Unleash Your Inner Scientist: Explore Forensic Sciences at UAB’s Camp CSI

Learn more about resolving mysteries and what forensic scientists and crime scene investigators do, at the CSI Camp presented by the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Camp CSI is designed for high school students to uncover the reality behind the forensic science depicted in television dramas, develop their interest in science and the scientific method, and provide information on forensic science education and career opportunities.

At Camp CSI, students in grades 10-12 will receive hands-on training from professors in the UAB College of Arts and Sciences’ J. Frank Barefield, Jr. Department of Criminal Justice by collecting evidence, dusting for fingerprints, searching for blood stains, analyzing DNA evidence, interpreting DNA profiles, and examining flies and maggots.

Experiential learning at the camp will develop students’ data collection, preservation, presentation and analytical skills by exposing them to current-generation equipment and methods used in forensic-based laboratories. The opportunity will also allow students to have fun while learning about meaningful topics: DNA, fingerprints and criminalistics.