Get Psyched on Forensic Science!

June 23-July 1, 2008

Designed for serious biology, chemistry, and physics high school students, Lawrence Tech’s Forensic Summer Science Institute offers you the opportunity to study with outstanding university professors and top students from other schools. If you attended last year, join us for a NEW crime scenario. You’ll use state-of-the-art equipment in modern labs and explore:

• DNA fingerprinting
• Drug testing
• Hair and fiber analysis
• Ballistics and testing for gunshot residue
• Blood detection using fluorescence analysis
• Thin Layer Chromatography to separate and identify drugs and other compounds
• Infrared Analysis and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to analyze trace evidence gathered from the scene of suspected arson
• Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry to identify components in a mixture of volatile compounds, such as gasoline and paint thinner
• High Pressure Liquid Chromatography to identify components in a mixture of nonvolatile compounds, such as plastics

Now in its 40th year, the Summer Science Institute includes two days of forensic biology, two days of forensic physics, and three days of forensic chemistry and is held on weekdays, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., June 23 – July 1, 2008.

And the best part? The Summer Science Institute is so affordable. All you pay is a nonrefundable registration fee of $250. University classes of this caliber can cost up to $2,000, but special funding makes the Summer Science Institute available to highly motivated high school students.

Reserve your place today.  The registration deadline is May 30, 2008, but space is limited.

For more information, or to register, call 248.204.3600 or email nschair@ltu.edu.