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Upcoming Events Forensic Science Workshop March 28, 2009 Location: University of Minnesota Presenter: Glenn Langenburg Schedule: Workshop Description: This lecture provides the attendee with an overview of forensic science and the various disciplines under this ever growing umbrella. We will focus on the more traditional forensic sciences, giving a general summary of the types of examinations that can be done in each forensic discipline. We will cover, specifically, the disciplines of forensic biology, testing of controlled substances, trace examinations, fingerprints, firearms and toolmarks, forensic toxicology, and questioned document examination. The attendee will learn a significant amount of vocabulary and as best as possible, all attempts will be made to make the vocabulary understandable and translatable to a variety of languages and cultures. The instructor, having presented this material to court interpreter groups before, understands the value of distilling this material down into simple components and also recognizes that not all words have an equivalent word or translation in every culture/language. The instructor will be sensitive to finding a way to make these concepts translatable, without losing the meaning. Questions are sincerely welcomed in this workshop! Presenter Bio: Glenn Langenburg is employed by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as a forensic scientist. He is a certified latent print examiner, bloodstain pattern analyst, and crime scene investigator. Glenn earned a BS in Forensic Science from Michigan State University in 1993 and a MS in Analytical Chemistry in 1999 from the University of Minnesota. Currently he is a PhD candidate in the Forensic Science program at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. His thesis research involves the statistical analysis of fingerprint comparison methodology. Glenn has an extensive career as an instructor and speaker. He is an Adjunct Faculty at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he teaches an introductory forensic science course. He has taught fingerprint identification and crime scene investigation at Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars for attorneys and judges. He has lectured at workshops nationally and internationally at forensic science conferences in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe on topics including evidence admissibility, his research, and fingerprint methodology. Glenn is an active member of several professional forensic organizations in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. He has published in several journals, including Journal of Forensic Identification, Science, and Scientific American. Finally, he has the privilege of serving the fingerprint community as a member of the Scientific Working Group for Friction Ridge Analysis, Study, and Technology, a committee for the advancement of fingerprint science and standards.
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