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FIVS students Tyler Smith, left, and Kris Dawson, right, examine evidence at a mock scene exercise inside the TEEX building at Riverside Campus during the Texas Forensic Science Academy's Crime Scene Investigation mini-mester course. Photo by Rob Williams.
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Four Students Receive Forensic Technician Certification from Texas Forensic Science Academy
The Forensic and Investigative program and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service would like to extend their congratulations to four students that received their Forensic Technician certificates in May. Seniors Sunday Saenz, Tyler Smith, Neil Higgs and Caitlin Evers received the certificates after completing both the required Latent Print Processing and Crime Scene Investigation techniques workshops offered by TEEX’s Texas Forensic Science Academy. Led by TFSA Coordinator Christine Ramirez, the courses are cross-listed in the Texas A&M catalog as FIVS 421 and 422 under the Forensic and Investigative Sciences… Read More →
Forensics Students Among Record Spring 2013 Graduation
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—The Forensic and Investigative Sciences program would like to congratulate those that were among a record-setting 7,100 Aggies during spring commencement exercises held on Saturday, May 11 at Reed Arena. Fourteen students were among thousands of other students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences expected to walk the stage during the evening commencement ceremony. Families also got to hear from United States Congressman Bill Flores during a special convocation on Thursday. Students and faculty celebrated this momentous occasion over wings and other items at… Read More →
Forensics Student Courtney Weldon Named “Class Star” for Outstanding Community Service
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Congratulations to senior Forensic and Investigative Sciences major Courtney Weldon as she received the 2013 Class Star Award for service from the Texas A&M University Class Councils. A select number of students from each class year received recognition for outstanding work in five categories : Academics, Athletics, Leadership, Service and Spirit. These students were recently recognized at a special banquet in early April. Weldon is working in Dr. Jeff Tomberlin’s Forensic Laboratory for Investigative Entomological Sciences (FLIES) Laboratory. Her research focuses on isolating and… Read More →
Forensics Students Recognized During Annual Banquet
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—The cool mid-April air was a perfect setting for the Department of Entomology’s annual Undergraduate Recognition Banquet on Thursday, April 11. The banquet recognizes the outstanding achievements that students in the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program have done during the year. After a moment of silence and an Italian style dinner, Aggie Forensic and Investigative Sciences Organization member Olivia Nirider updated the audience on the various activities that AFISO members and other students were involved in through the year. Professor and Associate Department Head for Academic… Read More →
Forensics Students Receive Technician Certificates
BRYAN, Texas – Two students in the Forensics and Investigative Sciences program started off the New Year right as they received the Forensic Technician certificate from the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service in January. Senior Forensic and Investigative Sciences major Lauren Garmley and Senior Forensic and Investigative Sciences major Kris Dawson received the International Association for Identification sanctioned Forensic Technician certificates for completing the necessary coursework laid out by TEEX’s Forensic Science Academy. Both students received their certificates after completing the Crime Scene Investigation course held during the… Read More →
Forensics Celebrates Graduation of Two Students For Fall 2012
COLLEGE STATION, Texas –Two students in the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program received an early Christmas gift this December as they walked the stage during commencement exercises on Friday, December 14. Kortney Parchman and Alex Weghorst joined more than a thousand Aggies from the Forensic and Investigative Sciences during the 9am ceremony Friday morning. Before the ceremonies, parents and students heard some good political humor and insight from American political consultant Mary Matalin as she spoke during a special convocation held Thursday night. Friday’s events included a special… Read More →
With an Eye Toward Justice, FIVS Interdisciplinary Faculty Member Takes Statistics to the Courtroom
COLLEGE STATION — Cliff Spiegelman keeps a thank-you note from a client, along with a retainer for his professional services on that effort, a $1 bill. That’s more than the distinguished professor in the Texas A&M University Department of Statistics often gets for his public service. But his mission to improve forensic science in the criminal justice system isn’t about money. “I couldn’t sleep at night, knowing that I didn’t stand up and do the right thing,” Spiegelman said from his office, where the United States Constitution, in… Read More →
Student Receives High Honors for Undergrad Forensic Entomology Research
The Department of Entomology and the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program congratulates senior Jennifer Rhinesmith on receiving top award for her research for a non-PhD student at a national forensic entomology meeting in July. She received the Best Presentation for a Non-Doctoral student award during a special awards presentation at the North American Forensic Entomology Association’s annual meeting in Las Vegas on July 17-19. The award was given to Rhinesmith for her presentation titled “Quorum Sensing by Escherichia coli Serves as an Interkingdom Signal with Lucilia sericata (Diptera:Calliphoridae)”…. Read More →
Forensics Celebrates Summer Graduation of Two Students
The Forensic and Investigative Sciences program congratulates two students that walked the stage at Reed Arena during August graduation on Friday, August 10. Students Bryce Dorwart and Daniel Kelly joined thousands of other Aggies, as well as their fellow students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences during the morning commencement ceremony. Before the ceremony, students and parents listened to Texas Aggie Women Basketball coach Gary Blair during a special Thursday night convocation at Rudder Theater, where he had words of inspiration for the graduating class. “I… Read More →
Texas Youths Investigate Forensics from Tomberlin Lab during Summer Program
Texas high school and junior high students got their first taste of forensic science this summer as members of Dr. Jeff Tomberlin’s lab hosted the Youth Adventure Program in the Heep Center. Held every summer, the program is designed to encourage career exploration in the fields of interest to students in the 6th through 12th grades. Students that were attending the Forensics portion ranged from the 9th through the 12th grades. For five days, the first floor teaching lab in the Heep Center was transformed into a mini… Read More →
Forensics Students Receive Forensic Technician Certificates
Five students are now official Forensic Technicians as they completed the Texas Forensic Science Academy’s latent fingerprint class this May. Students Alex Weghorst, Kortney Parchman, Madison Gaytan, Alyssa Laymance and Lindsey Thompson received their certifications after completing workshops in latent print processing and crime scene investigation techniques. The course, which was led by TFSA Coordinator Christine Ramirez, is cross-listed in the Texas A&M catalog as FIVS422 under the Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program, and students earn 2 semester hours of college credit. To earn the Forensic Technician certificate,… Read More →
Forensics Students Part of Record Number of TAMU Graduates for Spring 2012
The Forensic and Investigative Sciences (FIVS) Program and the Department of Entomology congratulate all of our students that received their degrees on Friday, May 11. This May, nine students were part of the more than 7,000 Texas A&M University students that received their diplomas during the Friday morning commencement service. Students and families were treated to a special pre-commencement breakfast celebrating their achievements in the fourth floor atrium early in the morning, as well as listened to Chancellor John Sharp speak during a special Thursday evening convocation at… Read More →
Forensics Student Receives 2012 COALS Senior Merit Award
The Forensic and Investigative Sciences program would like to congratulate Ileene Berrios on receiving the 2012 Senior Merit Award from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The awards were handed out during the College’s annual Spring Awards Convocation recognition ceremony held in the AgriLife Center on March 31. Berrios is a senior Forensic and Investigative Sciences major and is a member of the Corps of Cadets and has served as a Ross Volunteer, 1st BDE Sergeant Major and 1st BDE Commander. In July 2011, Berrios also was… Read More →
Aggie Forensic and Investigative Science Organization Members a Big Help to the Community During Big Event
COLLEGE STATION – Fifteen students from the Aggie Forensic and Investigative Science Organization(AFIS) divided up to assist two members of the Bryan/College Station Community as they worked with thousands of other Aggies during the 2012 Big Event on Saturday, March 24. During the 30th anniversary of the largest student-run community service event in the nation, students either assisted the Century 21 Beal Inc, Realtors with a benefit garage sale or they worked in the yard at the home of a local couple. At the home, the first group… Read More →
Texas A&M Forensics Program Receives National Accreditation
The Forensic and Investigative Sciences program celebrated a milestone in its five-year history as the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences announced full accreditation of the program for five years on February 18. “To get to this point so quickly required vast foresight, persistence, and coordination by many administrators, faculty, staff, and students,” stated Dr. Kevin M. Heinz, Director of the FIVS Program. In the academic years immediately preceding the summer of 2006, Entomology majors within Forensic Entomology Track within… Read More →
Forensics Program Reaches Out To High School Students During Aggieland Saturday
The rainy Saturday morning couldn’t stop more than 13,000 people from visiting staff and students associated with the Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program Aggieland Saturday on February 18. This annual campus-wide, one day, open house is a time for prospective students and their families. to meet current students, tour the dorms, visit libraries and computer labs and see what Texas A&M has to offer. This is the first year that the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences portion was held in the AgriLife Center, which allowed all to… Read More →