Mercyhurst Department of Applied Forensic Sciences

Congratulations to Kristine Kortonick for successfully defending her thesis in person today!!! Way to go Kristine!

The Applied Forensic Sciences Department is in the news again! Read about their contribution to identifying human remains found in Hudson, OH. Great job, team! https://www.mercyhurst.edu//forensics-contributes-to-ident. #hurstishome #carpediemMU #forensicscience

Here is a case M-FSRT worked on in 2019 that has now been identified! https://dnadoeproject.org/case/hudson-john-doe-2019/

Very successful open house this morning at Mercyhurst University! Thank you to everyone who came by to visit and get more information about DAFS

Happy Forensic Friday! This week we had many Mercyhurst students and faculty present at the Tom Ridge Research symposium. We had a total of 7 talks and 6 posters. Congratulations to all who presented! Tom Ridge Environmental Center Foundation

An exciting forensic Friday! We are doing a training weekend with Tripwire Operations Group! Thank you for having us, check in over the weekend to see more!

For today’s Forensic Friday we want to say thank you to Meeder's Restaurant for taking extra special care of us! They stayed open late to serve our big crew after a long days work. Thank you for your hospitality and the fun mugs! We can’t wait to travel with them!

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The Mercyhurst Forensic Scene Recovery Team in The Buffalo News! #hurstishome #carpediem #forensics #recoveryteam https://buffalonews.com//article_b55250b0-2386-11ec-9e13-a

https://www.yourerie.com//local-college-forensics-team-wo/

https://www.wgrz.com//71-be8060cc-b02f-43de-acc2-19ccc3906

In honor of Alumni weekend, we want to spotlight one of our amazing undergrad alumnus. Emily Hopkins graduated in 2019 with a BS in Applied Forensic Sciences with a Crim Bio concentration. Way to go Emily, keep up the laker legacy!

Yesterday was a special day for DAFS, our fearless leader celebrated his 65th Birthday!!! Happy Birthday Dr. Dirkmaat, thank you for all you have done for our program!

Congratulations to our 2021 graduating class!!! Thank you for all the time and dedication you have put into this program! Carpe Diem!!! Emily Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks, Theresa De Cree, Kristine Kortonick, Vicki Lamond, Anthony Lanfranchi

Shout out to our amazing undergraduates at Mercyhurst University. These six individuals earned the Outstanding Senior Award!!! Congratulations and we wish you all the best on your future endeavors! Eileen Reinknecht, Erika Hermanson, Kaitlyn Schoonover, Kristina Croucher, Natalie Gottfried, Nora Butterfield

Congratulations to Kristine Kortonick for receiving the Sister Eustace Taylor Graduate Student Award! We are so proud of you!

Happy Forensic Friday! This week we continue our biological profile section with ancestry estimation!

Happy Forensic Friday! This week we continue our Biological Profile section with a brief introduction to age estimation!

Happy Forensic Friday! This week we kick off our Biological Profile section, beginning with sex estimation!

Happy Forensic Friday! This week we kick off a new series about the biological profile, stay tuned for the upcoming post about sex estimation!

Happy Forensic Friday! This week we take a brief look at online resources for forensic and biological anthropology. Enjoy!

On September 18th, the Hagen History Center hosted Mercyhurst Department of Applied Forensic Sciences students and staff to our campus. The prime objective was... to map a large gingko tree on the History Center campus, using the same techniques that would be used in a crime scene. #DidYouKnow Ginkgo biloba has existed essentially unchanged since the Middle Jurassic Period. The genus Ginkgo first appeared approximately 170 million years ago. https://www.eriehistory.org/blog/echs-amazing-ginkgo-tree

Happy Forensic Friday! This week we look at our last installment of our 3-part series about processing!

Welcome back to Forensic Friday! This week will be continuing our processing series, stay tuned for part 3!