Synchrotron and Advanced Analytical Techniques in the Forensic Sciences

Friday, June 16, 2006 (Afternoon, Half Day Workshop)

Forensic science is a multidisciplinary science used to provide impartial scientific evidence for use in the courts of law and can draw from a wide variety of expertise including chemistry and biology, toxicology, anthropology, physics, geology, psychology, social science and pathology. The evidence studied encompasses a large variation in matrices, such as fingerprints, forensic identifiable material, ink traces on paper, biological materials and chemical residues. Most often the scientific evidence sought requires in-situ, non-destructive analyses on small samples at trace quantity levels demanding robust, state-of -the art analytical techniques. The purpose of this workshop is to provide an opportunity to discuss the application of synchrotron and other advanced analytical techniques to areas in the forensic sciences. Speakers from different disciplines will present papers on current synchrotron-based research, as well as investigations utilizing more conventional methodologies.   

Workshop Organizer: Tom Kotzer, Canadian Light Source Inc.

Location:      Arts 146

The following proposed agenda will be updated as meeting details are confirmed.

Time	Speaker	Affiliation	Title
8:00-16:30	Registration Geology Atrium
13:10	Opening remarks Tom Kotzer, Canadian Light Source
13:15	Michael Martin	Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Synchrotron Infrared Spectromicroscopy for Forensics:  Spectral Fingerprints from Latent Fingerprints and More
14:00	Ernest Walker	Department of Archaeology, University of Saskatchewan	New Technologies and the Forensic Identification of Human Remains
14:40	Chunsheng Li	Health Canada, Ottawa	Nuclear Forensics in Canada: Current Activities and Challenges
15:10	Coffee Break Geology Atrium
15:30	Bill Skinner	Materials and Environmental Surface Science, Ian Wark Research Institute	Forensic Applications of Synchrotron and Related Techniques at The Ian Wark Research Institute
16:15	Detlef Birkholz	Research and Development, ALS Laboratory Group	Forensic Science in Support of Environmental and Toxicological Investigations
17:00	David Cooper	Division of Orthopedic Engineering Research, University of British Columbia	Age-at-Death Estimation from Cortical Bone Microstructure: New Insights from 3D Micro-CT Imaging
17:30	Workshop Adjournment

Program Related Inquiries to: Tom Kotzer tom.kotzer@lightsource.ca  

This workshop was organized and sponsored by the Canadian Light Source and the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies.

Support for this workshop is also provided in part by the Canadian Institute for Synchrotron Radiation.

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