Norman J. Sauer is an American forensic anthropologist and professor emeritus of anthropology at Michigan State University (MSU).Sauer received his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Geneseo and his Ph.D. from Michigan State University.Sauer taught in the department of anthropology at MSU from 1974 to 2012. While at MSU, he co-directed their forensic anthropology track of the Forensic Science Program, and directed their Forensic Anthropology Laboratory. He retired from MSU in 2013. In 2015, he was named vice president of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Wikipedia