Workshop (Introductory) in Forensic Science conducted by Professor Lawrence J. Kaplan Chemistry Department Williams College   Workshop Schedule for June 18-23, 2017	Click the fingerprint for information about the forensic workshop

 

Schedule for the Workshop

Forensic science, the application of scientific principles to criminal and civil laws within a criminal justice system with the goal toward the establishment of guilt or innocence, has had an enormous impact on the definition and enforcement of the laws enacted to regulate society.

This workshop will introduce some of the specialized fields of forensic science and provide the fundamental principles of science and technology upon which they are based. Aspects of forensic science involving the examination of physical, chemical, and biological items of evidence will be explored. This workshop will provide the participants with an opportunity to develop a basic understanding of forensic science and to learn about the application of forensic science to essentially all aspects of undergraduate instruction in chemistry. In the laboratory component, participants gain sufficient experience to incorporate forensic experiments into undergraduate chemistry and/or biochemistry courses. The activities on each day include lecture, discussion, and laboratory exercises which include an analysis of evidence collected at various crime scenes.

 

	Sunday June 18, 2017	Monday June 19, 2017	Tuesday June 20, 2017	Wednesday June 21, 2017	Thursday June 22, 2017	Friday June 23, 2017
7:30 am Williams Inn		breakfast	breakfast	breakfast	breakfast	breakfast
8:30 am - 10:00 am Session 1 Chemistry Bldg 202 (indicated as one of the Thompson Labs on the map)		Processing the crime scene Legal Issues associated with scientific evidence	Ballistics Drugs  Presumptive analysis	Analysis of breath, saliva, and urine for alcohol Drugs Evidentiary analysis	Serology A, B, O, Rh blood typing DNA Profiling (general)	In the lab DNA Profiling: mtDNA (Linear array) continued
10:00 am - 10:30 am Morley Science Lab Balcony first floor		break	break	break	break	break
10:30 am - 11:30 am Session 2 Chemistry Bldg 202		Trace evidence	Drugs  Presumptive analysis Testing urine for adulterants	Drugs Evidentiary analysis Arson analysis (if time permits)	DNA Profiling (STR, mitochondrial)	Final discussions Evaluation
12:15 noon Faculty House	CHECK-IN will take place from 2:00 until 5:00 pm BE SURE to plan to arrive by 5 pm since activities will begin then.   CHECK-IN will be at the Williams Inn	lunch	lunch	lunch	lunch	lunch
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Lab session 1 Morley Science Lab 245		Analysis of glass (refractive index, density), fibers (differential staining, FTIR-ATR), ink (TLC), fingerprints (dusting, ninhydrin, Superglue) Casting of footprints	Ballistics (Comparison microscope) Testing urine for adulterants Presumptive analysis of drugs from urine (One Step cassette) Presumptive analysis of suspected drugs (NIK)	Analysis of alcohol in breath (Breathalyzer, Intoxilyzer) and saliva (On-Site coupled enzyme assay) Analysis of accelerants (GC) Evidentiary analysis of drugs in the urine (GC-MS) Evidentiary analysis of suspected drugs (FTIR) continued	Presumtive test for blood Blood typing (A, B, O, Rh typing) DNA Profiling	Check out Workshop concludes have a safe trip home
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Morley Science Lab Balcony first floor		break	break	break	break
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Lab session 2 Morley Science Lab 245		Analysis of glass, fibers, ink fingerprints continued	Presumptive analysis of drugs from urine Presumtive analysis of suspected drugs continued	Evidentiary analysis of drugs in urine Evidentiary analysis of suspected drugs continued	DNA Profiling: mtDNA (Sample preparation; PCR amplification)
6:30 pm Faculty House	dinner	dinner	dinner	dinner	BANQUET in Faculty House
9:00 pm Williams Inn				60 Minutes Video "Not So Perfect Match"

 

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