{"id":28224,"date":"2021-06-02T11:23:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T15:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=28224"},"modified":"2021-06-02T11:23:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T15:23:37","slug":"forensic-hair-research-wins-recognition-for-ncfs-graduate-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/forensic-hair-research-wins-recognition-for-ncfs-graduate-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Forensic Hair Research Wins Recognition for NCFS Graduate Student"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28225 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/06\/David-Funes-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/06\/David-Funes-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/06\/David-Funes-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/06\/David-Funes-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/06\/David-Funes-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/06\/David-Funes-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/06\/David-Funes-299x224.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/06\/David-Funes-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A forensics graduate student has earned the Forensics Sciences Foundation\u2019s Emerging Forensic Scientist Award for his research on hair and color texture analysis.<\/p>\n<p>The research provides a quantitative method to analyze texture and color in hair strands. Associate Professor of Chemistry and Forensic Science Candice Bridge, Ph.D., characterizes David Funes\u2019 research as a \u201csolid step forward\u201d for quantifying hair features. Funes\u2019 research allows forensic labs to further understand how to differentiate individuals by using scientific methods like texture entropy measurements (measuring hair pigmentation )<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt a sense of validation when they rewarded me because it means my research is recognized and it encourages me to work more on analyzing hair,\u201d Funes said.<\/p>\n<p>Bridge says the reward is important as it validates and elevates Funes\u2019 work, as well as highlighting his South American roots, with her and Funes representing the few underrepresented scientists within the forensic science field. A <a href=\"http:\/\/journals.upress.ufl.edu\/fa\/article\/view\/1271\">survey<\/a> distributed to the Anthropology Section members of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) in 2018 demonstrated that 32.4% self-identified as a member of an underrepresented group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a full proponent of having diversity of background because it brings diversity of thought,\u201d Bridge said. \u201cHaving that diversity of thought is what elevates the research.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/life-physical-and-social-science\/forensic-science-technicians.htm\">The Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>, between 2014 and 2024, there will be a 27 percent increase in open positions for forensic science technicians. The <a href=\"https:\/\/nij.ojp.gov\/topics\/articles\/importance-diversity-and-inclusion-forensic-sciences\">National Institute of Justice<\/a> explains how the forensic sciences field advocates for more employment within the forensic sciences field as do Funes and Bridge, who believe that there should be more representation overall.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A forensics graduate student has earned the Forensics Sciences Foundation\u2019s Emerging Forensic Scientist Award for his research on hair and color texture analysis. The research provides a quantitative method to analyze texture and color in hair strands. Associate Professor of Chemistry and Forensic Science Candice Bridge, Ph.D., characterizes David Funes\u2019 research as a \u201csolid step [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":28225,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,35,38,7,40,13,5377,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards","category-chemistry-departments","category-breaking-news","category-forensic-science","category-graduate-student-news","category-news","category-research","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Forensic Hair Research Wins Recognition for NCFS Graduate Student - College of Sciences News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/forensic-hair-research-wins-recognition-for-ncfs-graduate-student\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Forensic Hair Research Wins Recognition for NCFS Graduate Student - College of Sciences News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A forensics graduate student has earned the Forensics Sciences Foundation\u2019s Emerging Forensic Scientist Award for his research on hair and color texture analysis. 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