This may not seem related to HHCF, but look, we LOVE innovative ways to educate kids. This is amazing. We hope you sign up. I met Director Steven Lee while speaking st SJ State a few weeks ago. I wish they had stuff like this when I was a kid.
Forensic Science
and Crime Scene Investigation Camps
San Jose State University
Brief description: Experience crime
scene investigation and forensic science with actual experts in the field as
you learn the secrets of how CSIs uncover hidden evidence, careful observation
and collection of evidence, detection and interpretation of fingerprints, blood
stain patterns, DNA, report writing, and ethics and court testimony in this one
week, hands-on intensive camp at San Jose State University.
Campers: This camp is
targeted for those interested in the application of science to criminal
investigation that will be most appropriate for advanced middle to high school
students 13-17 years old. Campers outside
this age range should contact the director at steven.lee@sjsu.edu
Dates: Session
1: July 09-13, 2012*
Session 2: To be determined
Hours: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm with extended
hours available for additional fees
Camp Instructors: Professors, staff
and students from the FS program at SJSU and practicing CSIs and forensic
scientists from California will all provide their expertise to the camp. Our faculty and staff include former crime scene
investigators and forensic scientists which will be on hand to work with the
campers.
Camp Director: Steven B. Lee has
close to 20 years of experience in Forensic Science, holds a Ph.D. in molecular
biology from the University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA), and is
currently Professor of Justice Studies and Director of the Forensic Science
Programs at San Jose State University. Dr. Lee was formerly the director of R&D
at the California Department of Justice’s DNA Laboratory is a full member of
the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the California
Association of Criminalists, and a fellow in the Criminalistics Division of the
American Academy of Forensic Sciences. He also serves as a certified inspector
for the Laboratory Accreditation Board of the American Society of Crime
Laboratory Directors, on the Department of Defense Armed Forces DNA
Identification Laboratory Quality Assurance Board as a technical reviewer for
NIJ research grants and reports and has served on the FBI Technical Working
Group on DNA Analysis Methods.
American Academy of Forensic Science
Sponsored:
The camp is sponsored by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (www.aafs.org
Place: Forensic Science Program,
Justice Studies Department, College of Applied Sciences and Arts, One
Washington Square, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 95192- Rooms on
Campus to be determined
Registration: These camps are limited to a total of 20 per
session and it is expected they will fill quickly. Registration fees for the
camp will be co-sponsored by AAFS and SJSU so that partial scholarships to
attend the camp are available which will significantly lower the cost to
attend. The total cost of registration
will depend on the total number of campers signed up for each session as well
as any options selected for additional hours. To reserve a place in Session 1, contact the
director by email at steven.lee@sjsu.edu
and visit www.sjsu.edu/justicestudies
For
our brochure and information see:
