Dr. Thomas Jourdan, assistant director of the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) Forensic Science Institute (FSI), spoke at the May chapter luncheon. Jourdan discussed technology's impact on forensic science and how the partnership between UCO and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation provides training and research opportunities for students, professionals, and first responders for evidence collection, preservation, analysis, reporting and testimony. Jourdan is retired from his Federal Bureau of Investigation job as a special agent and liaison to the Department of Energy/Department of Homeland Security. He participated in evidence collection in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the Centennial Park Olympic bombing in Atlanta and the Oklahoma City bombing. He used those and other incidents to describe the process used to track and detect illegal materials used by enemy fighters in the war on terrorism.

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