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Physics/Pattern Interpretation Scientific Area Committee
The Physics/Pattern Interpretation Scientific Area Committee (SAC) provides strategic direction, serves as a platform to integrate similar standards activities across multiple forensic science disciplines, and manages the activities of the following subcommittees:
- Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
- Firearms & Toolmarks
- Friction Ridge
- Footwear & Tire
- Forensic Document Examination
Members
Henry Swofford, SAC Chair, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Gerry LaPorte, SAC Vice Chair, Florida International University
Mary (Meg) O'Brien, Forensic Document Examination Subcommittee Chair, U.S. Secret Service
Heidi Eldridge, Friction Ridge Subcommittee Subcommittee Chair, George Washington University
David Kanaris, Footwear & Tire Subcommittee Chair, Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory
Holly Latham, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Subcommittee Chair, Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Todd Weller, Firearms & Toolmarks Subcommittee Subcommittee Chair, Weller Forensics, LLC
Documents in Process
- Standard Guide for Developing Discipline Specific Methodology for ACE-V (currently at an SDO).