BEST PAPER IN A REFEREED JOURNAL
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Sathisha Kamanna, Julianne Henry, Nicholas Voelcker, Adrian Linacre & Paul Kirkbride.
Direct identification of forensic body fluids using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
Highly Commended
Duncan Taylor, Damien Abarno, Tacha Hicks & Christophe Champod.
Evaluating forensic biology results given source level propositions.
BEST TECHNICAL ARTICLE OR NOTE
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Caitlyn Rogers, Peter Stockham, Christine Nash, Sheridan Martin, Chris Kostakis & Claire Lenehan.
An alternative approach for assessment of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry matrix effects using auto-sampler programmed co-injection.
Highly Commended
- Nick Lucas, Hayley Brown, Michael Cook, Kahlee Redman, Tanith Condon, Harald Wrobel, Paul Kirkbride & Hilton Kobus. A study into the distribution of gunshot residue particles in the random population.
- Christopher Plummer, Thomas Breadon, James Pearson & Oliver Jones. The synthesis and characterisation of MDMA derived from a catalytic oxidation of material isolated from black pepper reveals potential route specific impurities.
BEST CHAPTER
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Michael Tsokos & Roger Byard.
Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Volume 4. Postmortem changes: overview.
BEST LITERATURE REVIEW
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SallyAnn Harbison & Rachel Fleming.
Forensic body fluid identification: state of the art.
Highly Commended
Soren Blau.
How traumatic: a review of the role of the forensic anthropologist in the examination and interpretation of skeletal trauma.
BEST CASE STUDY
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Roger Byard, Helen James, John Berketa & Karen Heath.
Locard’s principle of exchange, dental examination and fragments of skin.