5^th International Conference on Forensic Research & Technology Oct 31- Nov 02, 2016 San Francisco, California, USA

George W. Adams – former national director of operations, director of financial operations with the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) and program manager of UNT’s (University of North Texas) Center for Human Identification – wrote the book Utilizing Forensic Technologies for Unidentified Human Remains: Death Investigation Resources, Strategies, and Disconnects (Taylor & Francis / CRC Press, Dec. 2015). Adams holds a Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice (UTA -2013); Lifetime Membership with UTA’s Alumni Association, a Bachelor of Business Administration (UNT- 1972), Advanced Peace Officer’s Certification from the Texas Commission of Law Enforcement and active membership in the Texas Municipal Police Officers Association. Novel technologies and complex investigations became the author's forte during his tenure with Mobil’s Planning and Financial Analysis Division and AMF Worldwide Inc. as its International Operations’ Joint Venture Chief Financial Officer in South America. Adams was honored to support his country as a peace officer with the Fort Worth Police Department while earning his undergraduate degree and serving as an draftee in the United States Marine Corps (USMC) during the Viet Nam Era. The USMC’s intractable core values – honor, courage and commitment (Ductus Exemplo) – became a hallmark of Adams’ actions, publications and rhetoric that follow two vectors: bringing unbiased, agenda free understanding of forensic science to the public; and, elevating the empirical nature of criminal investigations through critical thinking, transparency and integrity

Criminology and Criminal justice

Paul Sermon was a Professor of Chemistry at Brunel University and Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Surrey. He is now Professor of Nanomaterials at Brunel University where he has an active research group optimising nanomaterials for catalytic, medical and energy applications

Catalysis, nanomaterials, biomimetic nanomaterials.

Shaul M. Gabbay has completed his Ph.D at Columbia University and a Post Doctorate at the University of Chicago. He thought classes and conducted his research in numerous Universities around the world. For ten years he was the Director of a Middle East Institute at the Joseph Korbel School of International Studies where he is currently a Senior Scholar. He published numerous books and papers and is a frequent commentator in national and international media. Professor Gabbay has been qualified in hundreds of Court proceedings as a Muslim World Expert - www.muslimworldexpert.com

Forensic Sociology

Ronn Johnson is licensed and board certified clinical psychologist with extensive experience in academic and clinical settings. Doctor Johnson is a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology. He has served as a staff psychologist in community mental health clinics, hospitals, schools and university counseling centers. The University of Iowa, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Central Oklahoma, and San Diego State University are among the sites of his previous academic appointments. His forensic, scholarship, and teaching interests include: ethical-legal issues, police psychology, women death penalty, and contraterrorism.

Forensic Psychology

Harvey J.M. Hou has completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Peking University in China and postdoctoral studies at Rockefeller University. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Forensic Science at Alabama State University. He has published 80 papers in books and peer-reviewed journals including Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, J. Am. Chem. Soc., and Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. and served as an editorial board of J. Photochem. Photobiol. B, J. Forensic Res., and Air Water Borne Diseases. He is also the Editor of Teaching Bioanalytical Chemistry (ACS Symposium book) and the Editor of NanoPhotoBioScience. He has organized or co-organized 15 conferences/symposia since 2004. He is passionate about microbial forensics, nanoforensics, forensic drug analysis, DNA profiling, and firearm/explosive analysis.

Forensic Science