In announcing the international scientific conference ISABS in Dubrovnik, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) emphasized the contribution of University of Split and its Faculty of Forensic Sciences to developing international cooperation in the field of forensic sciences and victim identification.
This announcement deals with commemorating the 30th anniversary of the plane crash involving U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown in 1996 near Dubrovnik. As part of the joint event of ISABS, Republic of Croatia’s Ministry of Interior, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and University of Split’s Faculty of Forensic Sciences, assoc. prof. Ivan Jerković Ph.D. and prof. Željana Bašić Ph.D. prepared a forensic reconstruction of the investigation, search and identification of victims, as well as Croatian-American cooperation following the accident.
The AAFS also presented the monograph Names in Silence, which documents the pioneering application of DNA technology in identifying victims from mass graves during and after the Homeland War. Among the book’s editors are prof. Željana Bašić Ph.D., assoc. prof. Ivan Jerković Ph.D., and assoc. prof. Ivana Kružić Ph.D. from University of Split’s Faculty of Forensic Sciences, along with prof. Šimun Anđelinović Ph.D. and prof. Dragan Primorac Ph.D.
AAFS’ announcement further confirms the international recognition of University of Split’s scientists and the continuity of Croatian-American cooperation that has been connecting science, forensic practice and humanitarian efforts to restore the identities of victims, for three decades.
