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2008, Winter/Spring 2009
Research
featured on Law and Order SVU (May 2009). Our
research on the analysis of the
Margaret Shilling stain was featured in an episode
of Law and Order SVU on Tuesday May 19 (Season 10, Episode 21, "Liberties"). In the show, a a white ghostly stain on
an indoor concrete floor is reported as being formed via a combination
of bacterial decomposition and acidic treatment--almost identical to
our reported findings in the Journal of Forensic Sciences.
Megan
Wenning receives SEA Award (May 2009). Well
done Megan for writing a successful grant proposal for the student
enhancement award. This award enabled Megan to travel to MAAFS
(Maid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Sciences) conference in
Baltimore, MD in May to present the results of her DNA research.
Ünige
Laskay
graduates with Ph.D.
(Dec. 2008). Congratulations to Üni for
successfully
defending your dissertation. Üni
currently holds a postdoctoral position in Dr. V. Wysocki's group at U.
Arizona.
Yan
An joins the group (Fall 2008).Yan will be working with Derrell on the
development of new, miniature,
portable mass spectrometer.