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STEMversity, a 501(c)3 was formed to address the shortage of 

students who pursue higher education and careers in the Science, 

Technology, Engineer, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The 

mission of STEMversity is to provide training and educational 

programs that encourage exploration, develop experiences, and 

provide necessary instruction for students and educators 

preparing for college and today's workforce opportunities. 

STEMversity is dedicated to providing access to training early in 

student learning; to encourage excitement in areas of study that 

have historically lacked diversity. The program is aimed to 

achieve inclusivity in the STEM fields. 

In partnership with Baldwin County Schools, Georgia Technical 

College, Georgia College Early College, National Institute of 

Standards and Technology and the Air Force Technical 

Applications Center, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and 

the Office of Forensic Science, the FAST program will target 

under-served and under-represented middle and high school 

students and teachers. The goal of the project is to use forensic, 

pharmaceutical, environmental, and space science to stimulate 

interest and prepare students for STEM fields. FAST will also 

equip teachers with the resources to better teach and train 

students. 

STEMversity

FAST PROGRAM

Students have the capacity to conduct laboratory exercises that 

will expose them to analytical instrumentation. Students get an 

opportunity to learn the theory and use of the instrumentation. 

Seminars Topics include:

∞ Separation techniques for drug samples

∞ Qualitative/Quantitative analysis- the definition and 

how each is used in drug analysis

∞ How does a GC/MS work to identify samples

∞ Infrared Spectroscopy and how is it used in forensics

∞ DNA, Toxicology, Fingerprinting

Students gain valuable knowledge and utilize analytical 

techniques they can use in forensic analysis and science fair 

projects. Students gain experience using analytical 

instrumentation used in drug forensic chemistry laboratories 

normally reserved for college students and professionals.

HANDS-ON LABORATORY TRAINING

FAST offers professional development to science teachers 

consisting of lecture and theory with hands on demonstrations.

The workshops offer forensic chemistry, qualitative/ quantitative, 

analysis, DNA, fingerprinting and chromatography. The program 

offers two STW’s per semester.

∞ Drug Forensic Chemistry- include presumptive testing, 

separation techniques, drug classes and identification.

∞ Qualitative/Quantitative analysis- the definition and 

how each is used in drug analysis

∞ Chromatography – Separation techniques

∞ Infrared Spectroscopy – Identification techniques 

Educators use this knowledge to deliver a more robust science 

curriculum to their students. The STWs are designed for teachers 

who do not have a science education degree. 

SCIENCE TEACHERS WORKSHOPS (STW) URGENT NEED 

The urgent need of STEMversity is to improve and develop poorly 

supported science laboratories in the public and charter schools. 

STEMversity is an advance technical laboratory that will address 

this need by offering hands on training utilizing analytical 

instrumentation. 

NIST SUPPORT

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Darrell L. Davis, Executive Director

214-869-8174 

d.davis@stemversity.org

Forensic Academy for Students and Teachers (FAST) 

A View Into the Future

Students learn how forensics is 

used on the job.

Students learn drug field testing 

procedures

Students learning how to operate a 

gas chromatograph/mass 

spectrometer

Drug field testing will be utilized for 

screening

Students conduct 

Crime Scene 

Investigations

NIST scientists teach DNA techniques to 

students

Teachers receive training from 

experienced Forensic Scientist

Teachers learn in a laboratory environment

Teachers share best practices 

Training includes hands on experiments

Teachers collaborate and share ideas

Pictured left to right: Dr. Noris Price, Ella Davis, Darrell Davis, Dana Davis 

and Mike Couch pose in a laboratory on Central Georgia Technical College 

campus, which will be the new home for STEMversity thanks to a grant 

from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has supported the Summer 

Science Academy for the last two years. Starting in the fall of 2016, STEMversity 

was awarded a three -year grant that will support the FAST Program. 

FAST 

Program 

Disciplines

Drug 

Forensic 

Chemistry

DNA

Toxicology

Blood 

Spatter 

Analysis

Fingerprint 

Analysis

Nuclear 

Forensics