9.9 Forensic Chemistry

New chemical technique using radioactive isotopes being used in forensics

Radioisotopes reveal victim's life and death - from Technology, New Scientist

Isotopes could improve forensics - from BBC

Forensic scientists unveil new techniques - from The Guardian

Major Crime Cases - can you help? - from Dorset Police, UK

Strands of hair could be key to unsolved murder case - from The Guardian

Forensic Chemistry - from HSC Online

Bones and the Badge - a WebQuest from Technology Challenge Grants, Kearny High School

Regional Technicians Group, Problems and Solutions - Recipes - contains recipes for artifical urine, blood, pH solutions and saliva

National Measurement Institute

NSW Police Online Forensic Services Group

CSI: Crime Seen, Investigated - from The Why Files

Young Forensic Scientists Forum - American Academy of Forensic Sciences

Forensic Sciences Education Center - from Criminal Justice Institute of Arkansas University, several useful web page links are given

Speckin Forensic Laboratories - commercial forensic services web site, illustrates many methods of investigation

Was this fire deliberate? - commercial forensic services web site, illustrates arson investigations

See other TC Forensic Articles in particular:

Is it an Accidental Fire or Arson?
The Science & "Art" of Fire Investigation
Electrical Appliance Fires
Sampling Debris at the Fire Scene

Crime & Clues - The Art and Science of Criminal Investigation

A Day in the Life of a Forensic Scientist - from Notebook Magazine

A Beginner's Primer on the Investigation of Forensic Evidence - from Scientific Testimony: An Online Journal

GC/MS Analysis - Gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectrometry (MS) - from Scientific Testimony: An Online Journal

A Case Study Involving the Chemical Detection of Cocaine-Contaminated Currency - from Case Studies in Science Education Workshop, State University of New York at Buffalo\

The Restless Sleep - NYC Cold Case Squad Blog

Special Projects in Analytical Chemistry - forensic investigation case studies/methodology

Forensic Chemistry - a unit of work produced by students in the MTeach course at The University of Sydney, 2000

Forensic Chemistry Lab Manual - from Florida International University (word doc 453kB)

Gunshot residues Under the Microscope - from ABC

Forensic Scientists - from The Thin Blue Line, unofficial web site of NSW Police

The Code of Ethics - from The Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society

Discussion Points

The job of the forensic chemist - from HSC Online, scroll to bottom of article for reference to Azaria Chamberlain Case

DNA leads cold-case squad to first arrest - article from Sydney Morning Herald (Jan 2005)

Norfolk Island accused admitted hitting victim with car, court told - article from The Age newspaper (Feb 2006)

Norfolk murder victim hit by car, court hears - from ABC Online (Feb 2006)

Episode 8: DNA - from Law Matters, ABC

MolData resources in Organic Chemistry - from Pomona College

What is the difference detween an inorganic and organic compound? - a discussion, from the Mad Science Network

Water and organic molecules - from Maricopa Community Colleges

Carbohydrates: Qualitative Tests - from Park University, Goole's Cached copy

Qualitative Tests for Carbohydrates - from modular laboratory program in chemistry, CHEMICAL EDUCATION RESOURCES, Thomson/Brooks/Cole (pdf 122 KB)

The job of the forensic chemist - Distinguishing Tests for carbon Compounds, from HSC On-line

Volatile organic compounds in pharmaceutical products and biological materials - including some 'real-life' applications, Dr Zeno's Forensic Site

Sugars Picture Gallery - Chemistry Pictures

Higher Sugars and Polymers - from Rensselaer Polytchnic Institute

Starch and Cellulose - from Rensselaer Polytchnic Institute

Reducing Sugars - from Rensselaer Polytchnic Institute

Fehling's Test - from University of Regensburg

Test for Starch - from University of Regensburg

Chitin Research - from University of Delaware

What is chitin? - from European Chitin Society

Structure and Function of Fungi: Wall composition - from Fungal Biology, The University of Sydney

Lipids Picture Gallery - Chemistry Pictures

Lipids and membrane Structure - from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Ridge Detail at a Crime Scene - from Crime Scene Investigations and Miami-Dade Police Department: Crime Scene Investigations

Simple Forensic Science experiments - from Think Quest

Cyanoacrylate (Superglue) Fuming Tips - method for doing a latent fingerprint examination

Simple test for Amino Acids - from General Chemistry Online

Peptide Geometry, part 1 and part 2 - from University of London, two Pages

Molecules of Life- Proteins - from 2Can Bioinformatics Education Resource - first of 5 web pages

Protein Picture Gallery - from Chemistry Pictures

Electrophoresis Simulation Site - from Rochester Institute of Technology, includes a simulation of the electrophoresis of protein and DNA (DNA simulation requires Chime plug-in)

Desktop Electrophoresis Lab - MOVING MOLECULES - from Access Excellence - build an electrophoresis box

Electrophoresis: Casting and Loading an Agarose Gel - from NERDS, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

TOPS Fish Protein Lab - Compare proteins from different species of fish - Includes a lot of downloadable materials, from Occidental College

Experiment 10: Paper Chromatography of Food Dyes and Amino Acids - a laboratory procedure for separate a mixture of amino acids obtained from the hydrolysis of a protein, from Capitol University

Thin layer chromatography for plant pigments - from Science and Plants for Schools, Cambridge University

Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC) - from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

DNA and Forensic Science Criminal Investigation - extensive list of online resources

DNA Testing: An Introduction For Non-Scientists An Illustrated Explanation - an online tutorial from Scientific Testimony: An online journal

DNA Forensics - from the Human Genome Project

Colorful Electrophoresis - from Genetic Science Learning Center, University of Utah

Create a DNA Fingerprint - an interactive activity from NOVA Online, PBS

Problem Sets & Tutorials including DNA Forensics Problem Set 1 and DNA Forensics Problem Set 2 from the Australian mirror site of "The Biology Project", University of Arizona

Problem-Based Learning at the University of Delaware - see activities "Case Study Problem in Molecular Evolution" and "Whose Embryo Is It, Anyway?"

The Mystery Spot at Access Excellence - see activities "Who Done It?" and "Where's the CAT? A DNA Profiling Activity"

The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence - from National Academic Press

From Fingerprints to DNA - from the Lab, ABC Science Online

An Interview with DNA Forensics Authority Dr. Bruce Weir

Use of DNA in Identification - excerpt of a talk by Eric Lander, from Access Excellence

DNA on the Witness Stand - talk by Eric Lander from Access Excellence

DNA Fingerprinting in Human Health and Society - from Access Excellence

A Primer in DNA Structure and Function - from the University of Michigan

Forensics - from Lost on Everest, using DNA to identify bodies of mountainclimbers lost on Mt Everest, from NOVA Online, PBS

DNA Detective - a very simple interactive that illustrates the use of DNA in identifying products from endangered animals, from American Museum of Natural History

X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy - from the Handbook of Analytical Methods, Materials Evaluation and Engineering, Inc

ESCA - Electron Spectropscopy for Chemical Analysis - from University of Buffalo

X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy - from Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, STanford University

What is XPS? - with animation from Northwestern University

Atomic Force Microscopy - from the Handbook of Analytical Methods, Materials Evaluation and Engineering, Inc

Atomic Force Microscopy - image gallery - from the Handbook of Analytical Methods, Materials Evaluation and Engineering, Inc

Welcome to the Atomic Force Thin Films and Microscopy Lab - from Stephen F. Austin State University

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) - from the National Institute of Standards and Technology

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY - from the University of Guelph

Scanning Tunneling Microscope: What it is and how it works - from Institut für Allgemeine Physik, Vienna

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy - images through a scanning tunnelling microscope from Google Images

MICROSCOPY, SCANNING TUNNELING - by VIRGINIA M. AYRES, Michigan State University (pdf 2.5 MB)

SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPE - from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Virtual Museum

The Scanning Tunnelling Microscope - from Educational Games, Nobel Prize Site

Moving Atoms: Welcome to the STM Gallery - from IBM Almaden Research Center Visualisation Laboratory, contains beautiful images

Mass Spectrometry - an interactive tutorial showing how a mass spectrometer works - from The Organic Chemistry Virtual Tutor at Colby College, requires Shockwave

GC/MS Drug Testers Face Olympian Challenge - an article from Today's Chemist at Work, online journal - gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectrometry (MS) may soon provide the tools to nab athletes who don’t play by the rules

Spectrometry Aids "New and Improved" - an article from Today's Chemist at Work, online journal

Precious Provenance - an article on using spectroscopy to trace metals in gemstones - from Today's Chemist at Work, online journal

Fighting Crime with Specificity - an article from Today's Chemist at Work, online journal

Introduction to Spectroscopy - from Michigan State University

MASS SPECTROSCOPY MENU - from Understanding Chemistry, ChemGuide, UK

On-Line Interactive Programs - Visual Quantum mechanics - from Physics Education Research Group, Kansas State University, include both Emission and Absorption Spectroscopy and Infra-red Detector and Fluorescence Luminescence, requires Shockwave

SPECTROSCOPY - course notes, from Virginia Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Spectral Lines - from Physics2000 at University of Colorado at Boulder, inlcudes an interactive simulated spectrometer that allows the investigation of sodium and mercury

Lights and Colours - the physics of coloured fireworks, from University of Oulu

INFRA-RED SPECTROSCOPY MENU - from Understanding Chemistry, ChemGuide, UK

Infra Red Spectroscopy of Alcohols and their Oxidation Products - from Mike Docker, The Sixth Form College

Infrared Spectroscopy - from Michigan State University

Visible and Ultraviolet Spectroscopy - from Michigan State University

Introduction to IR Spectra - from University of California Los Angeles

Forensic Applications of Infrared Spectroscopy - includes an online Poster Presentation of analysis using Raman Spectroscopy from Andor Technology

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