| Current
research projects being done by students working with me, involve the use of Raman
microspectrophotometry to study forensic samples. Of particular interest is the capability of
micro-Raman to discriminate between discrete areas in heterogeneous
samples. One of our current projects involves studying street drug
samples on paper currency. Other
research
projects involve identifying lipstick smears on paper and glass, assessing the feasibility
of Raman spectroscopy to differentiate between different types and brands of toner and
studying burning and aging of carpet fibers.
A second newer line of research
involves the study of electroosmotic flow in capillary electrophoretic separations. We are
currently waiting for funding for constructing a capillary electrophoresis
set-up with laser induced fluorescence detection. |
