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AFTE 2024 Technical Conference Presentations – Anchorage, AK
Note: Presentations are in order of presence in registration booklet for your reference to abstracts
2024 Keynote Speaker
Tami Truett Jerue, Alaskan Native Women’s Resource Center
55th Annual AFTE Training Seminar – Anaheim, CA
Jessica Winn, California Bureau of Forensic Services, Fresno Crime Laboratory|
Tara Heye, Orange County Crime Laboratory
OSAC Information and Updates
Andy Smith, San Francisco Police Department Criminalistics Laboratory
Todd Weller, Oakland Police Department Crime Laboratory (Retired)
Proficiency Test Review Committee Update
Andy Smith, San Francisco Police Department Criminalistics Laboratory
Todd Weller, Oakland Police Department Crime Laboratory (Retired)
Comparison of Machining Operations and the Effects on the Creation of Individual Characteristics on Machined Surfaces
Alexander Luby, Unified Forensic Laboratory
Analysis of Breech Face Marks with Heavy Subclass Influence Through Traditional and Novel Methods
Doug Lancon, Montana DOJ Forensic Science Division
Xiaoyu Alan Zheng, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Firearm Parts Swapping and its Impact on Forensic Firearms Identification – A Case Study
Megan Pytlik, San Francisco Police Department Criminalistics Laboratory
Redefining the Crime Laboratory
Kristen Schaefer, Yakima Valley Local Crime Laboratory
Kathy Geil, Yakima Valley Local Crime Laboratory
Interoperability of Firearm Toolmark 3D Measurements on Objective Similarity Metrics
Xiaoyu Alan Zheng, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Teardrop Shear: A Systematic Approach
Srini Rathinam, Los Angeles Police Department
An Update on the AFTE Scholarship Endowment Fund (ASEF)
James E. Hamby, Retired
Ear Piercing Gone Hog Wild – A Case Study
Jessica Winn, California Bureau of Forensic Services, Fresno Crime Laboratory
Establishing a National Ballistic Analysis System
Lehi Sudy dos Santos, National Forensic Institute
The History of the Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory: Goddard’s Lab to the CPD Lab
Peter Striupaitis, PS Forensic Consultants, LLC
How Far Can You Go Without a Bullet Hole? A Case Study involving Cylinder Gap Distance Determination
Jonathan Charron, Sacramento District Attorney’s Criminalistics Laboratory
Quantitative Analysis of Best Non-Matching Bullets from 10 Consecutively Manufactured Ruger Barrels
Andrew Boyle, Forensic Technology – A LeadsOnline Company
Persistence of Subclass Characteristics on Consecutively Manufactured Breech Faces
Veronica Franklin, West Virginia University – Department of Forensic and Investigative Science
Homemade Firearms with 3D Printed Parts
Carola Leva, BKA
Towards Rational and Explainable Quantification Methods to Support Firearm Common Source Determination
Serge Lẻvesque, Ultra Forensic Technology
Advancing the Understanding of 3D Imaging for Firearms Identification
Melissa Nally, Houston Forensic Science Center
Dr. Heike Hofmann, Center of Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE)
Announcing the Gunshot Residue Muzzle-to-Target Distance Determination Study
R. Austin Hicklin, Forensic Science Group at Noblis (note: this presentation is grouped with the below presentation)
Accuracy of Bullet Comparison Decisions by Forensic Examiners (Partial presentation)
R. Austin Hicklin, Forensic Science Group at Noblis (note: this presentation is grouped with the above presentation)
Distance Determination – An Unusual Case
Debra Gillis, Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory
Determination of a Type/Model of a Firearm by Cartridge Cases Using Machine Learning
Pavel Giverts, Israel Police Department
The Effect of Gunshot Angle on Distance Determination
Alexander Jason, International Wound Ballistics Association
What About Us? The Forensic Scientist & Mental Health
Jessica Winn, California Bureau of Forensic Services, Fresno Crime Laboratory
A Comprehensive Overview of A2LA and its Forensic Accreditation Program
Brittney Rollison, American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)
Examination of Homemade Shotgun and Penetration Energy Determination
Asaf Hazon, Israel Police Department
The Effects of Fingerprint Development Techniques on Forensic Cartridge Case Identifications
Sasha Valentino, Duquesne University
Dismemberments, Machetes, and Tool Marks
Dijana Coric, Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory
Acquire Cartridge Cases into IBIS While Inside DNA Free Containers
Linnẻa Carlsson, Swedish National Forensic Center
DigiAmmo: An EU Funded ENFSI Project – How to Exchange and Assess 3D Forensic Ballistic Data
Thomas Liebscher, BKA
Application of the Finite Element Method to Forensic Firearm Investigations
James Hamilton, West Virginia University
Identification of Resizing Die Marks from a Carbide Die
Samantha Houle, Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Criminalistics Laboratory
An Investigation into the Effects of Distance from a Discharged Firearm on the Levels of Gunshot Residue (GSR) Found on a Non-Shooter
Erica Brown, Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine, Firearm and Toolmarks Dept.
Observed Effect of Using Recover Latent Fingerprint Technology (LFT) on Cartridge Case Tool Marks
Robert A. Johnson, Albuquerque Police Department Crime Laboratory
Toolmark Examinations of Privately Made Firearms
Samantha Karner, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE)
The Effect of Decomposition Processes on Fired Bullet Striae
Matthew Bolton, Australian Federal Police Department
Microscopic Examination of Thermally Discharged Ammunition Components
Kevin Rippman, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE)
Mark Gratkowski, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE)
The Perils of Downloaded Cartridges for Firearms Identification Purposes
Lucian C. “Luke” Haag, Forensic Science Services, Inc. (note: this presentation is grouped with the below presentation)
Some Properties of Forensic Value with Compensated Glock Pistols
Lucian C. “Luke” Haag, Forensic Science Services, Inc. (note: This presentation is grouped with the above presentation)
Automated 3D High-Volume Triage (3DHVT) to Improve Efficiency of Firearm & Toolmark Casework
Zak Carr, Cadre Research
Admissibility Hearings – Silencing the Defense Expert
Jeff Salyards, Center of Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE)
Shots in the Dark: Using Luminescent Technology in the Detection of Lead Residues
Jill Prather, Forensic Toolmark Consultants
Algorithmic Matching of Striated Tool Marks
Yuhang (Tom) Lin, Center of Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE), Iowa State University
A Research Study Determining Cartridge Interchangeability Outside of Standard Interchangeability
Vanessa R. Foerch, Michigan State Police Forensic Division, Grand Rapids Laboratory
