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William is a high school biology and chemistry teacher in upstate New York. He is a graduate
of the State University of New York at Buffalo, earning a master’s degree in biology. His inter-
est in forensic science led him to complete elective coursework in the forensic science training
program at the University of New York at Buffalo. He has also been involved in the development
and testing of a series of forensic science educational activities, as well as a comprehensive
activity for a national science conference.
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Carla Miller Noziglia is Senior Forensic Advisor for the U.S. Department of Justice, International
Criminal Investigative Training Assistant Program. A Fellow of the American Academy of Foren-
sic Sciences, Ms. Noziglia served as chair of the board of Trustees of the Forensic Science Foun-
dation. Her work has earned her many honors and commendations, including Distinguished
Fellow from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (2003) and the Paul L. Kirk Award from
the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Criminalistics Section. Ms. Noziglia’s publications
include
The Real Crime Lab
(coeditor, 2005),
So You Want to be a Forensic Scientist
(coeditor,
2003), and contributions to
Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault
(2001),
Convicted by Juries, Exon-
erated by Science: Case Studies in the Use of DNA
(1996), and the
Journal of Police Science
(1989). She is on the editorial board of the
Journal for Forensic Identification
.
Jay Siegel is Director of the Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program at Indiana University-
Purdue University, Indianapolis and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biol-
ogy. He holds a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from George Washington University. He worked
for three years at the Virginia Bureau of Forensic Sciences, analyzing drugs, fire residues, and
trace evidence. From 1980 to 2004 he was professor of forensic chemistry and director of the
forensic science program at Michigan State University in the School of Criminal Justice. Dr.
Siegel has testified over 200 times as an expert witness in twelve states, Federal Court and Mili-
tary Court. He is editor in chief of the
Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences
, author of
Forensic
Science: A Beginner’s Guide and Fundamentals of Forensic Science
, and he has more than thirty
publications in forensic science journals. Dr. Siegel was awarded the 2005 Paul Kirk Award for
lifetime achievement in forensic science. In February 2009, he was named Distinguished Fellow
by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
