The Science and Standards of Forensics

Full Committee Hearing
Date:  Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Time:  2:30 PM
Location:  Russell Senate Office Building

Feature Image 3WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a full committee hearing on the science and standards of forensics.  As the Committee develops forensics legislation, this hearing will serve as an opportunity to examine the role of federal science agencies in improving science and standards, including the longstanding work of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in advancing forensic science and ways the National Science Foundation could provide opportunities for basic research and graduate education in forensic fields.   

Please note the hearing will be webcast live via the Senate Commerce Committee website.  Refresh the Commerce Committee homepage 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to automatically begin streaming the webcast.

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Committee Members

  • John Rockefeller

Testimony

  • Eric S. Lander

    President, Broad Institute of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Co-Chair, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Professor of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
  • Patrick D. Gallagher

    Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology
    Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Subra Suresh

    Director
    National Science Foundation
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