Just a Profile in Forensic R&D Innovations_Improving the System_120
In episode two of the Improving the System season, Just Science met with Gerry LaPorte, former Director of the Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences at NIJ, to discuss forensic science research and development innovations. \n\nOver the course of his career, Gerry LaPorte has worked with scores of agencies across multiple disciplines on varied, high-profile cases. From granular points about chemistry to the philosophy of science at large, this 2018 conversation reflects the diversity of his r\xe9sum\xe9. \n\n \n\nListen along as our guest discusses the value of statistics, the definition of light, and his experience working as Chief Forensic Chemist with the Secret Service in this episode of Just Science. \n\nThis season is funded by the National Institute of Justice\u2019s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence.