Center: IUCRC Phase II SHSU: Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science (CARFS)

近几十年来，将基本发现转化为法医方法的发展改善了法医调查。继续努力解决科学局限性，扩大基础研究，以促进现有和发展中的法医应用。佛罗里达国际大学（牵头单位）、萨姆休斯顿州立大学和得克萨斯州农工生命研究所的研究人员，沿着波士顿大学、霍华德大学、锡拉丘兹大学和密歇根大学的合作者，通过继续法医学高级研究中心（CARFS）来解决这一广泛挑战的各个方面。这个第二阶段工业大学合作研究中心（IUCRC）将继续作为一个平台，在学术界，政府和工业界的界面上进行创新，在许多情况下，跨学科的法医科学研究活动，汇集法医科学领导者在国家最先进的研究实验室，专业设施和全国各地的研究所。CARFS的研究人员将在一系列法医领域开展项目，包括法医生物学，化学，毒理学和医学，以及数字证据，环境法医学和核法医学。该中心将新的发现和工具传达给一系列利益相关者，包括法医科学从业人员，研究实验室，工业合作伙伴以及政府和私人法医科学最终用户，最终支持国家的安全和正义。该中心的研究场所为不同的学生群体提供培训和实习机会，法医科学的现状需要先进和新颖的技术和方法，这些技术和方法已经突破了化学和生物学等传统科学领域的界限，并需要工程师和计算机科学家合作开发下一代设备和分析方法. CARFS的目标是将包括最终用户社区在内的行业合作伙伴与学术法医科学研究人员聚集在一起，旨在开发，实施和商业化有利于国家法医科学企业的工具。在CARFS第二阶段的各个地点和合作者中，向工业咨询委员会提出了以下初始领域的项目，并有可能根据不断变化的研究需求进行扩展：法医生物学（例如，昆虫学、基因组学、微生物）、法医化学（例如，痕量，生物传感器），法医学（例如，人类学，埋藏学），法医毒理学（例如，代谢组学，生物标志物），数字证据（例如，移动的设备、认证）、环境取证（例如，贩运，来源归属）和核取证（例如，源签名）。CARFS将继续发展其合作伙伴关系，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。该中心利用额外的NSF机会为学生提供培训和指导，包括通过REU，INTERN和START补充计划。这项拨款是由美国国家科学基金会联合支持的（化学、数学和物理科学司;行为和认知科学司，社会、行为和经济科学司;社会和经济科学司，社会，行为和经济科学理事会）和国家司法研究所该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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.