The goals of the IUCRC Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science (CARFS) are to bring together industrial partners, including the end-user community, with academic forensic science researchers with an aim to develop, implement and commercialize tools that benefit the national forensic science research enterprise.
Mission
CARFS tackles emerging forensic science problems. We bring forensic science leaders in state-of-the-art laboratories and industrial partners together to develop collaborative solutions.
Research-Driven Forensic Science Solutions
The groundbreaking nature of the center promotes innovation in: product development, techniques, strategies and methodologies for application by stakeholders in the community. To solve the most complex problems facing forensic science today, the center unites forensic science thought leaders who conduct multi-disciplinary research in state-of-the-art laboratories, facilities and institutes with expertise in several forensic disciplines.
News
CARFS Poster Reception at AAFS, February 21, 2024
CARFS Announces Poster Presentations During the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2024, in Denver/CO - Download the list of posters
CARFS hosts a Poster Session during the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 2023, in Orlando/FL - Download the list of posters
FIU CARFS Hosts Miami-Dade College and Braddock Senior High School Faculty and Students - Read the article
Leadership
Center Director/Site Director—Dr. Kenneth G. Furton
Executive Director, Global Forensic and Justice Center
FIU Chief Scientific Officer and Provost Emeritus
Phone: 305-348-0022
Email:furtonk@fiu.edu
Center Associate Director/Site Director—Dr. Aaron M. Tarone
Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University
Phone: 979-862-1311
Email:tamlucilia@tamu.edu
Site Director—Dr. Sarah Kerrigan
Institute for Forensic Research, Training, and Innovation (IFRTI)
Professor of Forensic Science, Sam Houston State University
Phone: 713-817-2229
Email: sarah.kerrigan@shsu.edu
Contact
Liaison—Gerry LaPorte
Director of Research Innovation, Global Forensic and Justice Center, FIU
Phone: 703-209-2744
Email:glaporte@fiu.edu
Contracts & Grants—Tracy Goetz
Director of Administrative Services, Global Forensic and Justice Center, FIU
Phone:727-395-2511 x109
Email:tgoetz@fiu.edu