Forensic Chemistry Laboratory Information

cartoon of Sherlock Holmes

Format for Lab Reports

Laboratory Safety Information Print this off prior to the first lab and bring with you to lab

Team contribution form Print one of these off for each team member and turn in with each completed lab report.

Lab Schedule

Date Print off the following pages
January 12, 14 No Lab
January 19, 21 No Lab Martin Luther King holiday Monday
January 26, 28 The Case of the Hit and Run Accident Bring $ for goggles
February 2,4 Physics of Automobile Crashes
February 9, 11 Footwear Impressions Lab  Everyone should bring a flat pair of shoes that they do not need to wear for a week to lab on Monday
February 16, 18 No lab, Assessment day February 17
February 23, 25 Fingerprint Analysis                Fingerprints of Suspects
March 9, 11 Renters Beware:  Blood, fingerprint, and metal analysis      Metals Information     Fingerprints of Suspects
March 16, 18 Forensic Geology SEM Lab
March 23, 25 Using Geology as a Forensic Tool     Note: There are several additional pre-lab questions for this experiment. You must bring your laptops to lab with software available at this site already downloaded to your computer
March 30, April 1 Statistics in Forensic Science (Monday)   Download the JMP program onto your computer and these two files 
Glass  and Comparatives
and Forensic Use of DNA Note: There are several additional pre-lab questions for the DNA lab (Wednesday)
April 6, 8 DNA Fingerprinting
 April 13, 15 Filthy Lucre: Investigation of Currency Contamination   Each student should bring at least two pieces of paper currency with them (will be returned).  There are additional pre-lab questions with this lab.  Spring 2009 results
Spring 2007 results    Spring 2004 results
April 20, 22 Lab cleanup and check-out
April 27, 29 No lab, last week of classes