Chm 550A Advanced Forensic Chemistry(3)

This course combines a series of advanced seminars, lectures, laboratories, and individualized laboratory exercises which focuses on current topics and methods of analyses used in forensic laboratories. Seminars in Forensic Chemistry will include topics such as: Introduction to Criminalistics, Ethical Dilemmas, and Computer Assisted Data Analysis. Lecture and laboratory courses will include: Microscopy, Drug Chemistry, Questioned Documents, Toxicology, Latent Prints, Trace and Firearms/Tool-marks. Students will gain "hands-on" experience with various analytical methods currently being used in forensic laboratories including chromatography (TLC, GC, GC/MSD), Visible/UV and Fluorescence Spectrophotometry, Infrared Spectrometry, Mass Spectrometry. Various separation/extraction techniques such as: SPE (solid phase extractions) and liquid/liquid extractions will also be covered. One lecture and two laboratory periods each week. Prerequisites: Chm 430, consent of the instructor.

Chm 550B Advanced Forensic Chemistry(3)

Continuation of Chm 550A. This course combines a series of advanced seminars, lectures and laboratories in Forensic Chemistry. Topics such as: public speaking on technical and non-technical subjects, as well as courtroom testimony, will be covered. Lecture and laboratory topics will include DNA in Forensics, Quantitative Methods in Drug Chemistry and Toxicology, as well as Advanced Statistical Methods. One lecture and two laboratory periods each week. Prerequisite: Chm 550A.

PowerPoint Presentations Associated with CHM 450,451/550A,B

Microscopy PowerPoint Presentation

Fire Debris PowerPoint Presentation

GC/MS PowerPoint Presentation

Gas Chromatographs of Accelerants PowerPoint Presentation

X-Ray Diffraction Presentation

NMR, GC/MS, FT-IR PowerPoint Presentation

Dr. Shekhtman's NMR PowerPoint Presentation

Laboratory Readings

Theory of Sector Mass Spectroscopy

Theory of Quadrupole Mass Spectroscopy

Statistical Readings and Programs