Dr. Edward Suzuki
Dr. Edward M. Suzuki, Supervising Forensic Chemist, Crime Laboratory Division, Washington State Patrol, 2203 Airport Way South, Suite 250, Seattle, WA 98134-2045.
Last Updated: July 19, 2007
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I n s t r u c t i o n a l S t a f f Dr. Edward Suzuki |
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Edward Suzuki
is a Supervising Forensic Scientist with the Seattle Laboratory of the
Washington State Crime Laboratory System. The Chemistry Section that he
supervises consists of seven scientists who analyze suspected controlled
substances, chemicals from clandestine laboratories, poisons and toxins,
product tampering cases, explosives, fire debris (arson) evidence, metals
and unknown materials. He has twenty-seven years of experience working
in the field of forensic science. His primary interests include
applications of Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, X-ray
fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry, and Raman spectroscopy for the analysis
of various types of evidence, and particularly as used for the in situ
identification of inorganic and organic pigments in automotive paints.
He is author of the chapter, "Forensic Applications of Infrared Spectroscopy,"
in Volume 3 of the Forensic Science Handbook (Edited by Richard Saferstein),
and an instructor for "Forensic Infrared Spectroscopy for Trace Analysis,"
a week-long intensive course given twice a year at the FBI Laboratory
Forensic Science Research and Training Center located at the FBI Academy
in Quantico, Virginia. He is on the Technical Advisory Committee,
Controlled Substances Discipline, of the American Society of Crime
Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board, which accredits
forensic science laboratories in North America. He has authored or
coauthored nearly 30 publications, mostly in the Journal of Forensic Sciences. Dr. Edward M. Suzuki, Supervising Forensic Chemist, Crime Laboratory Division, Washington State Patrol, 2203 Airport Way South, Suite 250, Seattle, WA 98134-2045. Last Updated: July 19, 2007 |