CHEM 422 - Forensic Chemistry

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 6
When Offered: Spring

The applications of chemistry to the analysis of physical evidence. Topics include procedures to collect, preserve, maintain custody, analyze, validate data and report conclusions from the analysis of crime related samples. Included among the topics will be serology, analysis of arson debris, drugs, explosive residues, gunshot residues, papers and inks, paint chips, fingerprint identification, hairs and fibers, document examination and DNA. Laboratory techniques will include gas chromatography, mass spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectroscopy, electrophoresis, infrared spectroscopy, liquid and thin-layer chromatography, fluorescence spectroscopy, and ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy.

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 320 and CHEM 420 with grades of C or better.