Forensic Science Capstone Projects and Internships

As part of the forensic science program, students are required to complete a comprehensive capstone experience with the assistance of experienced faculty mentors. This allows students to apply their knowledge and laboratory skills to real-world problems. This hands-on project promotes critical thinking, research skills, and professional development in preparation for careers in forensic science.

Some of the recent capstone research projects and internships completed by students of the Forensic Science Program include: 

Capstone Projects

 - through Lasell University, unless otherwise noted

2025-2026

• "Forensic Genetic Genealogy in Cold Case Investigations: Benefits and Ethical Considerations"
• "Analyzing Percent Recovery Results of Fluorescent Microscopy through Chat GPT"
• "Analysis of Fluorescent Microscopy Images for Forensic Trace Evidence Collection Using Image J Software"
• "A Systemic Evaluation of the Post-mortem Effects on Submerged Remains and Post-mortem Interval"
• "Measuring Ethanol Concentration in Synthetic Urine in Two Different Environmental Conditions - Incubator at 37°C and room temperature"
• "Using Image Analysis Software to Analyze Physical Matches for Glass Evidence in Forensics"
• "Measuring Ethanol Concentration in Synthetic Urine in Array of Temperatures – Water bath at 40°C and room temperature"
• "Measuring Ethanol Concentration in Synthetic Urine in Cold Temperature – Fridge at 2°C and room temperature"
• "Comparison of Methods for Crime Scene Reconstruction of a Bullet Path"
• "Analyzing Blood Spatter Patterns Created by Various Blunt Weapons (Crowbar) on a Simulated Human Cranial Cavity"
• "Analyzing Blood Spatter Patterns Created by Various Blunt Weapons on a Simulated Human Cranial Cavity – Comprehensive Literature Review"
• "Analyzing Blood Spatter Patterns Created by Various Blunt Weapons (Hammer) on a Simulated Human Cranial Cavity"
• "Analyzing Blood Spatter Patterns Created by Various Blunt Weapons (Softball bat) on a Simulated Human Cranial Cavity"
• "A.I.-Assisted Analysis of Fluorescent Microscopy in Forensic Science: A comparative study using Gemini"

2024 -2025

• "Determining the Effects of Fabric Types and Textiles on Drip Stains"
• "Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: Differentiating Spatter and Transfer Stains on Cotton, Polyester and Wool"
• "AI on Trial: Evaluating Accuracy in Digital Forensic Science"
• "Fire and Its Effects on Different Liquids"
• "Traxtone and Labstone LC: A Comparative Study Across Temperature Ranges"
• "Forensic Soil Microbiology: Use of Soil Bacteria in Locating Gravesites"

2023-2024 

• "Impact of Mold Growth on DNA Degradation"
• "Analysis of Misdiagnosed Deaths in Forensic Pathology"
• "A Glue-Fuming Approach to Recover Fingerprints on Water-submerged Metals"
• "Investigation Into Chemical Structure After Exposure to Accelerants and Burning"
• "The Impact of Specified Plants on Fire"
• "Comparative Analysis of Bacterial Growth on Used and Unused Lip Balms"
• "Mutagenicity of Different Makeup Brands Using AMES Kits"
• "Comparing the Familial D1S80 Loci Through Electrophoresis"
• "Mutagenicity and Genotoxicity of Cosmetics"
• "Testing the Mutagenicity of Cosmetic Products Using Bacteria"
  
  

2021-2022

• "Application of K-Means Clustering to Images of Immunochromographic Test Strips for Saliva Detections" - In collaboration with The University of Toronto
• "Forensic Science: Comparing Lipstick Smears using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy"

Internships

2025-2026

2024-2025

2023-2024

2022-2023

2021-2022

2021-2022