Alexandre Beaudoin (born February 16, 1978) is a

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scientist known for inventing a technique for developing latent fingerprints on dry and/or wet porous surfaces (such as paper and cardboard).

Biography

Alexandre Beaudoin was born in

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, Quebec, Canada, in 1978. On May 24, 1997, he married his High school love, Amélie Charron. Together, they have four children: Thalie, Elric, Marek, and Liam. After receiving his BSc in

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at the

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in 2000, he was hired by the

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in the Forensic Identification Department as a latent fingerprint development specialist. In 2003 he obtained a research position as Physical sciences specialist. 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:

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(Rome). Since 2006, he is a guest professor at the Canadian Police College and the

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about fingerprint chemical development. In 2007, through his work on

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, he was awarded the Recognition Award – Creativity and Innovation.alexandre.beaud0in.net
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. 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. In 2016, he become associate professor with

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. In 2018, he gets promoted to the position of Forensic Sciences Chief at the

. In 2021, he got elected as president of the

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(2021-2022) and obtain a degree of

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from

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. Since 2021, he is the Quebec Homeland Security General Manager at the

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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

. 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. During his doctoral studies, he produces a thesis on the development of a synthetic pre-acquisition analysis index, the "Forensic Assessment of Technologies Effectiveness" (ForATE), which makes it possible to bridge the gap between forensic science and management.

Awards

* Included in the prestigious

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, Canada * Edward Foster Award (

, Can) * Distinguished Member (

) * Member of the

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(M.O.M.) ( Orders of Canada) * French Forensic Science Hall of Fame

Books

* Beaudoin, A; Guillemette, D.''Interventions sur une scène de crime'', Montreal, Editions Andre Fontaine, 2013 * Beaudoin, A; Guillemette, D.''Scène de crime – Guide complet pour les policiers'', Montreal, Editions Andre Fontaine, 2016 * Beaudoin, A; Daoust, B; Casault, P. ''La criminalistique accessible – Guide de survie des empreintes digitales'', Montréal, Éditions Yvon Blais, 2018 * Beaudoin, A; Charron, A. ''Le crime, l'empreinte et la science'', Montréal, Éditions MultiMondes, 2018 * Beaudoin, A; Guillemette, D. ''Interventions sur une scène de crime, 2e Edition'', Montreal, Editions Andre Fontaine, 2019 * Beaudoin, A; Guillemette, D; McMullen, L. ''Essential Guide to Crime Scene Investigation'', Montreal, Editions Andre Fontaine, 2020

References

External links

Alexandre Beaudoin website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beaudoin, Alexandre 1978 births Living people 20th-century Canadian scientists Canadian forensic scientists Université de Montréal alumni Scientists from Quebec People from Drummondville 21st-century Canadian scientists