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Chemistry/Instrumental Analysis Scientific Area Committee
The Chemistry/Instrumental Analysis 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:
- Fire Debris and Explosives
- Geological Materials
- Gunshot Residue
- Materials (Trace)
- Seized Drugs
- Toxicology
Officers
Jose Almirall, Ph.D., SAC Chair, Florida International University
Chris Taylor, SAC Vice Chair, Defense Forensic Science Center, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
Vacant, SAC Executive Secretary
Members
Hal Arkes, Ohio State University (Human Factors Representative)
Andrew Bowen, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Chair of the OSAC Geological Materials Subcommittee
Patrick Buzzini, Sam Houston State University
Brenda B. Christy, Virginia Department of Forensic Science, Chair of the OSAC Fire Debris & Explosives Subcommittee
Lynn Garcia, Texas Forensic Science Commission (Legal Resource Representative)
Melissa S. Kennedy, ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board, Chair of the OSAC Toxicology Subcommittee
Marcela Najarro, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Adam Negrusz, Ph.D., Forensic Toxicology Consulting, Inc.
Cedric Neumann, Ph.D., South Dakota State University
Reta Newman, Pinellas County Forensic Laboratory
Scott Oulton, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Thomas R. White, Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Laboratory Service, Chair of the OSAC Gunshot Residue Subcommittee
Agnes D. Winokur, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Chair of the OSAC Seized Drugs Subcommittee
Diana Wright, Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory, Chair of the OSAC Materials (Trace) Subcommittee
Documents in Process
- Standard Practice for Quality Assurance of Forensic Science Service Providers Performing Chemistry Analysis (currently at SDO).