NIST & OSAC at AAFS 2025

The 77th Annual Scientific Conference of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) will be held February 17-22, 2025 in Baltimore, MD.

NIST and OSAC will be exhibitors at the conference – visit us at booth #312 to learn more about forensic science research and standards efforts. Also mark your calendar for these NIST, OSAC and standards-related workshops and presentations. 

WORKSHOPS 

• Alcohol Calculations and Expert Testimony: How ANSI/ASB BPR 122 and 037 Can Be Applied to Forensic Toxicology Cases | Mon, Feb 17 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 
• Forensic Science Adaptation to Artificial Intelligence | Mon, Feb 17 | 8:30 a.m. - 4:35 p.m.
• A New Frontier – Federal Agencies Paving a Way for Forensic Drug Analysis with AI | Tues, Feb 18 | 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
• Implementing Recommendations from the NIST/NIJ Expert Working Group on Human Factors in Forensic DNA Interpretation Report | Tues, Feb 18 | 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• ANSI/ASB Standard 175 – Standard for Interpreting, Comparing, and Reporting DNA Test Results Associated with Failed Controls and Contamination Events: Understanding, Implementation, and Legal Issues | Tues, Feb 18 | 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. 

SPECIAL SESSION

• Standards Around the World: How is the World of Standards Influencing the Future of Forensics? | Mon, Feb 17 | 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

DEEP-DIVE SESSION 

• Leveraging Forensic Science Standards Development to Boost Your Professional Growth | Thurs, Feb 20 | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS

anthropology:

• The Progress in Standards Development in Forensic Anthropology: Updates From the OSAC and ASB | Fri, Feb 21 | 1:15 - 1:30 p.m.

Criminalistics:

• Standards Development Activities in Human Forensic Biology | Thurs, Feb 20 | 8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
• A Quantitative Assessment of Extraction Efficiencies Obtained from Various Methods and Sample Types | Thurs, Feb 20 | 9:00 - 9:15 a.m. 
• The Optimization of Soft Ionization by Chemical Reaction in Transfer Coupled to a Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer for Rapid Seized Drug Screening | Thurs, Feb 20 | 9:55 - 10:10 a.m.
• The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Mass Spectral Reference Libraries |Thurs, Feb 20 | 10:45 - 11:05 a.m.
• The Development and Evaluation of a Contrastive Learning Framework for Source Identification: Technology for Transformation in the Interpretation of Forensic Data | Thurs, Feb 20 | 11:05 - 11:30 a.m.
• An Additional Analysis of Drug Test Strips by Mass Spectrometry for Rapid Comprehensive Drug Checking | Thurs, Feb 20 | 11:15 - 11:30 a.m.
• A Proteomic Analysis of Semen for Human Identification and Body Fluid Classification | Thurs, Feb 20 | 1:00 - 1:15 p.m.
• A Study of Standards Implementation Across Forensic Sciences: Notes, Trends, and Future Directions | Thurs, Feb 20 | 1:50 - 2:10 p.m. 
• Problematic Exclusionary Differences: The Tyranny of Universal Standards for Determining Exclusionary Differences | Thurs, Feb 20 | 2:10 - 2:40 p.m.
• Assessing the Accuracy and Reliability of Canine Explosives Detection Using OSAC Training and Certification Standards | Thurs, Feb 20 | 2:20 - 2:40 p.m. 
• Standards Development Activities Related to Friction Ridge Examination | Thurs, Feb 20  3:00 - 3:20 p.m.
• OSAC/ASB Standards Development Activities in Firearm and Toolmark Examination | Thurs, Feb 20 | 3:20 - 3:40 p.m.
• Standards Development Activities in Trace Materials | Fri, Feb 21 | 8:15 - 8:35 a.m.
• Standards Development Activities Related to Ignitable Liquids, Explosives, and Gunshot Residue | Fri, Feb 21 | 1:00 - 1:20 p.m. 
• The Validation of a Rapid GC/MS Method for Forensic Fire Debris Screening Applications | Fri, Feb 21 | 1:20 - 1:40 p.m.
• An Application of the Expert Algorithm for Substance Identification (EASI) to Predict ASTM E1618-19 Ignitable Liquid Classes from Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Data of Ignitable Liquid Residues | Fri, Feb 21 | 1:40 - 2:00 p.m.
• Standard Development Activities in Seized Drug Analysis: The Current Status and Challenges | Fri, Feb 21 | 3:00 - 3:15 p.m.
• Standardizing and Implementing Direct Analysis in Real-Time Mass Spectrometry Methods Throughout DEA Laboratories | Fri, Feb 21 | 4:50 - 5:10 p.m.

digital & multimedia sciences:

• Standards Development Activities in Digital and Multimedia Forensic Science | Thurs, Feb 20 | 4:20 - 4:40 p.m. 
• Keeping Up with the Times: Are Standards Meeting the Needs of Rapidly Expanding Technology in Forensic Multimedia Analysis? | Fri, Feb 21 | 11:00 - 11:20 a.m.

general:

• Considerations for Fieldable Drug Detection and Identification by High Resolution Mass Spectrometry | Thurs, Feb 20 | 9:15 - 9:30 a.m.
• AI-Enabled Systems and Applications in Forensic Science: A Landscape Analysis and Future Directions | Thurs, Feb 20 | 1:15 - 1:30 p.m.
• Evaluating the Scientific Validity of Forensic Methods: Guidelines for Study Design and Analysis | Thurs, Feb 20 | 1:30 - 2:00 p.m.
• Project-Based Learning in Undergraduate Forensic Chemistry: Standards Development and Professional Practice | Thurs, Feb 20 | 2:15 - 2:30 p.m.
• Developing Standards and Risk Management Profiles for the Responsible Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Forensic Science | Thurs, Feb 20 | 3:15 - 3:30 p.m.
• An Update on Forensic Science Standards Within Crime Scene Investigation Disciplines | Fri, Feb 21 | 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
• Progress on Developing Dogs & Sensors Standards: Sniffing Out Success | Fri, Feb 21 | 9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
• Standards Development Activities in Medicolegal Death Investigation, Including Disaster Victim Identification | Fri, Feb 21 | 9:15 - 9:30 a.m.
• Standards Development Activities in Wildlife Forensic Biology | Fri, Feb 21 | 9:30 - 9:45 a.m.

Jurisprudence:

• Strategic Opportunities to Advance Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward Through Research and Standards | Thurs, Feb 20 | 8:30 - 8:55 a.m.
• Black-Box and Other Forensic Decision Analysis Studies: Understanding Limitations and Criticisms | Thurs, Feb 20 | 9:15 - 10:00 a.m.
• Communicating Forensic Findings | Thurs, Feb 20 | 8:55 - 9:15 a.m.
• Standards Use in Legal Proceedings and Primers for Officers of the Court | Thurs, Feb 20 | 10:20 - 10:40 a.m.
• DNA Human Factors Study | Thurs, Feb 20 | 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. 
• DNA Mixture Interpretation Foundation Study | Thurs, Feb 20 | 1:30 - 2:00 p.m.
• Firearm Examination Foundation Study | Fri, Feb 21 | 9:10 - 9:40 a.m.
• Footwear and Tire Impression Exam Foundation Study | Fri, Feb 21 | 10:40 - 11:00 a.m.
• A Collaborative Approach to Informing the Adoption of Trustworthy AI in Forensic Science and Legal Proceedings | Fri, Feb 21 | 1:00 - 1:45 p.m.

Odontology:

• Recent Advances in Forensic Odontology Standards | Thurs, Feb 20 | 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
• Can Standard Forensic Processing Practices Alter Dental Age Estimation Markers? | Thurs, Feb 20 | 4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

pathology/biology:

• Standards Development Activities in Medicolegal Death Investigation and Forensic Pathology | Fri, Feb 21 | 1:00 - 1:20 p.m. 

Questioned documents:

• Academy Standardization: Progress and Goals for Forensic Document Examination | Thurs, Feb 20 | 8:40 - 9:00 a.m.
• An Update on Standards Development Activities Related to Forensic Document Examination | Thurs, Feb 20 | 10:40 - 11:00 a.m.

Toxicology:

• An Update on Standards Development Activities in Forensic Toxicology | Thurs, Feb 20 | 9:15 - 9:45 a.m.