Monday, 5 June 2006: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Cocoa 3 (Hershey Lodge and Convention Center)
Forensic and Environmental Chemistry (FREN)
Forensic Chemistry - CSI it ain't - the Real Field of Forensic Science Research
Many think that television crime shows depict the real world of the crime scene investigator and chemist. Not true! The field of true forensic science is more complex and more time-consuming than any TV show can ever hope to portray. Papers presented in this session will highlight selected areas of Forensic Science where actual research is performed.
Sponsor: York College of Pennsylvania Chemistry Program
Organizer:Greg Foy
Presider:Greg Foy
1:30 PMWelcoming Remarks
1:35 PMIndividualization of gasoline residues in fire debris
J. Graham Rankin
1:55 PMIsolations of pharmaceutical drugs from human hair
Jennifer Naomi Crosbie, Sherry Brown, Gregory Foy
2:15 PMVarying the firing distances and firearms to create gunshot residue pattern for future analysis of residues
Sherry T. Brown, Timothy Barmore
2:35 PMBreak
2:50 PMHistory and current research on the development of fingerprint visualization reagents
Richard R. Hark
3:10 PMPresentation of summer internship at the Suffolk County Crime Laboratory and resulting independent study
Cindy M. Boyer, Gregory P. Foy, Sherry T. Brown
3:30 PMUndergraduate forensic research: identifying drugs in a liquid confiscated at a racetrack
Amanda L. Davidson, Shannon Ludascher, Helen G. Reid, Jeffrey Rudy
3:50 PMDesigning a variety of forensic based independent research projects
Greg Foy

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