Center: IUCRC Phase II Texas A&M AgriLife Research: Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science (CARFS)

中心：IUCRC 第二阶段德克萨斯州 A

• 批准号: 2310941
• 负责人: Aaron Tarone
• 金额: $ 37.49万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M AgriLife Research
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-01 至 2028-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2310941&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Center; IUCRC; Phase; II; Texas

In recent decades, translation of fundamental discoveries to forensic method development has improved forensic investigations. Efforts continue to address scientific limitations and expand fundamental research that can contribute to existing and developing forensic applications. Investigators at Florida International University (lead site), Sam Houston State University, and Texas A&M AgriLife Research, along with collaborators at Boston University, Howard University, Syracuse University, and University of Michigan, address aspects of this broad challenge through the continuation of the Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science (CARFS). This Phase II Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) will continue to serve as a platform for innovative and, in many cases, interdisciplinary forensic science research activities at the interface of academia, government, and industry, bringing together forensic science leaders in state-of-the-art research laboratories, specialized facilities, and institutes across the nation. CARFS researchers will conduct projects in a range of forensic areas including forensic biology, chemistry, toxicology and medicine, as well as digital evidence, environmental forensics, and nuclear forensics. The Center communicates new findings and tools to a range of stakeholders, including forensic science practitioners, research laboratories, industrial partners, and government and private forensic science end users, ultimately supporting safety and justice for the nation. The Center's research sites provide training and internship opportunities to a diverse group of students, thus supporting the future US STEM and forensic workforce.The current state of forensic science has required advanced and novel techniques and approaches that have pushed the boundaries of traditional scientific areas such as chemistry and biology and require the collaboration of engineers and computer scientists to develop next generation devices and analysis methods. The goal of CARFS is to bring together industrial partners, including the end-user community, with academic forensic science researchers with an aim to develop, implement and commercialize tools that benefit the national forensic science enterprise. Across the sites and collaborators of CARFS Phase II, projects are proposed to the industrial advisory board in the following initial areas, with potential for expansion based on evolving research needs: Forensic Biology (e.g., entomology, genomics, microbial), Forensic Chemistry (e.g., trace, biosensors), Forensic Medicine (e.g., anthropology, taphonomy), Forensic Toxicology (e.g., metabolomics, biomarkers), Digital Evidence (e.g., mobile devices, authentication), Environmental Forensics (e.g., trafficking, source attribution) and Nuclear Forensics (e.g., source signatures). CARFS will continue to grow its partnerships, research, and footprint while embracing diversity to mentor and foster the future forensic science workforce. The center leverages additional NSF opportunities for student training and mentoring, including through the REU, INTERN, and START supplement programs. This grant is jointly supported by the National Science Foundation (Division of Chemistry, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate; Division Of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate; and Division of Social and Economic Sciences, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate) and the National Institute of Justice (Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

近几十年来，将基本发现转换为法医方法开发的改进了法医研究。努力继续解决科学局限性，并扩大可以为现有和开发法医应用做出贡献的基本研究。佛罗里达国际大学（领先地点），萨姆·休斯顿州立大学和德克萨斯州A＆M Agrilife Research的研究人员以及波士顿大学，霍华德大学，锡拉丘兹大学和密歇根大学的合作者通过在法医学高级研究中心（CARFS）的延续来解决这一广泛挑战的各个方面。该第二阶段工业大学合作研究中心（IUCRC）将继续作为创新的平台，在许多情况下，在学术界，政府和工业界面的跨学科法医学研究活动中，将最新研究实验室的法医科学领导者召集在一起，并将全国各地的企业带到了整个国家。 CARFS研究人员将在法医生物学，化学，毒理学和医学以及数字证据，环境取证和核取证等一系列法医领域进行项目。该中心向各种利益相关者传达了新的发现和工具，包括法医科学从业人员，研究实验室，工业伙伴以及政府和私人法医学最终用户，最终支持国家的安全和正义。该中心的研究网站为多样化的学生提供了培训和实习机会，从而支持未来的美国茎和法医劳动力。法医科学的现状需要高级和新颖的技术和方法，这些技术和新颖的技术和方法已经突破了传统科学领域的界限，例如化学和生物学，并需要工程师和计算机科学家的协作来开发下一代设备和分析方法。 CARF的目标是将包括最终用户社区在内的工业合作伙伴与学术法医学研究人员汇总，旨在开发，实施和商业化受益于国家法医企业的工具。在CARFS第二阶段的站点和合作者之间，在以下初始领域向工业顾问委员会提出了项目，并具有基于不断发展的研究需求的扩展的潜力：法医生物学（例如，昆虫学，基因组学，微生物学），法医化学（例如，跟踪，生物传感器，生物传感器），法医学（例如，tigemolops），例如，tikemolop，例如代谢组学，生物标志物），数字证据（例如移动设备，身份验证），环境法医（例如贩运，来源归因）和核取证（例如，来源签名）。 Carfs将继续发展其伙伴关系，研究和足迹，同时拥抱多样性，以指导和培养未来的法医科学劳动力。该中心利用NSF的其他机会进行学生培训和指导，包括通过REU，实习生和开始补充计划。这项赠款得到了国家科学基金会（化学，数学和身体科学局；行为和认知科学，社会，行为和经济科学局；以及社会和经济科学，社会和经济科学，社会，行为和经济科学局）的行为和认知科学，社会，行为和经济科学局；通过基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响评估标准通过评估来支持。