Science of Expert Witness Testimony Training Course—Hosted by the Tacoma Police Laboratory of Forensic Services Workshop—Presented by the ABFO Civil Litigation Department in Tacoma, WA. 4800 Broadway, Suite 200 Committee. To be held in conjunction with the CONTACT: Daniel V. Christman, MS Sacramento, CA 95820 AAFS Annual Meeting in Denver, CO. PO Box 823 (916) 874-9236 CONTACT: Dr. Tom David Bothell, WA 98011 [email protected] (770) 977-0364 (206) 919-8392 www.cac.org (770) 565-2320 [email protected] 22-28 [email protected] 2008 HTCIA International Training Conference— 7-10 To be held at Atlantic City's Bally's Hotel and 9th International Congress on Cell Biology - ICCB Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. 16-21 2008—Hosted by the Korean Society for Molecular CONTACT: Anthony Reyes AAFS 61st Annual Scientific Meeting—To be held at and Cellular Biology. To be held at the Coex in (212) 461-2160 the Denver Convention Center in Denver, CO. Seoul, Korea. [email protected] CONTACT: Sondra Doolittle CONTACT: ICCB 2008 Secretariat http://www.htcia.org/conference.shtml AAFS 1F, Haeoreum Bldg 410 N. 21st Street 748-5 Yeoksam-dong, Kangnam-gu Colorado Springs, CO 80904 Seoul 135-080 Korea DECEMBER 2008 (719) 636-1100 Tel: +82-2-566-6067 Fax: (719) 636-1993 Fax: +82-2-566-6087 1-5 [email protected] [email protected] Basic Bloodstain Analysis Workshop—Presented by www.aafs.org www.iccb2008.org the Specialized Training Unit at the Metropolitan Police Institute of the Miami-Dade Police 10-12 Department in Doral, FL. International Conference of South Asian Congress CONTACT: Toby L. Wolson of Forensic Medicine, Forensic Science & Miami-Dade Police Department Toxicology—To be held at the Amity Institute of Crime Laboratory Bureau Behavioral Health and Allied Sciences, Amity 9105 NW 25th Street University, in Gautam Budh Nagar, India. Doral, FL 33172 CONTACT: Tel: 0091-120-4392000 / 310, 311 (305) 471-3041 Fax: 95-120-4392310 Fax: (305) 471-2052 [email protected] [email protected]

YFSF Word Scramble Answers: 11. Gil Grissom 12. Bill Matlock 1. 13. Encyclopedia Brown 2. Kay Scarpetta 14. Miss Marple 3. Sam Spade 15. The Hardy Boys 4. Philip Marlowe 16. Quincy 5. Kinsey Millhone 17. Temperance Brennan 6. 18. Stephanie Plum 7. Nancy Drew 19. Auguste Dupin 8. Robert Goren 20. Thomas Magnum 9. Jessica Fletcher 21. Adrian 10. Clarice Starling 22. Lennie Briscoe

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