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 →

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 →

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 →

The Texas A&M University Forensic and Investigative Science Program and the Texas Engineering Extension Service’s Forensic Science Academy congratulates Meaghan Pimsler for completion of the training necessary resulting in her receipt of an International Association for Identification sanctioned Forensic Technician certificate. Doctoral student Meaghan Pimsler was certified with the Forensic Technician certificate after completing the Crime Scene Investigation training session during the second week in January.  The course was filled to capacity, and the selection of students permitted to enroll was highly competitive.  Meaghan is the first student… Read More →

The Forensic and Investigative Sciences (FIVS) Program and the Department of Entomology wish to congratulate all students that received their degrees on Friday, December 16.
Two students were part of the more than 3,000 Texas A&M University students that received their diplomas during Fall 2011 graduation ceremonies. Students and families listened to acting dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service Andrew Card during the convocation on Thursday.

Two students were part of the more than 3,000 Texas A&M University students that received their diplomas during Fall 2011 graduation ceremonies. Students and families listened to acting dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service Andrew Card during the convocation on Thursday. Read More →

COLLEGE STATION—Spring cleaning took on a new meaning as several members of the Aggie Forensic Investigative Science Organization (AFIS) recently participated in nation’s largest, one-day, service project at Texas A&M University – The Big Event. AFIS members spent Saturday March 26, 2011, helping a local resident prepare a garden for planting season and complete general repairs around her home. The group’s assignment was part of the large-scale student-run service project, where Texas A&M students give back to the residents of the Bryan-College Station area by working on different… Read More →

COLLEGE STATION —Students from Texas high schools got a lesson in forensics as members of the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program and Dr. Jeff Tomberlin’s FLIES lab participated in the annual Youth Adventure Program. The event was held between July 24-30 at the Heep Center and at Tomberlin’s lab. 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. Participants in the… Read More →

COLLEGE STATION — The Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building on the Texas A&M campus was filled with ideas and findings from new research as forensic entomologists from around the world convened for the ninth annual North American Forensic Entomology Association meeting. The organization’s main aim is to promote the development of forensic entomology throughout North America and to encourage cooperation with other similar international bodies. The mission is to provide a cooperative arena for forensic entomologists to interact and collaborate in ways that enhance the science, moral and ethical… Read More →