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Introduction to the Forensic Analysis of Glass

Course Length: One week
Eligible Students: Crime laboratory examiners conducting examinations of glass evidence.
Pre-requisites: None
Description: The course will provide students with an understanding of forensic glass analysis. Lectures will cover the types of glass, manufacturing processes in the glass industry, the chemistry of glass, fracture examinations, physical examinations, chemical examinations, comparison of data, and forming a critical opinion. Hands-on laboratory experiments will include physical and microscopic properties, refractive index using both double variation and automated temperature variation methods. Students will be introduced to elemental analysis by SEM-EDX, XRF, ICP-AES, and ICP-MS. All tests will be brought together for the students to evaluate the significance of glass evidence in a courtroom testimony environment.

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