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FORENSICS@NIST 2022 Agenda

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**Tuesday, November 8**
  
9:00 -
      9:15am EST (UTC-5)
    **Introduction**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            S. Shyam Sunder,   NIST, Special Programs Office, Director
                                        Robert Ramotowski,   NIST
  
9:15am -
      12:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **SPECIAL PROGRAMS OVERVIEW**
  
9:15 -
      9:25am EST (UTC-5)
    **Forensic Research Program Overview**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Robert Ramotowski,   NIST
  
9:25 -
      10:10am EST (UTC-5)
    **Foundations Overview**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Kelly Sauerwein,   NIST
                                        Robert Thompson,   NIST
  
10:10 -
      10:30am EST (UTC-5)
    **Process Map Update**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Melissa Taylor,   NIST
  
10:30 -
      10:45am EST (UTC-5)
    **Break**
  
10:45 -
      11:05am EST (UTC-5)
    **Human Factors Update**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Melissa Taylor,   NIST
  
11:05am -
      11:25pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Evidence Management Update**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Robert Thompson,   NIST
  
11:25am -
      11:45pm EST (UTC-5)
    **OSAC Updates**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            John Paul Jones,   NIST
  
11:45am -
      12:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **SPO Q&A**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Shyam Sunder,   NIST
                                        Robert Ramotowski,   NIST
                                        Kelly Sauerwein,   NIST
                                        Robert Thompson,   NIST
                                        Melissa Taylor,   NIST
  
12:00 -
      1:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Lunch Break**
  
1:00 -
      2:45pm EST (UTC-5)
    **FORENSICS GENETICS**
  
1:00 -
      1:45pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Overview of Research Activities in the Applied Genetics Group**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Peter Vallone,   NIST
  
1:45 -
      2:30pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Overview of Sequencing Activities in the Applied Genetics Group**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Katherine Gettings,   NIST
  
2:30 -
      2:45pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Genetics Q&A**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Peter Vallone,   NIST
                                        Katherine Gettings,   NIST
  
2:45 -
      3:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Break**
  
3:00 -
      4:15pm EST (UTC-5)
    **FORENSIC SCIENCE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM (FSQAP)**
  
3:00 -
      3:15pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Forensic Science Quality Assurance Overview Program**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Melissa Phillips,   NIST
  
3:15 -
      3:30pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Rapid DNA Multilaboratory Studies**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Erica Romsos ,   NIST
  
3:30 -
      3:45pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Seized Drug Screening with Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Ed Sisco,   NIST
  
3:45 -
      4:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Combining Examiner and Algorithm Decisions in Facial Forensics**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            P. Jonathon Phillips ,   NIST
  
4:00 -
      4:15pm EST (UTC-5)
    **FSQAP Q&A**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Melissa Phillips,   NIST
                                        Erica Romsos ,   NIST
                                        Ed Sisco,   NIST
                                        P. Jonathon Phillips ,   NIST
  
4:15 -
      4:30pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Closing**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Henry Swofford,   NIST
  **Wednesday, November 9**
  
9:00 -
      10:45am EST (UTC-5)
    **DIGITAL EVIDENCE**
  
9:00 -
      9:05am EST (UTC-5)
    **Overview of the NIST Digital Evidence Program**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Barbara Guttman,   NIST
  
9:05 -
      9:35am EST (UTC-5)
    **NSRL**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Doug White,   NIST
                                        Austin Snelick,   NIST
  
9:35 -
      10:05am EST (UTC-5)
    **CFTT**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Jim Lyle,   NIST
  
10:05 -
      10:35am EST (UTC-5)
    **CFReDS**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Jenise Reyes Rodriguez ,   NIST
  
10:35 -
      10:45am EST (UTC-5)
    **Digital Evidence Q&A**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Barbara Guttman,   NIST
                                        Doug White,   NIST
                                        Jim Lyle,   NIST
                                        Jenise Reyes Rodriguez ,   NIST
  
10:45 -
      11:00am EST (UTC-5)
    **Break**
  
11:00am -
      12:15pm EST (UTC-5)
    **BIOMETRICS**
  
11:00 -
      11:10am EST (UTC-5)
    **Biometric Focus Area Update**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Greg Fiumara,   NIST
  
11:10 -
      11:20am EST (UTC-5)
    **Forensic Iris: A Review**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Dr. James Matey,   NIST
  
11:40am -
      12:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Forensic Facial Examiners vs. Super-recognizers: Evaluating Behavior Beyond Accuracy**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Dr. Carina Hahn ,   NIST
  
11:20 -
      11:40am EST (UTC-5)
    **Facial Examiner Cross-Race Bias**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Dr. Amy Yates ,   NIST
  
12:00 -
      12:15pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Biometrics Q&A**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Greg Fiumara,   NIST
                                        Dr. James Matey,   NIST
                                        Dr. Amy Yates ,   NIST
                                        Dr. Carina Hahn ,   NIST
  
12:15 -
      1:15pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Lunch Break**
  
1:15 -
      3:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **FIREARMS AND TOOLMARKS**
  
1:15 -
      1:30pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Firearms and Toolmarks Overview**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Johannes Soons,   NIST
  
1:30 -
      1:45pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Reference Artifacts for 3D Metrology of Toolmarks**
  
  Michael Stocker,   NIST, Sensor Science Division
  
1:45 -
      2:05pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Congruent Matching Comparison Methods**
  
  Jun-Feng (John) Song,   NIST, Sensor Science Division
  
2:05 -
      2:25pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Reference Population Database of Firearm Toolmarks (RPDFT)**
  
  Xiaoyu (Alan) Zheng,   NIST, Sensor Science Division
  
2:25 -
      2:45pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Objective Methods for Source Attribution of Additively Manufactured Firearm Components**
  
  Thomas Renegar,   NIST, Sensor Science Division
  
2:45 -
      3:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Firearms and Toolmarks Q&A**
  
3:00 -
      3:15pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Break**
  
3:15 -
      5:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **STATISTICS**
  
3:15 -
      3:20pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Statistics Overview**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Steve Lund,   NIST
  
3:20 -
      3:45pm EST (UTC-5)
    **The Role of Validation Data in Evidence Communication**
  
  Steve Lund,   NIST
                                        Hari Iyer,   NIST
  
3:45 -
      4:15pm EST (UTC-5)
    **An Investigation of Differential Factor Effects amongst Ion Groupings in the Performance of Dynamic Vapor Microextraction**
  
  Mary Gregg,   NIST
  
4:15 -
      4:45pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Improving Illicit Drug Seizure Analysis: Sampling, Weighing, and Reporting**
  
  William Guthrie,   NIST
                                        Jack Prothero,   NIST
  
4:45 -
      5:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Statistics Q&A**
  **Thursday, November 10**
  
9:00 -
      10:45am EST (UTC-5)
    **Drugs & Toxicology**
  
9:00 -
      9:15am EST (UTC-5)
    **Are Commercial Hemp Products Accurately Labeled for THC?**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Brent Wilson,   NIST
  
9:15 -
      9:30am EST (UTC-5)
    **Developing the Infrastructure for Reliable Cannabis Breathalyzer Devices**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Kavita Jeerage ,   NIST
  
9:30 -
      9:45am EST (UTC-5)
    **Objective Image Analysis for THC Determination using the 4-Aminophenol Colorimetric Test**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Ruthmara Corzo ,   NIST
  
9:45 -
      9:55am EST (UTC-5)
    **Q&A Cannabis**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Brent Wilson,   NIST
                                        Kavita Jeerage ,   NIST
                                        Ruthmara Corzo ,   NIST
  
9:55 -
      10:10am EST (UTC-5)
    **Development of a Near Real-time Drug Landscape Monitoring Platform using Trace Residues**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Meghan Appley,   NIST
  
10:10 -
      10:25am EST (UTC-5)
    **NIST – Mass Spectrometry Data Center Tools & Resources for Seized Drug Analysis**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Edward Erisman ,   NIST
  
10:25 -
      10:35am EST (UTC-5)
    **Rethinking the GC-MS Workflow for Seized Drug Analysis**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Edward Sisco ,   NIST
  
10:35 -
      10:45am EST (UTC-5)
    **Q&A Seized Drugs**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Meghan Appley,   NIST
                                        Edward Erisman ,   NIST
                                        Edward Sisco ,   NIST
  
10:45 -
      11:00am EST (UTC-5)
    **Break**
  
11:00 -
      11:45am EST (UTC-5)
    **Computational Forensic Science**
  
11:00 -
      11:30am EST (UTC-5)
    **Forensics Science Data Portal**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Gretchen Greene,   NIST
  
11:30 -
      11:45am EST (UTC-5)
    **Q&A CFS**
  
11:45am -
      12:45pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Lunch Break**
  
12:45 -
      1:05pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Mass Spectrometry-Based Genetically Variant Peptide Discovery in Hair - Development of a More Comprehensive and Extensible Peptide Spectral**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Zheng (Jane) Zhang ,   NIST
  
1:05 -
      1:20pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Rapid GC-MS for Screening of Ignitable Liquids in Fire Debris Samples**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Briana Capistran,   NIST
  
1:20 -
      1:40pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Optimizing Ignitable Liquid Recovery from Simulated Fire Debris without Carbon Disulfide**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Jennifer Berry,   NIST
  
1:40 -
      2:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Visualizing the Transport of Gunshot Residue Using Laser Sheet Scattering, High Speed Video-graphy, and Airborne Particle Sampling**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Matthew Staymates ,   NIST

  
  Thomas Ledergerber,   NIST
  
2:00 -
      2:15pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Characterization of Polymeric Source Materials Used in 3D-printing by Micro X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Ruthmara Corzo ,   NIST
  
2:15 -
      2:30pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Plan and Certification Status of Candidate SRM 4600 – the First of Two Surrogate Post-detonation Urban Debris Reference Materials**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Mark Tyra,   NIST
  
2:30 -
      2:45pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Q&A Trace**
  
2:45 -
      3:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Break**
  
3:00 -
      3:15pm EST (UTC-5)
    **CSAFE Overview**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Alicia Carriquiry ,   CSAFE
  
3:15 -
      3:35pm EST (UTC-5)
    **CSAFE Firearms & Toolmark Analysis**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Maria Cuellar ,   CSAFE
  
3:35 -
      3:55pm EST (UTC-5)
    **CSAFE Bloodstain Pattern Analysis**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Tong Zou,   CSAFE
  
3:55 -
      4:15pm EST (UTC-5)
    **CSAFE Handwriting Analysis**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Danica Ommen ,   CSAFE
  
4:15 -
      4:30pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Q&A CSAFE**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Alicia Carriquiry ,   CSAFE
                                        Maria Cuellar ,   CSAFE
                                        Tong Zou,   CSAFE
                                        Danica Ommem,
  
4:30 -
      5:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Closing Remarks**
  
  **Speaker(s)**
            Henry Swofford,   NIST
  **Monday, November 14**
  
8:00am -
      12:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **How It's Made: NIST Forensic DNA Reference Materials**
  The workshop topics focus on NIST forensic DNA reference materials.  Current and historical forensic DNA reference materials will be used to illustrate their role in: establishing traceability, harmonizing data exchange, commercial development of testing kits, and supporting quality systems.   The material procurement, physical characterization, and informed consent aspects of reference material development will be addressed. Examples of how materials are used will be presented by practitioners.

  
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1:00 -
      5:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **NIST 2022 Forensic Cannabis Workshop**
  This workshop will include presentations from NIST researchers and forensic scientists from outside of NIST. Session 1 presenters will provide an overview of the current state of cannabis testing in forensic laboratories moving from qualitative to quantitative measurements. Speakers will provide insight on modifications/issues encountered, while also providing insight into current and future needs. Session 2 presenters will focus on laboratory quality assurance in forensic laboratories and the Cannabis Laboratory Quality Assurance Program. The workshop will include a live round table discussion for the presenters to answer questions and exchange ideas with the audience.

  
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  **Tuesday, November 15**
  
12:00 -
      4:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Process Mapping**
  The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through its Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC), has been working with practitioners in various forensic science disciplines to produce process maps that identify key decision points in the forensic evidence examination process. Process mapping visually represents the critical steps and decision points of a workflow, allowing others to understand a process and its components more clearly, and revealing areas of improvement.

These process maps are intended to be used to help improve efficiencies while reducing errors, highlight gaps where further research or standardization would be beneficial, facilitate root cause analyses, and assist with training new investigators. It may also be used by laboratory managers to better understand how their protocols compare with those of other laboratories and provide a framework for developing standard operating procedures, best practice documents, and quality assurance measures.

In this workshop, we will discuss the development process and guide the participants through the steps involved in three forensic disciplines: latent print examination, handwriting examination, and firearms examination.

At the end of the workshop, participants will understand the purpose and value of process mapping, how process maps can be used to inform contextual information management and cognitive bias reduction strategies, and how they can aid in the standardization of forensic processes and terminology.

  
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9:00am -
      4:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Mass Spectral Interpretation – Tips and Tools for GC-EI-MS and High-Resolution MS Data**
  Mass spectrometry is one of the most commonly employed analytical tools in forensic chemistry disciplines. While many users employ large mass spectral databases for interpretation, there are use cases where more in-depth analysis is required (e.g. new psychoactive substances that are not present in a database). This workshop will provide attendees with tips and tricks for mass spectral interpretation as well as demonstrate some of the tools that are available from NIST to further assist chemists in interpreting spectra. This workshop will emphasize data obtained from gas chromatography electron ionization mass spectrometry (GC-EI-MS), but ambient ionization high-resolution mass spectrometry data will also be discussed.

  
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9:00am -
      4:00pm EST (UTC-5)
    **Application & Implementation of 3D Technology, Algorithms, and Statistics for Forensic Firearm and Toolmark Analysis**
  This workshop aims to provide forensic practitioners, laboratory managers, legal personnel, and researchers with knowledge of emerging tools and technologies for forensic firearm and toolmark analysis. Training topics include the theory behind different styles of microscopes for measuring three-dimensional (3D) toolmark topography, measurement quality assurance, data processing methods, quantitative toolmark similarity metrics, statistical frameworks for estimating the strength of the evidence, and virtual comparison microscopy. Participants will learn about the advantages and current limitations of these emerging technologies, and about strategies for their implementation in casework.

  
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