Janet F. Morrison, Ph.D.

 

Department of Chemistry

Trinity College

300 Summit Street

Hartford, CT 06106

Phone: (860) 297-2216

JANET.MORRISON@ TRINCOLL.EDU

 


Education

           Post-Doctoral      National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associate, National

Institute of Standards and Technology, Division of Analytical Chemistry, Gaithersburg, MD, 10/92 – 9/94.  Research in the application of supercritical fluid extraction technology for the isolation of drugs of abuse from hair.

 

               Ph.D.                    Analytical Chemistry, December 1992

                                             The American University, Washington, D.C.

                                             Dissertation: "Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Free Fatty Acids from Silicious

                                             Solids"; Research Advisor:  Dr. James E. Girard

                                                            Awards:  U.S. Office of  Education National Needs Fellowship (1/90- 8/92);

                                                            Fred H. Nothman Award for Outstanding Research; Leo Schubert Prize

                                                            for Outstanding Teaching Assistant

 

               M.S.                      Forensic Chemistry, June 1985

                                             Northeastern University, Boston, MA

                                             Thesis: "Latent Fingerprint Detection Methods: A Comprehensive ReviewÓ

                                                            Awards:  Recipient of full time teaching fellowship (9/83-5/85)

 

               B.S.                       Chemistry, May 1983

                                             Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY

                                                            Awards:  summa cum laude; Departmental Honors in Chemistry; John Christopher

Hartwick Faculty Scholar; Hartwick College Honor Society; American Institute of

Chemists Student Awardee; 1983 ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Student Awardee

 

Professional Experience

                             

Current                7/2002 – present, Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Trinity College, Hartford, CT. 

á         Teach three courses per year in the following areas:  Introductory Chemistry I and II (lecture), Analytical Chemistry (lecture and laboratory), Introduction to Forensic Chemistry (lecture with integrated laboratory), Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis (lecture and laboratory)

á         Conduct research in the area of analytical method development for clinical, environmental, and/or forensic toxicological applications.

á         Direct the research of undergraduate students as their faculty research advisor

á         Write grants to secure summer funding for undergraduate research students

á         Serve as academic advisor to undergraduate students

á         Serve as faculty advisor to the Trinity College Swim and Dive Team

á         Participate in a variety of outreach and professional development activities                      

 

               Previous               7/97 – 6/2002, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Trinity College, Hartford, CT.   Taught core courses in the chemistry major including Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis (lecture and laboratory), Analytical Chemisty (lecture and laboratory), and Introductory Chemistry I and II (lecture).  Developed and implemented a new lecture and integrated laboratory general education course, Introduction to Forensic Chemistry. Conducted research with undergraduate students involving the development of supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) technology as an efficient, cost‑effective, and environmentally "friendly" alternative to traditional solvent‑based sample preparation methods in clinical and/or forensic toxicological applications.  Participated in a variety of outreach and professional development activities.

 

 

 

10/2002 – 5/2004, Senior Consulting Scientist, DrugRisk Solutions, Schuylerville, NY.

Direct research and development for a small start-up company involved in the development of diagnostic hair drug testing technology.  Experimental design; supervision of laboratory technicians; data analysis and review; prototype design and development; patent submission

 

1/2001 – 2002, Adjunct Faculty, Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science, Hartford, CT.  Curriculum development; design and implementation of outreach and professional development programs; oversaw purchase and installation of instrumentation (HPLC, GC, uv-vis) for analytical chemistry laboratory; faculty training on analytical instrumentation; lectured in advanced chemistry electives.

 

10/94 - 6/97, Research Chemist, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.  Research in the areas of supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) for forensic and clinical toxicology applications; fundamental investigations of analyte-fluid-matrix interactions; real-time monitoring of supercritical fluid processes.

 

10/92 - 9/94, National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associate, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.  Research in the application of SFE for the isolation of drugs of abuse from hair.

 

6/90 - 6/92, USGS Volunteer for Science Program, U.S. Geological Survey National Center, Reston, VA.  Research in the areas of SFE of fatty acids from clays; SFE of chlorinated pollutants from estuarine sediments.

 

8/88 - 12/88, Adjunct Lecturer, The American University, Washington, D.C. Developed and taught  "Toxicology: The Chemistry of Poisons," a one-semester undergraduate course designed for non-science majors.

 

                         1/87 - 12/89, Teaching and Research Assistant, The American University, Washington, D.C.

Instructed undergraduate laboratory sessions in general chemistry, instrumental analysis, and toxicology for non-science majors.  Research in the areas of SFE of model humic acid compounds from clays; effects of mobile phase modifiers on packed column stationary phases in SFC; ion chromatography with post-column derivatization for the detection and quantitation of trace levels of lead, cadmium, and zinc in drinking water.

 

                         3/85 - 7/86, Analytical Chemist, New England Pathology Services, Inc., Woburn, MA.

Performed routine and emergency toxicological analyses for the detection of drugs of abuse and therapeutic drugs in biological samples; responsible for all aspects of analysis, instrument troubleshooting, and reporting of results.

 

9/83 - 5/85, Teaching Assistant, Northeastern University, Departments of Criminal Justice and Forensic Chemistry, Boston, MA.  Instructed undergraduate laboratory session entitled "Introduction to Forensic Chemistry"; delivered lectures on scientific methods in "Introduction to Criminalistics."

 

6/84 - 9/84, Student Intern in Forensic Toxicology, Rhode Island Department of Health, Toxicology Division, Providence, RI.  Required summer internship as part of M.S. degree in Forensic Chemistry.  Rotated through the Law Enforcement, Human Toxicology, and Racing Toxicology Laboratories.

 

Funded Research

Morrison, J.F. (Principal Investigator); Ashby, J. (Undergraduate Research Assistant), ÒAnalytical Method Development for the Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Rotenone in Hair to Assess Occupational ExposureÓ, Trinity College Faculty Research Assistantship Grant, $3500 (Academic year 2008-2009)

 

Morrison, J.F. (Principal Investigator); Lee, M.P. (Undergraduate Research Assistant), ÒMethod Development for the Analysis of the Hallucinogenic Drugs Dimethyltryptamine and Harmine in Botanical     FormulationsÓ, Trinity College Faculty Research Assistantship Grant, $3500 (Summer 2008)

 

Morrison, J.F. (Principal Investigator); Harte, K. (Undergraduate Research Assistant), ÒIn Vitro degradation of Cocaine, Morphine, and Methamphetamine by Typical Putrefactive BacteriaÓ, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grant to Trinity College/Hughes Summer Scholars, $3900 (Summer 2006)

 

Morrison, J.F. (Principal Investigator) ÒIn Vitro degradation of Cocaine, Morphine, and Methamphetamine by Typical Putrefactive BacteriaÓ, Hughes Faculty Development Grant, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grant to Trinity College, $850 (Summer 2006)

 

Morrison, J.F. (Principal Investigator); Cavar, J. (Undergraduate Research Assistant), ÒDevelopment of Forensic Databases to Support Crime Scene Investigations with Portable, Non-destructive X-ray Fluorescence TechnologiesÓ, Trinity College Faculty Research Assistantship Grant, $3500 (Summer 2005)

 

Morrison, J.F. (Principal Investigator); Yennie, C. (Undergraduate Research Assistant), ÒTesting for Multiple Drug Classes in Hair Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Gas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryÓ, Trinity College Faculty Research Assistantship Grant, $3500 (Summer 2003)

 

OÕConnell, S.; Morrison, J.F.; Osborn, J. ÒConnecting with the River: Geoscience Research and Education for Hartford, CTÓ, National Science Foundation Grant No. GEO-0119968, $333,173 (2002 – 2004)

                       

Morrison, J.F. (Principal Investigator), Collaborative Evaluation Agreement between Trinity College and DrugRisk Solutions, Schuylerville, NY.  Basic research in support of the development of diagnostic platforms for on-site hair drug testing.  (Contract dated October 22, 2002; contract active 2003 – 2004).

 

Morrison, J.F. (Principal Investigator); Coppola, E. (Undergraduate Research Assistant ), ÒEvaluation of Supercritical Fluid Extraction for the Isolation of Amphetamines from Human HairÓ, Trinity College Faculty Research Assistantship Grant, $3000 (Summer 2002)

 

Morrison, J. F. (Principal Investigator); Rada, A. (Undergraduate Research Assistant), ÒOn-Line Derivatization/Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Amphetamines from Biological SamplesÓ, Trinity College Faculty Research Assistantship Grant, $3000 (Summer 2000)

 

                        Morrison, J.F. (Principal Investigator); Black, T. and King, P. (Undergraduate Research Assistants), ÒHair Analysis for the Detection of Anabolic Steroid Abuse Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Liquid Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryÓ, Trinity College Faculty Research Assistantship Grant, $4480 (Summer 1999)

 

Morrison, J.F. (Principal Investigator), "Evaluation of Analytical Methodologies for Non-Intrusive Drug Testing: Supercritical Fluid Extraction for the Rapid Screening of Drugs-of-Abuse in Hair", $100K funded by the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, through the NIST Office of Law Enforcement Standards (FY 96).

 

Morrison, J.F.; Choquette, S.J.; Christensen, R.J.; Chesler, S.N. (Co-investigators), "Real-Time Monitoring of Supercritical Fluid Processes", NIST Division Reserve Funding, $75K (FY 97).

 

 

Professional Affiliations

                        Member, American Chemical Society

 Division of Analytical Chemistry

 Subdivision on Chromatography and Separation Chemistry

 Connecticut Valley Local Section

                       

                        Member, Council on Undergraduate Research

 

Patents

Morrison, J.F.; Morrison, P.A.; Selavka, C.M.; Eden, T.M.; Thuss, C.B.; Hopper, K.C.; and Sundsmo, J.S., ÒHair Collection Device and Methods of Use ThereofÓ, U.S. Patent No 6,478,750 B1 (November 12, 2002)

 

Publications

OÕConnell, S.; Ortiz, J.; and Morrison, J.F.  ÒConnecting Urban Students with their Rivers Generates Interest and Skills in the GeosciencesÓ, Journal of Geoscience Education 52 (5), 462-471 (2004).

 

                        OÕConnell, S.; Ortiz, J.; and Morrison, J.F.  ÒConnecting with the RiverÓ, Geotimes 48 (9), 14-17 (2003).

                             

Morrison, J.F.; Sniegoski, L.T.; and Yoo, W.J. ÒEvaluation of Analytical Methodologies for Non-Intrusive Drug Testing--Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Cocaine from HairÓ, National Institute of Justice Technical Report 601-98, National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C. , March 1999.

                       

                        Morrison, J.F.; Chesler, S.N.; Yoo, W.J.; and Selavka, C.M. "Matrix and Modifier Effects in the Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Cocaine and Benzoylecgonine from Human Hair", Anal. Chem. 70 (1), 163-172 (1998).

 

Maxwell, R.J. and Morrison, J.F. "Supercritical Fluid Extraction as a Sample Preparation Tool in Analytical Toxicology", in Handbook of Analytical Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Toxicology, Wong, S.H.Y. and Sunshine, I., Eds., CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, Chapter 5, 1997 (INVITED BOOK CHAPTER).

 

Morrison, J.F.; Chesler, S.N.; and Reins, J.L. "Supercritical Fluid Extraction-Immunoassay for the Rapid Screening of Cocaine in Hair", J. Microcolumn Separations, 8 (1), 37-45 (1996).

 

Morrison, J.F.; Chesler, S.N.; and Reins, J.L. "SFE and SFE-Immunoassay of Drugs-of-           Abuse in Hair: Matrix and Modifier Effects", Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction, Indianapolis, IN, March 31-April 4, 1996, Supercritical Conferences: Cincinnati, OH, p. L-11 (1996).

 

Morrison, J.F.; Chesler, S.N.; and Reins, J.L. "Supercritical Fluid Extraction-Immunoassay for the Rapid Screening of Drugs-of-Abuse in Hair", Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography and Electrophoresis, p. 666 (1995).

 

Morrison, J.F.; MacCrehan, W.A.; and Selavka, C.S. "Evaluation of Supercritical Fluid            Extraction for the Selective Recovery of Drugs-of-Abuse from Hair", Second International Meeting on Clinical and Forensic Aspects of Hair Analysis, Genova, Italy, June 1994,  National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Special Publication (1996).

 

Page, S.H.; Morrison, J.F.; and Lee, M.L. "Effect of Phase Behavior on Supercritical Fluid Chromatographic and Extraction Performance", in Kiran, E. and Levelt Sengers, J.M.H., eds. Supercritical Fluids: Fundamentals for Application, Klewer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 641-652. (1994) (BOOK CHAPTER).

 

Page, S.H.; Morrison, J.F.; Christensen, R.G.; and Choquette, S.J. "Instrument for Evaluating Phase Behavior of Mixtures for Supercritical Fluid Experiments", Anal. Chem., 66, 3553-3557 (1994).

 

Morrison, J.F. and MacCrehan, W.A. "Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Cocaine from Human Hair Using CO2 Modified with Water and Triethylamine", Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction,           Baltimore, MD, January 11- 14, 1994, Supercritical Conferences: Cincinnati, OH, p. F-16 (1994).

 

Morrison, J.F.; Simon, N.S.; Girard, J.E. "Isolation of Natural and Anthropogenic Organic Compounds from Estuarine Bed Sediments Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction",  Proceedings of the 201st ACS National Meeting,Atlanta, GA, April 1991 (American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry), 31(1), 71 (1991).

 

Simon, N.S. and Morrison, J.F. "The Role of Bed Sediments and Drift in the Transport and Fate of Metallo-Organic Compounds in the Calcasieu Estuary, Louisiana", in Mallard, G.E. and Aronson, D.A. U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology            Program--Proceedings of the Technical Meeting, Monterey, CA, March 11-15, 1991,        Water Resources Investigation Report No. 91-4034 (1991).

 

Morrison, J.F. "Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Free Fatty Acids from Siliceous Solids", Ph.D. Dissertation, The American University (1992).

 

 

Presentations (Undergraduate co-authors indicated by underscore)

Morrison, J.F. ÒIntroduction to Forensic Chemistry at Trinity College:  The Value of the Integrated Laboratory Experience in a Non-Majors CourseÓ, 36th Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Hartford, CT, October 10, 2009.

 

Ashby, J.T.; Cavar, J.R.; Morrison, J.F. ÒAnalysis of Rotenone in Hair Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry:  Method Optimization ExperimentsÓ, 238th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, Washington, D.C. August 16, 2009.

 

Ashby, J.T. and Morrison, J.F. ÒMethod Optimization for the Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Rotenone in Human HairÓ, American Chemical Society Connecticut Valley Section 2009 Undergraduate Research Symposium, Connecticut College, New London, CT, April 25, 2009.

 

McColl, K. C. and Morrison, J.F.  ÒInvestigation of the In Vitro degradation of Cocaine, Morphine, Phencyclidine, and Methamphetamine by Typical Putrefactive Bacteria:  Optimization of Extraction MethodsÓ, 2007 Connecticut Valley Section of the American Chemical Society Undergraduate Research Symposium, SimonÕs Rock College of Bard, April 28, 2007.

 

Morrison, J.F.  ÒTesting for Drugs-of-Abuse in Human Hair and Other ÒUnusualÓ Biological Samples:  Emerging Technologies, Controversies, and Applications of SFE TechnologyÓ, Northeastern University Department of Chemistry, June 19, 2006 (INVITED LECTURE)

 

Cavar, J. R. and Morrison, J.F. ÒAnalytical Method Development for the Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Quantification of Rotenone in Hair to Assess Occupational ExposureÓ, 33rd Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Fairfield, CT, July 15, 2005.

 

Morrison, J.F.  ÒUse of a Blackboard Textbook Course Cartridge as a Teaching ToolÓ, First Annual Spring Institute on Teaching with Technology, Trinity College, Hartford, CT, May 19, 2005.    

Henderson, D.E. and Morrison, J.F. ÒService Learning In Analytical Chemistry—The Neighborhood As A LaboratoryÓ, Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy (FACCS) Meeting, Providence, RI, October 14, 2002.

Rada, A.L. and Morrison, J.F. ÒIn Situ Derivatization/SFE of Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, and Ecstasy from Human HairÓ, 10th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluid Chromatography, Extraction, and Processing, Myrtle Beach, SC, August 19-22, 2001.

 

Rada, A.L. and Morrison, J.F. ÒDetection of Ecstasy, Amphetamine, and Methamphetamine in Hair Using On Line Derivatization/Supercritical Fluid Extraction and GC-MSÓ, 2001 Connecticut Valley Section of the American Chemical Society Undergraduate Research Symposium, Hartford, CT, April 21, 2001.

 

Morrison, J.F. ÒForensic Applications of ChromatographyÓ, Tutorial College at Trinity College, Hartford, CT, March 12, 2001 (invited lecture and laboratory module).

 

Morrison, J.F. and Rada, A.L. ÒIsolation of Amphetamines from Human Hair Using On-Line Derivatization/Supercritical Fluid ExtractionÓ, 220th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., August 20, 2000.

 

Rada, A.L. and Morrison, J.F. "On-line Derivatization/Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Amphetamines from Human Hair", Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Storrs, CT, June 19, 2000.

 

                        Morrison, J.F. ÒTesting for Drugs-of-Abuse in Human Hair and Other ÒUnusualÓ Biological Samples: Emerging Technologies, Controversies, and ApplicationsÓ, Greater Hartford High School Colloquium Series at Trinity College, Hartford, CT, March 21, 2000.

 

                        Morrison, J.F.; Sniegoski, L.T.; Selavka, C.M. ÒForensic Drug Testing in Human Hair Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction: How, Why, and Who Cares?Ó, The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) International Symposium of Enabling Technologies for Law Enforcement and Security, Boston, MA, November 4, 1998 (INVITED).

 

Morrison, J.F. ÒTesting Human Hair for Drugs-of-Abuse:  Emerging Technologies, Controversies, and ApplicationsÓ, Quinnipiac College Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series, Quinnipiac College, November 19, 1997 (INVITED).

 

Morrison, J.F.; Chelser, S.N.; Yoo, W.J. "Forensic Applications of SFE:  Analysis of Hair for Drugs of Abuse", 35th Annual Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition, Somerset, NJ, November 18, 1996 (INVITED).

 

Morrison, J.F.; Yoo, W.J.; Chesler, S.N. "SFE in Forensic Toxicology:  Analysis of Hair for Drugs of Abuse", Highlands in Chemistry Seminar Series, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, September 13, 1996 (INVITED).

 

Morrison, J.F.; Chesler, S.N.; Reins, J.L. "SFE and SFE-Immunoassay of Drugs-of-Abuse in Hair: Matrix and Modifier Effects", 7th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction, Indianapolis, IN, March 31-April 4, 1996 (INVITED).

 

Morrison, J.F.; Chesler, S.N.; Reins, J.L. "Supercritical Fluid Extraction-Immunoassay for the Rapid Screening of Drugs-of-Abuse in Hair", 17th International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography and Electrophoresis, Wintergreen, VA, May 7 - 11, 1995.

 

Morrison, J.F.; MacCrehan, W.A.; Selavka, C.S. "Evaluation of Supercritical Fluid Extraction for the Selective Recovery of Drugs-of-Abuse from Hair",  2nd International Meeting on Clinical and Forensic Aspects of Hair Analysis, Genova, Italy, June 6 - 8, 1994 (INVITED).

 

                        Morrison, J.F. "Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Drugs-of-Abuse from Hair", Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms National Laboratory Center, Rockville, MD, June 29, 1994 (INVITED).

 

Morrison, J.F. and MacCrehan, W.A. "Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Cocaine from Human Hair Using CO2 Modified with Water and Triethylamine", 5th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction, Baltimore, MD, January 11 - 14, 1994.

 

Page, S.H. and Morrison, J.F. "Measurement and Influence of Phase Behavior on Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction", 5th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction, Baltimore, MD, January 11 - 14, 1994.

 

Morrison, J.F. "The Use of CO2-Modified Fluids for the Selective Recovery of Polar Drugs-of-Abuse from Hair", NIST Workshop on Supercritical Fluid Extraction: Technology of the Future, Boulder, CO, November 30, 1993.

 

Morrison, J.F. "Extraction of Drugs-of-Abuse from Human Hair Using Supercritical Fluids", First Annual Sigma Xi Post-Doctoral Poster Presentation, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, February 24, 1994.

 

Morrison, J.F.; Simon, N.S.; Girard, J.E. "Application of Supercritical Fluid Extraction to Bed Sediments from the Calcasieu River Estuary, Louisiana", 1991 International Symposium on Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction, Park City, Utah, January 10 - 14, 1991.

 

Morrison, J.F.; Simon, N.S.; Girard, J.E. "Isolation of Natural and Anthropogenic Organic Compounds from Estuarine Bed Sediments Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction", 201st American Chemical Society National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, April 1991.

 

                        Simon, N.S. and Morrison, J.F. "Metallo-Organic Compounds Extracted from Estuarine            Suspended Organic Material and Bed Sediments", presented by N.S. Simon at the 201st American Chemical Society National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, April 1991.

 

Outreach, Professional Development, and Community Service Programs

 

Participated as teaching faculty and organizer of the following programs at the Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Sciences (GHAMAS) at the Learning Corridor, Hartford, CT:

 

á       November 2, 2004:  Professional Development Conference for Middle and Secondary Math/Science Teachers—Held a workshop entitled Introduction to UV-Visible Spectroscopy with Lisa Nestor (Trinity) and Melissa Conrad (GHAMAS) for area high school teachers (half day program at GHAMAS). 

 

á       November 5, 2002:  Professional Development Conference for Middle and Secondary Math/Science Teachers—Held a workshop entitled Introduction to UV-Visible Spectroscopy with Lisa Nestor (Trinity) and Melissa Conrad (GHAMAS) for area high school teachers (full day program at GHAMAS). 

 

á       December 4, 2001:  PIMMS Chemistry Institute—Held a workshop with GHAMAS faculty entitled Tools for Chemical Analysis:  Chromatography and Spectroscopy for area teachers, grades 9-12 (full day program at GHAMAS).

 

á       November 6, 2001:  Trinity College/GHAMAS Professional Development Conference—Held two  workshops with GHAMAS faculty entitled A Primer on Chromatography-Applications in Forensic Science and A Primer on Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy for teachers, grades 7 – 12 (full day program at GHAMAS).

 

á       July 24, 2001:  Scientist-in-residence at GHAMAS with Lisa Nestor for a series of summer student programs.  Workshops on the chemical development of latent fingerprints held for three student groups:  CPEP (CT Pre-Engineering Program), YO (Youth Opportunities) Hartford students, and a group of entering 9th grade GHAMAS students (approximately 60 students total).

 

á       May 23, 2001 – Bob Segall (GHAMAS) and Diane Blake (GHAMAS) brought 20 junior and senior chemistry students from GHAMAS to Trinity to analyze previously synthesized aspirin samples by HPLC and IR spectroscopy.  Lisa Nestor (Trinity) and I set up the instrumentation and helped them to carry out the analyses.

 

á       January – June, 2001:  Provided consultation on instrumentation purchases for the Analytical Instrumentation Laboratory at GHAMAS; oversaw purchase and installation of a gas chromatograph, high performance liquid chromatograph, and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer.

 

á       March 24, 2001:  Student Outreach—Explorations in Forensic Science:  Introduction to Spectroscopy.   Developed and taught, along with Lisa Nestor (Trinity), this last in a series of four day-long Saturday workshops for area high school and middle school students (full day program at GHAMAS).

 

á       March 17, 2001:  Student Outreach—Explorations in Forensic Science:  DNA Profiling in Forensic Science. Developed and taught this third in a series of four day-long Saturday workshops for area high school and middle school students (full day program at GHAMAS).  

 

á       March 10, 2001:  Student Outreach—Explorations in Forensic Science:  Forensic Applications of Chromatography. Developed and taught this second in a series of four day-long Saturday workshops for area high school and middle school students (full day program at GHAMAS).  

 

á       March 3, 2001:  Student Outreach—Explorations in Forensic Science 2001:  Fingerprint Detection Methods.  Developed and taught this first in a series of four day-long Saturday workshops for area high school and middle school students (full day program at GHAMAS).

 

á       March 2001:  Introduced 9th and 10th graders at GHAMAS to the analytical instrumentation housed in the chemistry department at Trinity. (Two 1-hour sessions)

 

á       February 10, 2001:  Professional Development Workshop for High School Teachers—TeacherÕs Institute in Explorations in Forensic Science.  Held a day-long Saturday workshop with Lisa Nestor (Trinity) and Howard Thiery (GHAMAS) for area high school teachers.  Instructed teachers on the forensic technologies of DNA profiling, chemical detection of latent fingerprints, and chromatographic analysis of inks (full day program at GHAMAS).

 

á       Early February, 2001:  Taught a chromatography module (lecture and laboratory) to the GHAMAS AP chemistry class (One 2-hour session held at GHAMAS).