Ten Members of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Appointed to Forensic Science Standards Board (FSSB)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) announces that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Justice have appointed 10 of its academic research and forensic science expert members to the Forensic Science Standards Board (FSSB).  The Board is an element of the NIST's Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC). These AAFS members are among the first appointments made to the new FSSB that has been established to improve the scientific basis of forensic evidence used in the justice system.

Two AAFS past presidents, Douglas Ubelaker, Ph.D., and Barry Logan, Ph.D., are among the AAFS forensic experts who represent the research community and national forensic science professional organizations.

"AAFS is committed to the advancement of the forensic sciences and its application to the legal system.  Our focus is to promote integrity, competency and education, foster research, improve practice and encourage collaboration in the forensic sciences.  The Academy shares the common goals of the FSSB and we commend our members for their appointment to this board.  We are confident their knowledge, leadership and expertise in their respective disciplines will advance the directives of this important effort, which is intended to strengthen the practice of forensic sciences through improved practices and more consistent quality work protocols," said Daniel A. Martell, Ph.D., AAFS president.

AAFS member appointed are:

Research community representatives:

Sarah Kerrigan, Ph.D., Forensic Science Department chair, Sam Houston State University Douglas Ubelaker, Ph.D., curator, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Division of Physical AnthropologyNominated by their professional associations:

Andrew Baker, M.D., National Association of Medical Examiners standards committee chair and Hennepin County Medical Examiner, Minn. Laurel Farrell, B.A. Society of Forensic Toxicologists director and past president and American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board instructor Steven L. Johnson, B.S., International Association for Identification first vice president and Ideal Innovations Inc. certified latent print examiner/facial examiner Barry Logan, Ph.D., American Academy of Forensic Sciences past president and NMS Labs vice president of Forensic Science Initiatives and chief of Forensic Toxicology Jeremy Triplett, M.S., American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors advocacy committee chair and Kentucky State Police Forensic Laboratory supervisor Chairing the OSAC scientific area committees (SAC):

Richard Vorder Bruegge, Ph.D. – SAC IT/Multimedia; Federal Bureau of Investigation, senior photographic technologist Gregory G. Davis, M.D. – SAC Crime Scene/Death Investigation; University of Alabama at Birmingham, professor, division director, and chief coroner/medical examiner George Herrin Jr., Ph.D. – SAC Biology/DNA; Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Division of Forensic Science deputy director The American Academy of Forensic Sciences is a multi-disciplinary professional organization that provides leadership to advance science and its application to the legal system. The objectives of the Academy are to promote integrity, competency, education, foster research, improve practice, and encourage collaboration in the forensic sciences. Organized in 1948, AAFS serves a distinguished and diverse membership of 6,600 forensic science professionals who are the focal point for public information when forensic science issues are addressed in the public domain. AAFS publishes the internationally recognized Journal of Forensic Sciences. For more information visit www.aafs.org

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Kurt H. Becker Named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Dec. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kurt H. Becker, the associate provost for research and technology initiatives and a professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). 

Becker was chosen by the NAI for his spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society. His pioneering work with atmospheric-pressure cold plasmas paved the way for new, more effective methods of sterilizing medical instruments and other biomedical and environmental applications, and he holds numerous patents on his discoveries.

Since joining NYU-Poly in 2007, Becker has been instrumental in helping the Institute translate its mission of Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (i2e) into action. He is the academic lead for PowerBridgeNY, a New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)-sponsored proof of concept center, which will leverage clean-energy innovations emerging from institutional research labs to create more and stronger businesses in New York State. He is also the NYU-Poly academic lead in the Northeastern Regional Node of the National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps (I-Corps), a joint program with CUNY (lead) and Columbia University that prepares academic researchers to become entrepreneurs and speeds the commercialization of their research.

NYU-Poly is home to some of the top university business incubators in the world, and Becker serves as a valuable liaison between faculty members and the incubators' staff and companies. Additionally, he was one of the creators of the school's popular Inno/Vention competition--now in its seventh year--which challenges NYU–Poly and NYU students from across the globe to prototype and develop commercially viable ideas for real-world problems.  

NYU-Poly President Katepalli R. Sreenivasan said, "As an NAI Fellow, Kurt Becker takes his place among an august company. We are proud that the organization has recognized, as we do at New York University, that Dr. Becker exemplifies the spirit of innovation and invention. We consider him an enormous credit to the Institute and are grateful for all his work on our behalf."

The 143 innovators elected to NAI Fellow status represent 94 universities and governmental and non-profit research institutes. Together, they hold more than 5,600 U.S. patents. Included in the 2013 class are 26 presidents and senior leadership of research universities and non-profit research institutes, 69 members of the National Academies, five inductees of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, six recipients of the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation, two recipients of the U.S. National Medal of Science, and nine Nobel laureates.

The NAI Fellows will be inducted by Deputy U.S. Commissioner for Patents Andy Faile during the NAI's 3rd Annual Conference on Mar. 7, 2014, in Alexandria, Va., at the headquarters of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Becker is a professor in two NYU-Poly academic departments, Applied Physics and of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He holds master's and doctoral degrees in physics from Germany's Universitaet des Saarlandes. He is an honorary professor at the Leopold-Franzens Universitaet, in Innsbruck, Austria. His many other honors include the Dr. Eduard-Martin Prize for Excellence in Research, a fellowship in the American Physical Society, and the 2007 Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award, and the SASP Erwin Schroedinger medal of the University of Innsbruck.

The Polytechnic Institute of New York University (formerly the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and the Polytechnic University, now widely known as NYU-Poly) is an affiliated institute of New York University, soon to be its School of Engineering. NYU-Poly, founded in 1854, is the nation's second-oldest private engineering school. It is presently a comprehensive school of education and research in engineering and applied sciences, rooted in a 159-year tradition of invention, innovation and entrepreneurship. It remains on the cutting edge of technology, innovatively extending the benefits of science, engineering, management and liberal studies to critical real-world opportunities and challenges, especially those linked to urban systems, health and wellness, and the global information economy. In addition to its programs on the main campus in New York City at MetroTech Center in downtown Brooklyn, it offers programs around the globe remotely through NYUe-Poly. NYU-Poly is closely connected to engineering in NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai and to the NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) also at MetroTech, while operating two incubators in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn. For more information, visit www.poly.edu.

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Kurt H. Becker Named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Dec. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kurt H. Becker, the associate provost for research and technology initiatives and a professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). 

Becker was chosen by the NAI for his spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society. His pioneering work with atmospheric-pressure cold plasmas paved the way for new, more effective methods of sterilizing medical instruments and other biomedical and environmental applications, and he holds numerous patents on his discoveries.

Since joining NYU-Poly in 2007, Becker has been instrumental in helping the Institute translate its mission of Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (i2e) into action. He is the academic lead for PowerBridgeNY, a New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)-sponsored proof of concept center, which will leverage clean-energy innovations emerging from institutional research labs to create more and stronger businesses in New York State. He is also the NYU-Poly academic lead in the Northeastern Regional Node of the National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps (I-Corps), a joint program with CUNY (lead) and Columbia University that prepares academic researchers to become entrepreneurs and speeds the commercialization of their research.

NYU-Poly is home to some of the top university business incubators in the world, and Becker serves as a valuable liaison between faculty members and the incubators' staff and companies. Additionally, he was one of the creators of the school's popular Inno/Vention competition--now in its seventh year--which challenges NYU–Poly and NYU students from across the globe to prototype and develop commercially viable ideas for real-world problems.  

NYU-Poly President Katepalli R. Sreenivasan said, "As an NAI Fellow, Kurt Becker takes his place among an august company. We are proud that the organization has recognized, as we do at New York University, that Dr. Becker exemplifies the spirit of innovation and invention. We consider him an enormous credit to the Institute and are grateful for all his work on our behalf."

The 143 innovators elected to NAI Fellow status represent 94 universities and governmental and non-profit research institutes. Together, they hold more than 5,600 U.S. patents. Included in the 2013 class are 26 presidents and senior leadership of research universities and non-profit research institutes, 69 members of the National Academies, five inductees of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, six recipients of the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation, two recipients of the U.S. National Medal of Science, and nine Nobel laureates.

The NAI Fellows will be inducted by Deputy U.S. Commissioner for Patents Andy Faile during the NAI's 3rd Annual Conference on Mar. 7, 2014, in Alexandria, Va., at the headquarters of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Becker is a professor in two NYU-Poly academic departments, Applied Physics and of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He holds master's and doctoral degrees in physics from Germany's Universitaet des Saarlandes. He is an honorary professor at the Leopold-Franzens Universitaet, in Innsbruck, Austria. His many other honors include the Dr. Eduard-Martin Prize for Excellence in Research, a fellowship in the American Physical Society, and the 2007 Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award, and the SASP Erwin Schroedinger medal of the University of Innsbruck.

The Polytechnic Institute of New York University (formerly the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and the Polytechnic University, now widely known as NYU-Poly) is an affiliated institute of New York University, soon to be its School of Engineering. NYU-Poly, founded in 1854, is the nation's second-oldest private engineering school. It is presently a comprehensive school of education and research in engineering and applied sciences, rooted in a 159-year tradition of invention, innovation and entrepreneurship. It remains on the cutting edge of technology, innovatively extending the benefits of science, engineering, management and liberal studies to critical real-world opportunities and challenges, especially those linked to urban systems, health and wellness, and the global information economy. In addition to its programs on the main campus in New York City at MetroTech Center in downtown Brooklyn, it offers programs around the globe remotely through NYUe-Poly. NYU-Poly is closely connected to engineering in NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai and to the NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) also at MetroTech, while operating two incubators in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn. For more information, visit www.poly.edu.

SOURCE Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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