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Physics/Pattern Interpretation Scientific Area Committee

Physics SAC and subcommittees

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:

Members

Melissa Gische, SAC Chair, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Gerry LaPorte, SAC Vice Chair, Florida International University

Lisa Hanson, Forensic Document Examination Subcommittee Chair, Midwest Questioned Documents, LLC

David Kanaris, Footwear & Tire Subcommittee Chair, Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory

Holly Latham, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Subcommittee Chair, Kansas Bureau of Investigation

Erica Lawton, Firearms & Toolmarks Subcommittee Chair, Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences; University of South Alabama

Henry Swofford, Friction Ridge Subcommittee Chair, HJS Consulting, LLC

Documents in Process

Presentations

Created July 14, 2014, Updated October 25, 2022