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Pattern/Impression Scientific Area Committee
The Pattern/Impression 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:
Members
Henry Swofford, SAC Chair, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gerry LaPorte, SAC Vice Chair, Department of Homeland Security Laboratory
Joshua Connelly, Friction Ridge Subcommittee Chair, Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Anthony Koertner, Footwear & Tire Subcommittee Chair, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
Mary (Meg) O'Brien, Forensic Document Examination Subcommittee Chair, U.S. Secret Service
Todd Weller, Firearms & Toolmarks Subcommittee Chair, Weller Forensics, LLC
Alicia McCarthy, SAC Member (Human Factors), Thomas College
Sarah Pryor, SAC Member (Quality), Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Laboratory
Raymond Valerio, SAC Member (Legal), Queens District Attorney's Office
Vacant, SAC Member (Statistics)
Documents in Process
Standard Guide for Developing Discipline-Specific Methodology for ACE-V (currently at an SDO)
Presentations
OSAC Public Update Meeting: Physics/Pattern Interpretation SAC Updates, June 2019