Dr. Thomas A. Kubic MS, JD, is currently an Associate Professor of forensic chemical instrumentation, scientific and expert testimony, electron microscopy, and advanced trace evidence analysis, at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, C.U.N.Y. He enjoys dual appointments to the Doctorial Faculties in both Forensic Science and Chemistry at the Graduate Center of C.U.N.Y. He is currently the Program Director for the Doctoral Program in Forensic Science at C.U.N.Y. He holds a Ph. D. with a concentration in Forensic Science from C.U.N.Y., a Masters Degree in Chemistry from Long Island University and a Law degree from St. John’s University. He has been admitted to the New York State Bar. He has been awarded the Paul L. Kirk award (1997) for contributions to criminalistics and forensic science by the Criminalistics Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the Arthur Neiderhoffer Scholarship for significant contributions to the field of Criminal Justice by the Graduate School City University of New York. He retired from a municipal crime laboratory where he spent over 20 years as a forensic microscopist and criminalist. Dr. Kubic’s research interests are in the application of light and electron microscopy with digital image techniques and vibrational spectroscopy to the analysis of particulates and microscopic forensic evidence. Dr. Kubic has qualified as an expert and testified to his opinions in both Federal and State Courts in criminal and civil actions and has been involved in a number of cases where his work was instrumental is freeing wrongfully convicted individuals. He is the author or co-author of three books, over 20 scientific and technical articles as well as a number of textbook chapters, and has made over 60 presentations at technical conferences. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and holds Fellow status as a certified criminalist. He is a member of the New York Microscopical Society, The Microscopy Society of America, The Microbeam Analysis Society, and The American Chemical Society as well as other professional organizations. |
