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Coffee with Department Seminar Speaker - Kelly Elkins, Ph.D

Towson University

Location

Engineering : 314

Date & Time

December 5, 2022, 1:45 pm2:45 pm

Description

This event is in conjunction with the the CBEE DEPARTMENT SEMINAR SERIES.


Students (undergraduate and graduate) are invited to join Dr. Kelly Elkins following her CBEE Department Seminar titled "Recovering DNA from human remains for DNA typing." 


The Department Seminar will be from 12:00 - 1:00 pm. 

The Coffee Hour will be from 1:45 - 2:45pm. 

The topics of conversation can range from specifics about her research to advice about career trajectories and next steps in research. 


PLEASE RSVP via myUMBC 

Dr. Kelly Elkins is the author and editor of several books including Introduction to Forensic ChemistryForensic DNA Biology: A Laboratory ManualNext Generation Sequencing in Forensic Science: A PrimerInternational Ethics in Chemistry: Developing Common Values Across Cultures and Trends in Counterfeit Drugs. Dr. Elkins is a Professor of Chemistry at Towson University where she has been since 2012 and the author more than 45 papers and invited book chapters on her research. Her research focuses on applications of DNA including DNA recovery, testing and phenotype prediction and chemical analysis of emerging drugs and mixtures. Her work has been published the Journal of Forensic SciencesAnalytical Biochemistry, Drug Testing and Analysis, and Medicine, Science and the Law. She is also one of the three founding editors of the Journal of Forensic Science Education. She has taught courses in forensic chemistry and forensic biology under various course numbers at four colleges and universities since 2006 and was the Director of the forensic science program at the Metropolitan State College of Denver. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a member of the American Chemical Society, and a member of the Council of Forensic Science Educators and served as its President in 2012. She consults on forensic cases.

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