CSI: NC State
For Immediate Release
NC State anthropology professor Ann Ross (left) and entomology professor Wes Watson (right) are two of the experts leading the university's growing forensic sciences program.
Editor’s note: This story, from NC State magazine, details how faculty from across campus are working with law enforcement to transform the way we solve crimes. NC State magazine is a benefit of membership in the N.C. State Alumni Association. For information on how to join, visit www.alumni.ncsu.edu.
The bones from a dismembered body found in Texas are awaiting inspection in a lab near the 1911 Building. On Centennial Campus, a computer screen blips as it records information from extracted dye as researchers build a database to help crime scene investigators compare automobile fibers. In the basement of Brooks Hall, video game technology is put to a different use as a 3-D version of a crime scene appears on a screen. And just off Western Boulevard, an entomologist awaits a call from a prosecutor to testify in the case of a suspected serial killer.
