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February
IFRI Faculty and Student Presentations from the AAFS 69th Annual Meeting
IFRI Faculty and Student Presentations AAFS 69th Annual Meeting, February 13-18, 2017, New Orleans, LA
A group of sixth graders from Mater Academy Middle School visited FIU in January for an interactive
A group of sixth graders from Mater Academy Middle School visited FIU in January for an interactive, hands-on science day.
IFRI Director Jose Almirall makes a presentation to the National Commission on Forensic Science
IFRI Director Jose Almirall makes a presentation to the National Commission on Forensic Science in Washington DC on the status of extramural research in forensic science in the U.S.
IFRI Director Jose Almirall is invited to give the prestigious Beto Lecture
IFRI Director Jose Almirall is invited to give the prestigious Beto Lecture at Sam Houston State University on March 10, 2017. For more information on the Beto Chair visit: http://www.betochair.com
March
FIU Provost Award for Outstanding Paper or Manuscript (STEM)
Phd candidate in Chemistry, Haixiang Yu, has been awarded the prestigious FIU Provost Award for Outstanding Paper or Manuscript (STEM) for their paper on applied forensic chemistry entitled "A cooperative-binding split aptamer assay for rapid, specific and ultra-sensitive fluorescence detection of cocaine in saliva."
2017 FSF Emerging Forensic Scientist Award Winner: D’Nisha D. Hamblin, FIU Alumni
D’Nisha D. Hamblin, FIU MSFS was selected as a winner for the 18th Annual Forensic Sciences Foundation (FSF) Emerging Scientist Award paper competition, hosted in New Orleans, LA, for her presentation entitled "Evaluation of a New Technology for the Collection and Analysis of Breath Components for Marijuana Detection Using Capillary Microextraction of Volatiles (CMV)."
June
Focus on innovation: Better chemical testing
FIU Provost and Executive Vice President Kenneth G. Furton and Abuzar Kabir of the College of Arts, Sciences & Education led the discovery and patents with the potential to revolutionize the multibillion-dollar sample preparation and analytical testing industry.
IFRI Director elected to chair a research group at the IAEA to develop analytical methods
The IAEA has launched a project to enable countries to quickly detect food fraud and contamination with the help of low-cost, portable tools. The coordinated research project, run in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), brings together scientists from 13 countries to explore opportunities created by advances in field-deployable analytical equipment.
New chemical sampling technology is an industry game-changer
A new method developed at FIU makes toxicological, biological and environmental sampling and testing cheaper, faster and more sensitive.
August
El Nuevo Herald article features IFRI's newly NSF-NIJ funded center
The director of the Center of Advanced Research in Forensic Science, IFRI's very own Dr. Jose Almirall talks to El Nuevo Herald all about it's new center.
First NSF-NIJ supported forensic science center launched
FIU has partnered with four other universities to create a first-of its kind center on forensic science that is supported by the National Science Foundation and National Institute of Justice.
IFRI Director Jose Almirall is interviewed by ACS Central Science
The forensic chemist talks about fire investigations and standardization in forensic science. Click on link for full interview.
International Forensic Research Institute receives Center Grant from NSF
This project, entitled "Phase I IUCRC Florida International University: Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science (CARFS)," There are 5 universities involved (GW, TAMU, Northeastern, and U. of South Alabama are the other 4). FIU is the lead institution and Jose Almirall will serve as the Center Director. Congratulations to Jose and his IFRI colleagues including Bruce McCord, Tony deCaprio, Yi Xiao, Ken Furton and the rest of IFRI.
Jeffrey D. Wells is interviewed on his research using statistical methods
Lynn LaMotte of LSU Health Sciences Center, and Dr. Jeffrey D. Wells of Florida International University's International Forensic Research Institute, were interviewed about their research on statistical methods for estimating time of death.
September
FIU's IFRI Leads the Way in Fighting The Opioid Epidemic
Florida International University researchers hope to pinpoint where heroin comes from and help stop the opioid crisis. The chemical structure of the drug provides clues to the manufacturing process used to turn opium poppies to heroin, an opioid that killed nearly 13,000 users in the United States in 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The efforts of IFRI were featured in a recent post on FIU News, the Miami Herald article, and Phys.Org online.
October
FIU, National Forensic Science Technology Center join forces to broaden impact on forensic science
FIU and the National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) announce that they are joining forces to make a bigger impact in the field of forensic science. The partnership will expand FIU’s diverse offerings and bring NFSTC’s training excellence to a broader audience in the U.S. and around the world. (Also posted to Forensic Magazine online)
