Award Winners

Best Presentation

Miss Esmé Hewitt, University of Otago

Restoring Humanity: Telling the Stories of Curated Skeletal Remains at the W.D. Trotter Anatomy Museum

Best Poster

Shontay Simpson, University of Otago

Validating Skull-Based Sex Estimation for New Zealand Populations

Best Presentation

Caitlin McDonald, Flinders University

A Novel Approach to Combine qPCR and STR Amplification for DNA Profiling

Best Poster

Alexandria Bertram, Deakin University

The impact of drug concentration on the quantity and quality of DNA recovered from drug residues

Best Presentation

Renee Webster, CSIRO

Application of 2D and 3D Diffusion-Ordered NMR Spectroscopy Techniques to Chemical Forensic Profiling of Organophosphorus Nerve Agents

Best Poster

Michael Allen, Victoria Police

Body Bag Breakthrough: An analytical study to explore the chemical breakthrough times of various body bag materials

Best Presentation

Nick Lucas, AFP

Chemical and isotopic analysis of poly-lactic acid 3d printer polymer for forensic comparisons

Best Poster

Joe Milne, Forensic Science South Australia

Another reason to hate paperwork? Investigating gunshot residue contamination of the forensic casefile

Best Presentation

Raphael Grzebieta, Allied Forensics Group

Speed Limits For Survivable Crashes: A Forensic Engineering Perspective

Best Presentation

Donna MacGregor, Queensland Police Service

From police to universities and everyone in between: a multiagency collaborative partnership for the reporting, management, and storage of medical (anatomical) teaching skeletons - a Queensland perspective

Best Poster

Victoria Berezowski, Deakin University

The suitability of using pigs as human proxies in the geophysical detection of clandestine graves

Best Presentation

Nathan Cosstick, NSW Police

Assessment and Validation of non-GPS Google Maps/Supplementary Artefacts on Android and iOS

Best Presentation

Thekla Ganiaris, AFP

Now You See It, Now You Don’t: A Study of Erasable Inks

Best Presentation

Andrew Rowlands, VPFSD

Victoria Police Forensic Services Department Workplace Integrated Learning as an Educational Delivery Strategy

Best Poster

Avril Pears, AFP

The underwater scene evidence recovery program: An Australian Forensics and Maritime Police Collaboration

Best Presentation

Natalie Gasz, Australian Federal Police

Determination of relevant Calliphorid species in the ACT- A comparison of blowfly species from case work and standard trapping protocols in the Canberra region

Best Poster

Michaela Storen, Deakin University

Effectiveness of successive washes on the removal of GSR particles amongst L. sericata and C. rufifacies larvae

Best Presentation

Micheal Whyte, NSW Police

Preliminary Results on Quality-Directed Workflows in Latent Fingerprint Analysis: Optimising NAFIS Searches and Quality Assurance Measures

Best Poster

Nicholas Harvey-Walker, NSW Police

Evaluating Drop-In Replacement Solvents for HFE7100 in Critical Fingermark Development Reagents

Best Presentation

Miss Maggie Clifton, UTS

Exploration of Striation Based 3D Print Source Attribution

Best Poster

Joel Waszczuk, AFP

Take a Pic: Validating photography to capture recovered serial numbers – Online survey results

Best Presentation

Laurel Peters, Forensic & Analytical Science Service

A review of 2024 results from Ignitable Liquid Residue analysis in NSW

Best Poster

Robert Dunsmore, Curtin University

Common Goods, Explosive Ends: Characterisation of Homemade Potassium Chlorate

Best Presentation

Lauren Atwood, Western Australia Police Forensic

Breaking Data Silos: The Power of Graph Analytics in Law Enforcement

Best Poster

Steve Ziogos, Murdoch University

Factors, analysis, reconstruction methods, and future directions for standardizing the assessment of sharp force damage in forensic investigations

Best Presentation

Lauren Atwood, Western Australia Police Forensic

Connecting the Dots: Leveraging Graph Analytics for Investigative Genetic Genealogy

Best Presentation

Melissa Bird, NMI

Illicit Drug Analysis: Quantification using 19F qNMR

Best Poster

Madison McLaughlin, Forensic Science Queensland

Differentiating structural isomers of synthetic cathinones: dimethylpentylone isomer identification

Best Presentation

Karina Muharam, ANZPAA NIFS

Developing the ANZPAA NIFS Quality Issue Investigation Framework: Utilising Cross-jurisdictional Partnerships for Collaboration and Innovation

Best Poster

Nicole Wyner, NSW Health Pathology Forensic & Analytical Science Service

Cracking the Code: Enhancing forensic sampling through structured feedback

Best Presentation

Mr Byeongyeol Song, National Forensic Service South Korea

Spatial patterns in 87Sr/86Sr ratios and key elements in human tooth enamel from the South Korea: implications for forensic provenancing tracer

Best Poster

Tasmyn Lynch, The University of Adelaide

A 20-year retrospective analysis of trends in adult homicides in South Australia (2003-2022)

Best Presentation

Rachel Searston, University of Adelaide

What Drives Understanding of Forensic Expert Evidence?

Best Presentation

Diana Marshall, UTS

Observing changes in the post-mortem microbiome of cadavers to estimate the time since death

Best Poster

Bridget Thurn, UTS

Determining the transition from ante- to post-mortem scent for disaster search and rescue

Best Presentation

Harrison Fursman, AFP

Targeted geographical and surveillance analyses of the residual drug content of used syringes in Sydney, Australia

Best Presentation

Mrs Laura-Jayne Dinaro, New South Wales Police

Presenting Complex Evidence with Handheld High Resolution Structured Light Scanning

Best Presentation

Jade Butterworth, University of Queensland

Trauma Exposure and Resilience Mechanisms in Forensic Investigators: Insights for Enhanced Support

Best Presentation

Olivia Yugovich, The University of Auckland

Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) and Nanopore Sequencing as a Presumptive and Confirmatory Tool for the Identification of Endangered Species Common to the Illegal Wildlife Trade

Best Poster

Xavier Conlan, Deakin University

Impacts of illegal activities on national parks: an assessment of the East Otway Ranges

Jodie Harrington, Griffith University

Dr Mikayla Milanovic, Deakin University