General Announcements

ASCLD Members:

ASCLD is very pleased to announce the following members have been granted ASCLD membership.  The new members were voted on at the September ASCLD Board Meeting in Denver.  Please see the list of new members using the link below.

Jean Stover, ASCLD Treasurer and Ramona Robertson, Office Assistant at the ASCLD Office have been very busy the last few weeks closing out all the details of the ASCLD Conference in Denver.  As they finish out this process, President-Elect Jay Henry and I are beginning to plan the next conference in April/May 2013.  As we plan the next meeting, we will keep you updated.

Have a great week.

Jill Spriggs
ASCLD President

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News around the globe

Judge nixes DWI, cites unreliable lab test
Newsday (subscription)

... driving verdict, saying lab tests used to convict the defendant were unreliable

Trial against Rushville man continued
Jacksonville Journal-Courier
The judge said there was no showing that the truck was reasonably likely to contain additional forensic evidence other than that gathered by the specialists who had examined the vehicle. Leonard asked the court to impose sanctions for the destruction

Rapist identified by DNA gets life sentence
Times-Georgian
Investigators continued to look for leads on the case until the forensic breakthrough, at which time they took another DNAsample from Marshall.

Was FBI's science good enough to ID anthrax killer?
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
WASHINGTON — In March 2007, federal agents convened an elite group of outside experts to evaluate the science that had traced the anthrax in the letters to a single flask at an Army lab in Maryland. 

No two fingerprints are identical (Keystone)
swissinfo.ch
At the end of the 19th century, Sherlock Holmes was using the latest scientific techniques to solve mysteries

Met hires 180 forensic scientists
The Guardian (blog)
The move will see the pendulum swing back 30 years to the time when the Metropolitan Police forensic laboratory provided the expert evidence for detectives

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Conferences

September 23 - 27, 2012 - 21st International Symposium of Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS), Hobart, Tasmania, Australia http://www.anzfss2012.com.au/. For more information contact Anna Boyes Conference Design Pty Ltd 228 Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 w: www.cdesign.com.au e: anna@cdesign.com.au p: 03 6231 2999 f: 03 6231 1522

Vendor Announcements

Stantec, founded in 1954, provides professional consulting services in architecture, engineering, interior design, planning, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management, and project economics for infrastructure and facilities projects. We support public and private sector clients in a diverse range of markets at every stage, from the initial conceptualization and financial feasibility study to project completion and beyond. Our services are provided on projects around the world through approximately 11,000 employees operating out of more than 170 locations in North America and 4 locations internationally. 

Stantec’s forensic laboratory planning experts have gained a wealth of knowledge while involved in all phases of the design and construction of forensic science facilities. While working closely with our clients our goal is to provide the design for spaces and facilities that are high performance, secure, fiscally responsible and forward thinking to meet the unique needs of the ever changing forensic sciences.

Stantec is One Team providing Infinite Solutions.

 Crime Scene Virtual Tour 3.00 

A distinctive virtual reality solution for CSI, forensic analysis and court presentation -- Crime Scene Virtual Tour 3.00. Based on 360 degree panoramas and providing 3D measurement feature, CSVT gives an easy way to reconstruct a 3D crime scene through photos and offers unparalleled features to crime scene investigators and forensic experts, which takes them back to the crime scenes and enables them to wander through the scene.

The University of Florida’s Online Forensic Science Program

The University of Florida’s award-winning Forensic Science Master’s Degree is the world’s largest and most prestigious forensic science program. The program is designed to meet the FBI National Standards education requirements for DNA technical leaders and DNA supervisors. Coursework is designed for working professionals, and the courses are taught entirely online. Students interact with instructors and students via email, discussion boards, and live chat.

The online forensics program offers seven graduate certificates and five master’s degree specializations:

MS in Forensic Science

MS in Forensic Toxicology

MS in Forensic Drug Chemistry

MS in Forensic DNA & Serology

PSM in Forensic Science

Now entering its 11th year, the University of Florida’s Forensic MS program has earned the Award of Excellence Winner in Distance Education from the American Distance Education Consortium in 2006, and Program Director, Dr. Ian Tebbett, Ph.D., was awarded the 2010 Outstanding Leadership Award by the U.S. Distance Learning Association.


The University of Florida is the fourth largest academic institution in the country and is accredited by both the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the even more prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU).

Learn more at http://www.forensicscience.ufl.edu/.

The Ultimate in Fast, Sensitive GCMS Performance

Featuring best-in-class scan speed and sensitivity, Shimadzu’s GCMS-QP2010 Ultra enables faster, more efficient analysis of toxicological substances.  Patented Advanced Scanning Speed Protocol enables acquisition speeds of 20,000 u/sec while a 500:1 S/N in EI mode enables low-level detection of compounds in complex matrices. This makes the Ultra ideal for Fast GC or comprehensive GC/MS (GCxGCMSq) analyses.

A number of functions contribute to enhanced productivity in the lab. These include rapid GC oven cool-down—from 350˚ to 50˚ in 2.7 minutes; new Twin-Line MS System, which eliminates the need to swap columns; and Easy sTop quick changer system, which allows the septum and liner to be changed without breaking the vacuum.

A forensic toxicology screening system accelerates identification of abused drugs and detection/semi-quantitation of compounds.

Learn more at www.ssi.shimadzu.com/ASCLD

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