MANSFIELD, PA—Seven Mansfield University Forensic Science students attended the 13th Annual Forensic Science Symposium at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA on March 28.
Catherine Emerick (Tyrone, PA), Chelsea Lovell (Canisteo, NY), Joseph Mandeville (Honesdale, PA), Bryan McCullough (Upper Darby, PA), Sabrina Shrawder (Danville, PA), Jessica Towey (Oxford, PA) and Harlie Wise (Mansfield, PA), accompanied by Assistant Professor of Chemistry Michele Conrad, attended the “Falcon Files: The Next Generation” Symposium.
The symposium consisted of seven one-hour presentations from specialists in the forensics field ranging from government to industry to cutting-edge research institutions. Topics that were covered included DNA analysis in combatting human trafficking, cyberstalking, 3-D laser scanning in crime scene reconstruction, technological advances in lab-quality testing at crime scenes for gunshot residue and plants of abuse and forensic entomology.
“As students later reflected on what they learned from the symposium, they expressed that their interests were piqued as they related how their classwork is applied in the field,” Conrad said. “They were fascinated by the advances in technology that are being used at crime scenes, especially when it came to DNA analysis and materials characterization through vibrational spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Through this experience, the students gained a better sense of their specific interests and had a fun time expanding their knowledge in a professional setting.”
To learn more about studying Forensic Science at MU, go to mansfield.edu/chemistry-physics