Overview

The Forensic Technology Center of Excellence (FTCOE) assisted the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in hosting the annual NIJ Forensic Science Research and Development (R&D) Symposium on February 14, 2017 at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. The NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium is a free and open meeting where attendees learned about NIJ-funded research across a variety of forensic science areas.

Conference Proceedings

RTI Press: 2017 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium

Archived Presentations

Morning Session I: Impression Pattern & Trace Evidence

Presentation Topics:
► The Fluid Dynamics of Droplet Impact on Inclined Surfaces with Application to Forensic Blood Spatter Analysis
► Illuminating Lifestyles by Metabolomics of Personal Objects
► Audio Forensics of Gunshot Sounds
► Characterization of Organic Firearms Discharge Residue: Progress and Potential

Morning Session II: Forensic Biology & DNA

Presentation Topics:
► Forensic DNA Phenotyping of Quantitative Pigment in Human Physical Appearance Prediction
► Proteomic Analysis of Menstrual Blood for Forensic Identification
► An Optimized DNA Analysis Workflow for the Sampling, Extraction, and Concentration of DNA Obtained from Archived Latent Fingerprints
► The Enhancement of the Native American CODIS STR Database for use in Forensic Casework

Afternoon Session I: Anthropology and Microbial Forensics

Presentation Topics:
► Measuring Desiccation: A System Using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis
► Statistical Methods for Combining Multivariate and Categorical Data in Postmortem Interval Estimation
► The Isotopic Taphonomy of Human Hair
► Adult Skeletal Age Estimation: Tackling Long-Standing Problems with a New Approach

Afternoon Session II: Controlled Substances and Toxicology

Presentation Topics:
► Novel Blood Protein Modification Assay for Retrospective Detection of Drug Exposure
► Stability of Synthetic Cathinones in Biological Evidence
► Towards Development of a Mass Spectrometric Database for Rapid Identification of Plant Drugs of Abuse Using Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry
► One Pot Methamphetamine Effluent Characterization

Symposium Agenda

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