Annual Meeting of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, Charleston, SC. August 2012. Peer Reviewed Presentation.

Dr. Mara Merlino and Dr. Tierra Freeman with T.M., Dahir, V., Springer, V., Hammond, D., Dyer, A.D., & Found, B.J. Validity, Reliability, Accuracy, and Bias in Forensic Signature Identification: A Research Demonstration. Paper presented at the 2012 Impression and Pattern Evidence Symposium, Clearwater, FL. August 2012.

Merlino, M.L., Freeman, T.M., Dahir, V., Springer, V., Hammond, D., Dyer, A.D., & Found, B.

(2012, June). Reliability and Validity in Forensic Document Examination: A National Study of Forensic Document Examiners. Paper presented at the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, Atlanta, GA.

Fariba Nowrouzi-Kashan gave a talk on Instructional Support Roles for Undergraduates in Mathematics and statistics which dealt with the role of Undergraduate Assistant in statistic classes. MathFest 2012, the Annual National Summer Conference of the Mathematical Association of America held in Madison, Wisconsin Wednesday, August 1 through Saturday, August 4.

Dean Sam Oleka will chair the National Council of Deans of Deans of Colleges of Arts and Sciences Committee on Cultural Diversity during this year's Annual Conference in Seattle Washington from October 30th through November 5th. First he will preside over and participate in a panel discussion one of the hottest issues facing higher education today: “How to Improve Student Retention and Increase Graduation Rates using a Well-designed and Engaging Academic Learning Committee”. Creating and designing such an academic learning community involves developing innovative strategies; identifying and overcoming barriers; knowing and understanding the effects such a community has on retention and graduation rates, and on faculty morale. Second, Dean Oleka will lead a discussion for the Minority Deans' Breakfast on the topic “Strategic Pathways for Minority Faculty Leadership Development”.

Dr. Narayanan Rajendran also presented “Investigating Self-Assembled Nanobial Additives for Unicellular Biosystems Engineering” at the KSU Brown Bag Series, September.

Ms. Reba Rye participated in a collaborative exhibition with Professor Stephen Driver, University of Arkansas at Little Rock at Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, August 17-September 29, 2012.

Ms. Reba Rye also coordinated art area student volunteers, Jennifer Woodson and John-Tajh Marshall, for the first annual Art in the Gardens at Liberty Hall, Fall 2012.

Dr. Tamara Sluss worked with a group of students (bio undergraduates and Masters of Environmental Studies student) to determine the potential of Kentucky's mined lands for biofuel production from prairie switchgrass. They presented their results (two posters and one presentation) at the ESRI Conference in San Diego, CA, July 21-25 and will