2022 Symposium Award Winners

2022 Symposium Award Winners in Brisbane:

National

Best Oral Presentation

Anthropology, Archaeology and Odontology – Callan Birkmann-Little
Biological Criminalistics – David Bruce
CBRN and Counter Terrorism – Kaitlyn Toole
Chemical Criminalistics – Michael Aberle
Crime Scene Investigation – Melissa Airlie
Document Examination – Ciara Devlin
Education and Training – Caroline O’Driscoll
Electrical and Digital Evidence – Dorothy Stout
Fingerprint Examination – Breannan Taylor
Firearms and Toolmarks – Gerard Dutton
Fires and Explosions – Joshua D’Uva
Illicit Drugs and Clandestine Laboratories – Emily Bottero and Alma Connelly
Management and Quality Assurance – Anna Heavey
Pathology and Clinical Medicine – Elena Gorgeva
Science, Justice, and Legal Issues – Mariam Younam
Wildlife Forensics, Environmental Crime and Forensic Taphonomy – Madison Bone

Best Poster Display

Anthropology, Archaeology and Odontology – Harry Perkins
Biological Criminalistics – Alicia Haines
Chemical Criminalistics – Melissa Davies
Crime Scene Investigation – Sarah Bray
Education and Training – Georgina Sauzier
Fingerprint Examination – Matt Krosch
Firearms and Toolmarks – Samantha Oehm
Fires and Explosions – Malcolm McCulloch
Illicit Drugs and Clandestine Laboratories – Phoebe Carter
Management and Quality Assurance – Anna Heavey
Pathology and Clinical Medicine – Karen Byrne
Science, Justice, and Legal Issues – Dan Osei Mensah Bonsu
Wildlife Forensics, Environmental Crime and Forensic Taphonomy – Natalie Gasz

ACT

Dr Caroline O’Driscoll
Dr Jurian Hoogewerff
Michael Aberle
Dr Jo Bunford
Joe Meikle

QLD

Dr. Jasmine Connell (QUT) – EVALUATING THE SUITABILITY OF CURRENT MITOCHONDRIAL DNA INTERPRETATION GUIDELINES FOR MULTIGENERATIONAL WHOLE MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME COMPARISONS
Assoc Professor Dr. Sarah Cresswell (Griffith University) – Discipline Chair: Education and Training
Dr. William Gee (Griffith University) – ASSESSING HFE-7100 BLENDS OF ALL-IN-ONE IODINE NAPHTHOFLAVONE FINGERMARK DEVELOPERS
Dr. Peter Culshaw (QHFSS) – Discipline Chair: Illicit Drugs and Clandestine Laboratories
Brendan Miller (QHFSS) – 3,4-Dimethyl-5-phenyl-2-oxazolidinone: Artefact or Intermediate?

Student Awards:

Georgia Teese (Griffith University) – DEVELOPING A METHOD FOR THE DETECTION, SAMPLING AND HUMAN DNA PROFILING OF BLOOD-STAINED SOIL
Eden Whittaker (Griffith University) – EVALUATION OF CRIME SCENE SCANNING AND MAPPING TOOLS

TAS

Sgt Gerard Dutton (Tasmania Police) – An unlikely police firearm training incident

Dr Loene Howes (University of Tasmania) – Critical forensic studies: Generating critical thinking about forensic science among current and future criminal justice practitioners

Tersia Oosthuizen (University of Tasmania, Postgraduate) – Comparative analysis of Australian legislation regarding forensic DNA use

VIC

Joel Grima
Rebecca Barrat
Toni Boyko
Jack Reither

WA
Sheena-Ann Trigg (ChemCentre)
Anna Heavey (PathWest)
Ian Dadour (Source Certain)
Richard Donovan (ChemCentre)

NSW