Bernard Friedman Memorial Workshop
Polarized Light Microscopy
April 30, May 7, 14 & 21, 2005
NEW YORK MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY
Meeting Announcement
Characterization of Counterfeit Banknotes by Vibrational and X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Gene S. Hall, Ph.D.
John Jay College, 445 W. 59th St. (10th Ave.), NY, NY 10019 – Room 4518N, 4th Floor
Two technological developments contributed to the invention of paper money by the Chinese. First development was the invention of paper in A.D. 109 in China by Tai Sung. The second development was the invention of ink in A.D. 200. Subsequently these developments lead to the printing of the first banknote in China, a ten Kwan note, under the Tang dynasty, A.D. 650-6. As trading between China and other countries intensified, other countries began to print and use banknotes.
The counterfeiting of banknotes has been an old profession and it continues today with the use of modern graphical aids such as computers, high-resolution scanners and high-resolution ink jet printers. Individuals have printed counterfeit banknotes for their own use and greed. The quality of these banknotes is usually low but some individuals are known to have printed high quality counterfeit banknotes. Also high quality counterfeiting by governments to destabilize other governments’ economy are well documented in history.
With this in mind, our laboratory has been involved with the non-destructive characterization of bank notes by micro energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF), micro Raman and micro attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR). Using these complimentary spectroscopic techniques, our strategy has been to determine the sources of the paper, printing inks, and security stripes in the banknotes.
In this talk, I will share with you some specific examples from my laboratory on the characterization of banknotes that will include the famous “Bernard” notes of WW II, counterfeit colonial America banknotes, and counterfeit modern day US and British banknotes. Details of instrumentation, sample preparation, database construction, and conclusions will also be presented.
NYMS members and their guests are welcome to join the speaker for dinner (at own expense) at 5:30pm at Bello Restaurant, 863 9th Ave. (56th St.). Please reserve your place(s) with Peter Diaczuk by noon May 9. The number to call for making dinner reservations only is 917-578- 3049.
NYMS Meetings are free and open to all.
COURSE:
Bernard Friedman Memorial Workshop
Polarized Light MicroscopyApril 30, May 7, 14 & 21, 2005 |
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WHEN: WHO: advanced course for those who have completed "The Use of the Microscope" or are experienced in microscopy and familiar with the theory of its use.
WHERE: 30 North Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042. Phone
(973) 744-0043
COST: $395 for N.Y.M.S. members, $425 for non-members
(includes membership)
Lunch and course materials are included. Checks made
out to N.Y.M.S.
HOW: Register using the form below. Limited to the first 12
registrants.
Return form to Don O'Leary, 6 Chittenden Road, Fair Lawn, NJ
07410.
FURTHER INFORMATION: Call D.
O'Leary (201) 797-8849 e-mail donoleary@att.net
PLEASE
POST
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Registration
Form
Polarized Light Microscopy
N.Y.M.S. Member_________________ ($395)
Non-Member__________($425)
Name_____________________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________
Phone
(W)_________________________(H)______________________________
e-mail________________________________________
John Jay College
andNY Microscopical Society
Present
3
rd Annual Microscope DayTuesday,
April 19, 2005 Rm. 614BBMW Building at 555 W. 57
th St. (btwn 10th and 11th Aves)Opening Remarks10:30am - Peter Diaczuk & Lawrence Kobilinsky, John Jay College,
11:00am - James Gannalo, Independent Consultant,
Unusual Chamber Markings: PatternRecognition Used to Solve a Homicide
12:00pm - Betty Faber, Liberty Science Center,
Entomology12:45pm - Marty Eber & Kathy Lindsley, Olympus,
State of the Art Digital Imaging andNew Developments in Light Microscopy
1:30pm - Craig Huemmer and Frani Kammerman, John Jay College,
Forensic Microscopy2:00pm - John R. Reffner, Rohm & Haas,
Cryo-SEM of Latex Polymers2:45pm - Fenella G. France, Art Preservation Services,
Conservation & Science from Macro Micro3:30pm - John A. Reffner, Smiths Detection,
Infra Red Microprobe Analysis of Drugs4:15pm - Closing Remarks
**Olympus will display their current line of stereo and polarized light microscopes,
courtesy of NJ Scientific.
This event is
FREE and open to the public. Come to any or all of the presentations.Photo Identification is required for entrance into the building. Times are tentative and subject
change.
For more information, contact Peter Diaczuk at
pdiaczuk@jjay.cuny.edu or Meghan Miller at mmiller@jjay.cuny.edu
Meeting Announcement
Applications of
Modern Microscopy Methods to Biomedical Research at the
University of Iowa
Kenneth Moore, Ph.D.
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - 7:30
p.m.
John Jay College, 445 W 59th St. (10th Ave.), NY, NY 10019 - Room 1311,
1st Floor
Microscopy is an essential tool for developing strategies in the treatment of disease. Negative staining and cryo-electron microscopy are critical in understanding the structure of native and hybrid vectors for their potential in gene therapy applications. Enzyme cytochemistry is used for the detection of markers that aid in determining the rate of gene transfer to cells. Immunocytochemistry is required to identify gene products. Light, confocal and electron microscopy are critical to evaluate pathogenesis, inflammation and cellular changes. For much of the past decade, Kenneth Moore and his colleagues have been working to identify the specific gene and cell structure that is compromised in Cystic Fibrosis patients. Significant effort has been expended to identify effective viral and other vectors for transfer of the normal gene construct. In addition to Cystic Fibrosis, Dr. Moore is also involved with investigations for genetic therapy of hemophilia, hypertension, neurological problems,cancer and various skin disorders.
Kenneth Moore received his Bachelor of Science in Zoology from California State
University at Long Beach and a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the University of
Iowa. He is the Director of The University of Iowa Central Microscopy Research
Facility, Director of The University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cell and Molecular Morphology Resource, and Co-director of the University of
Iowa Center for Genetic Therapy of Cystic Fibrosis Cell Morphology Core. Dr.
Moore has been active in the application of microscopy technology to biomedical
and materials research for over 25 years.
NYMS Members and their guests are welcome to join the speaker for dinner (at own
expense) at 5:30 p.m. at Bello Restaurant, 863 9th Ave. (56th St.). Please
reserve your place(s) with Pete Diaczuk by noon March 23. The number to call him
for making dinner reservations only is 917-578-3049.
NYMS Meetings are free and open to all
Morphology and Ultrastructure
Revisited: Seeing Old Questions in a New Light
Angela V. Klaus, Ph.D.
Monday, February 28, 2005 - 7:30 p.m.
John Jay College, 445 W 59th St. (10th Ave.), NY, NY 10019 - Room 1311, 1st
Floor
The introduction of light and electron microscopy into the scientific community
revolutionized our ability to visualize and understand the natural world.
Continuous improvements in these technologies have enabled us to see biological
structures with increasing clarity. For example, the three-dimensional imaging
capability of the confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM) sparked a
renaissance in biological light microscopy. Similarly, the development of the
field emission electron gun has made ultra-high resolution (ultrastructural)
imaging possible using scanning electron microscopy. This presentation will
highlight examples of how the use of these advanced imaging technologies has
shed new
light on old questions of biological morphology and ultrastructure.
Angela Klaus is the Director of the Microscopy and Imaging Facility at the
American Museum of Natural History in New York City. She holds a Ph.D. in Cell
and Developmental Biology from Rutgers University, and her research interests
include sperm structure/function relationships, sperm and somatic 3-D nuclear
architecture, and the development of imaging and analysis techniques applied to
questions of biological importance. A life member of NYMS, she is currently
serving on its board of managers.
NYMS Members and their guests are welcome to join the speaker for dinner (at own
expense) at 6:00 p.m. at Bello Restaurant, 863 9th Ave. (56th St.). Please
reserve your place(s) with Pete Diaczuk by noon Feb. 28. The number to call for
making dinner reservations only is 917-578-3049.
Free Event for the Public
COURSE:
Bernard Friedman Memorial Workshop
The Spindle StageDecember 5, 2004 |
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WHEN: WHO: advanced course for those familiar with Polarized Light Microscopy.
WHERE: 30 North Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042. Phone
(973) 744-0043
COST: $125 for N.Y.M.S. members, $155 for non-members
(includes membership)
Lunch and course materials are included. Checks made
out to N.Y.M.S.
HOW: Register using the form below. Limited to the first 12
registrants.
Return form to Don O'Leary, 6 Chittenden Road, Fair Lawn, NJ
07410.
FURTHER INFORMATION: Call D.
O'Leary (201) 797-8849 e-mail donoleary@att.net
PLEASE
POST
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Registration
Form
Spindle Stage
N.Y.M.S. Member_________________ ($125)
Non-Member__________($155)
Name_____________________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________
Phone
(W)_________________________(H)______________________________
e-mail________________________________________
Criminalist, NYPD Police Laboratory Department
Lisa Faber is a Criminalist in the Hair and Fiber Section of the Trace Evidence
Analysis Unit at the NYPD Police Laboratory. She holds a Master’s degree in
Forensic Science from George Washington University and a Bachelor’s degree from
Harvard University. Prior to earning her Master’s, she worked in research in the
Department of Pharmacology at Cornell University Medical College. She was
profiled on America’s Most Wanted last March for her work on a case involving a
skeleton buried in the basement of a Midtown apartment building. She will
discuss the value of hair and fiber evidence in forensic casework and how
advances in DNA technology have impacted this field.
The speaker's dinner is at 6:00 at Bello Restaurant, at Bello Restaurant 863 9th
Ave (56th. Street), New York, NY, 10019(phone Peter Diaczuk for reservation 917
578 3049 ). Ask the waiter to seat you with the New York Microscopical Society
group.
Mr. Klaus Kemp, of Microlife Services, will use his own microscope and
mechanical manipulator to demonstrate how he makes exquisite slides with diatoms
and butterfly scales. He will also offer some of his slides for sale. Examples
of Mr. Kemp's work can be viewed on his website, http://www.diatoms.co.uk/
Please tell Don O'Leary that you are coming. Call Don at (201) 797-8849 or
send email to donoleary@att.net.
This presentation will detail the morphological changes of hair roots upon
exposure to indoor experimental environments of soil burial, water immersion,
and ambient air. Different variables were explored in this study, such as
levels of root keratinization (as determined by growth phase of the hair), and
condition of environments (sterile vs. non-sterile). This was done to suggest a
link between level of root keratinization and susceptibility to degradation.
Sterilization of environments via autoclaving was conducted to ascertain
whether the source of degradation was microbial. Hair root examination was done
with brightfield light microscopy, and photomicrographs illustrating this will be
shown. The similarity between environmental hair root degradation and
postmortem root banding will be briefly discussed.
Alison Domzalski received a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Michigan
State University and a Master of Science in Forensic Science from John Jay
College of Criminal Justice. At her place of employment, OCME, she has assisted
with research on extraction of nuclear DNA from hair shafts.