Posts tagged: Forensics

Forensics of Fingerprints

Written by Patricia Faulk, Teen Leader. Edited by Anna Prince, Teen Leader. Whip out your detective gear for the latest Open Minds Teen Science Café Whiteville about fingerprinting. In this café, Police Detective Ron Guyton from the Whiteville Police Department returned to give his second café this season, and lead the teens through an interactive program where participants learned

Stopping Criminals and Climate Change with…Chemistry!

Written by Jackson Carter At CU Science Discovery's first Teen Science Café of 2018, we heard from PhD candidate Megan Harries. Megan Harries is a forensic and arson chemist who works at the NIST laboratories. She opened her presentation with a powerpoint presentation detailing the research she pursues, as well as the applications, both theoretical and potential,