Dr. Thomas A. Kubic MS, JD, is currently a Professor of forensic chemical instrumentation, scientific and expert testimony, electron microscopy, and advanced transfer 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 was the Program Director for the Doctoral Program in Forensic Science at C.U.N.Y. for over 10 years and mentored over ten doctoral graduates. He holds a Ph.D. with a concentration in Forensic Science from C.U.N.Y., a MS Degree in Chemistry from Long Island University and a JD from St. John’s University.  He has been admitted to the New York State Bar.  He retired from a municipal county crime laboratory where he spent over 20 years as a detective and forensic microscopist, was a member of the FBI sponsored SWGMAT committee on forensic glass analysis, was a technical expert with NIST’s laboratory accreditation programs (NVLAP) for asbestos analysis and body armor, and was the laboratory director of an accredited N.Y. State Department of Health Environmental and NIST, NVLAP asbestos laboratory.  As a NVLAP technical expert laboratory assessor he has performed laboratory assessments for both PLM and TEM labs as well as body armor testing laboratories for over 30 years. He is the Director of the New York State Not-for-Profit Educational Corp., TAKA Instructional Agency where he developed and taught classes in Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-ray Spectroscopy, Asbestos Analysis by light and electron microscopy, X-Ray Diffraction, Forensic Glass Analysis, Gun Shot Residue Analysis by SEM-EDS, and Quality Data for Forensic Chemists.  He had been an instructor in industrial hygiene courses at the continuing education program of UMDNJ, Rutgers University for over 25 years.   He maintains a successful consulting company dealing with the identification and characterization of particulate materials by light and electron microscopy especially when of forensic import.  Dr. Kubic has qualified as an expert and testified to his opinions in both Federal and State Courts in criminal and civil actions.  He is the author of over 40 scientific and technical articles as well as a number of textbook chapters, and has made over 120 presentations at technical conferences.  He is the co-author of an atlas on the application of light microscopy for criminalists, chemists, and conservators and a laboratory manual for forensic science students.  He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and holds status as a certified criminalist from the American Board of Criminalistics.  He is a member of the New York Microscopical Society, ASTM, State Microscopical Society of Illinois and The American Chemical Society as well as other professional organizations.

Dr. Yale H. Caplan received his Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (1963) and Ph.D. degree in Medicinal Chemistry (1968) from the University of Maryland at Baltimore (School of Pharmacy). He is a Board Certified forensic toxicologist (Fellow, American Board of Forensic Toxicology).  He was Chief Toxicologist for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (State of Maryland) and Scientific Director of the State of Maryland’s Alcohol Testing Program (1974-1991). He was Director of Toxicology and Forensic Toxicology for Quest Diagnostics (formerly Maryland Medical Laboratory) in Baltimore (1977-1999). He was Laboratory Director for the State of Maryland, Division of Parole and Probation (1999-2012). Dr. Caplan is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. He was Acting Chief Toxicologist for the Maryland State Police, Forensic Sciences Division (2022-2023). 

Dr. Caplan’s professional activities and awards include: President of the American Board of Forensic Toxicology (1988-2008) and recipient of the Board’s Distinguished Service Award (2008); President of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (1987-1988) and   recipient of the Academy’s Rolla N. Harger Award (1989) (forensic toxicology),  Distinguished Fellow Award (1996), and RBH  Gradwohl Medallion “Fellow of Distinction (2019)”; President of the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (1981); Chairman (1991-1993) of the National Safety Council’s Alcohol Drug and Impairment Division and recipient of the Council’s Robert F. Borkenstein Award (2000); Chairman of the Maryland Section of the American Chemical Society (1973) and recipient of the 1994 Maryland Chemist Award. He serves as an advisor to attorneys and government agencies regarding alcohol and drug related issues.