Alexandre Beaudoin
Encyclopedia
Alexandre Beaudoin is a Quebec
fingerprint
scientist known for inventing a technique for developing latent fingerprints on dry and/or wet porous surfaces (such as paper and cardboard). (Oil Red O
)
, Canada
, in 1978. After receiving his B.Sc. in microbiology
and Immunology
of the University of Montreal in 2000, he was hired by the Sûreté du Québec
in the Forensic Identification Department as a latent fingerprint
development specialist. In 2003 he obtained a research position as scientific and technical advisor. He also pursues his full-time study during the same period, obtaining a degree of MSc
in Health Technology Assessment (HTA
) & Management in 2009 with the medical schools of four different universities: University of Montreal, University of Ottawa
, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Barcelona
) and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
(Rome
). Since 2006, he is a guest professor at the Canadian Police College and the Ontario Police College
about fingerprint
chemical development. In 2007, through his work on Oil Red O
, he was awarded the Recognition Award - Creativity and Innovation. In 2008, he became President of the Canadian Identification Society
. In 2009, he was received by the International Fingerprint Research Group (IFRG), which are invited only the most active and creative researchers of the domain. In 2010, he founded and became president of the Association Québécoise de Criminalistique which regroup the French forensic specialists.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
fingerprint
Fingerprint
A fingerprint in its narrow sense is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger. In a wider use of the term, fingerprints are the traces of an impression from the friction ridges of any part of a human hand. A print from the foot can also leave an impression of friction ridges...
scientist known for inventing a technique for developing latent fingerprints on dry and/or wet porous surfaces (such as paper and cardboard). (Oil Red O
Oil Red O
Oil Red O is a lysochrome diazo dye used for staining of neutral triglycerides and lipids on frozen sections and some lipoproteins on paraffin sections...
)
Biography
Alexandre Beaudoin was born in Drummondville, QuebecQuebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, in 1978. After receiving his B.Sc. in microbiology
Microbiology
Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, which are defined as any microscopic organism that comprises either a single cell , cell clusters or no cell at all . This includes eukaryotes, such as fungi and protists, and prokaryotes...
and Immunology
Immunology
Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the...
of the University of Montreal in 2000, he was hired by the Sûreté du Québec
Sûreté du Québec
Sûreté du Québec or SQ is the provincial police force for the Canadian province of Québec...
in the Forensic Identification Department as a latent fingerprint
Fingerprint
A fingerprint in its narrow sense is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger. In a wider use of the term, fingerprints are the traces of an impression from the friction ridges of any part of a human hand. A print from the foot can also leave an impression of friction ridges...
development specialist. In 2003 he obtained a research position as scientific and technical advisor. He also pursues his full-time study during the same period, obtaining a degree of MSc
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
in Health Technology Assessment (HTA
Health technology assessment
Health Technology Assessment is a multi-disciplinary field of policy analysis that examines the medical, economic, social and ethical implications of the incremental value, diffusion and use of a medical technology in health care....
) & Management in 2009 with the medical schools of four different universities: University of Montreal, University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
) and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is a privately-owned Catholic university founded in 1921 by Agostino Gemelli. Its main campus is located in Milan, Italy with satellite campuses in Brescia, Piacenza, Cremona, Rome, and Campobasso...
(Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
). Since 2006, he is a guest professor at the Canadian Police College and the Ontario Police College
Ontario Police College
The Ontario Police College is located in Malahide Township, just east of Aylmer, in Elgin County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.-Programs:...
about fingerprint
Fingerprint
A fingerprint in its narrow sense is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger. In a wider use of the term, fingerprints are the traces of an impression from the friction ridges of any part of a human hand. A print from the foot can also leave an impression of friction ridges...
chemical development. In 2007, through his work on Oil Red O
Oil Red O
Oil Red O is a lysochrome diazo dye used for staining of neutral triglycerides and lipids on frozen sections and some lipoproteins on paraffin sections...
, he was awarded the Recognition Award - Creativity and Innovation. In 2008, he became President of the Canadian Identification Society
Canadian Identification Society
The Canadian Identification Society is a bilingual professional non-for-profit fellowship of police officers and civilian members who share interests and employment in crime scene investigation...
. In 2009, he was received by the International Fingerprint Research Group (IFRG), which are invited only the most active and creative researchers of the domain. In 2010, he founded and became president of the Association Québécoise de Criminalistique which regroup the French forensic specialists.
Work
In 2004, Alexandre Beaudoin successfully made, at the age of 27, the first efficient latent fingerprints development using a technique he has developed based on Oil Red O. The research continued to integrate the method in fingerprint standards sequence development. He then develops the concept of mini-PTA, on the basis of the Danish mini-HTA, consisting in Police Technology Assessment (PTA) for promoting the best technology purchase based on the regional realities of each police department.Awards
- 2011 - Edward Foster Award (Canadian Identification Society, Can)