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  • Sunday, Oct 5th
    7:15 PM - 9:15 PM EDT
    S5 - Application of the expert algorithm for substance identification (EASI) to predict ASTM E1618-19 ignitable liquid classes from gas chromatography-mass spectrometry data of ignitable liquid residues
    Location: Ballroom C
    Presenting Author: Hannah McMillen, MS – West Virginia University
    Project Lead: Glen P. Jackson, PhD – West Virginia University
    Submitter: Hannah McMillen, MS – West Virginia University
    FORENS
  • Sunday, Oct 5th
    7:15 PM - 9:15 PM EDT
    S21 - Discriminating between the tandem mass spectra of cannabinoid isomers using the Expert Algorithm for Substance Identification
    Location: Ballroom C
    Presenting Author: Alexandra I. Adeoye, MS (she/her/hers) – West Virginia University
    Non-Presenting Author: Alleigh N. Couch, BS – Sam Houston State University
    Non-Presenting Author: J. Tyler Davidson, PhD – Sam Houston State University
    Project Lead: Glen P. Jackson, PhD – West Virginia University
    Submitter: Alexandra I. Adeoye, MS (she/her/hers) – West Virginia University
    FORENS
  • Sunday, Oct 5th
    7:15 PM - 9:15 PM EDT
    S25 - Elucidating the mechanism of water and methanol ion-molecule reactions in the tandem mass spectra of synthetic cannabinoids
    Location: Ballroom C
    Presenting Author: McKenna R. Recker, n/a – West Virginia University
    Non-Presenting Author: Glen P. Jackson, PhD – West Virginia University
    Non-Presenting Author: Fabien Goulay – West Virginia University
    Non-Presenting Author: Emmanuel Ubana – West Virginia University
    Non-Presenting Author: Christopher S. Poulos – Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
    Submitter: McKenna R. Recker, n/a – West Virginia University
    FORENS
  • Sunday, Oct 5th
    7:15 PM - 9:15 PM EDT
    S28 - Evaluation of Label Accuracy of Connecticut Cannabidiol (CBD) Products
    Location: Ballroom C
    Presenting Author: Marimar Torres De Soto, n/a – University of New Haven
    Non-Presenting Author: Marisia Fikiet – University of New Haven
    Non-Presenting Author: Alyssa Marsico – University of New Haven
    Non-Presenting Author: Amanda Mohr – Center for Forensic Science Research and Education
    Submitter: Marimar Torres De Soto, n/a – University of New Haven
    FORENS
  • Sunday, Oct 5th
    7:15 PM - 9:15 PM EDT
    S32 - Forensic Tire Mark Analysis: Development of a Collection and Separation Procedure of Tire Rubber Particles for Chemical Analysis
    Location: Ballroom C
    Presenting Author: James J. McAleer, B.S. – University of Central Florida
    Non-Presenting Author: John Lucchi, PhD – University of Central Florida
    Project Lead: Matthieu Baudelet, PhD – University of Central Florida
    Submitter: James J. McAleer, B.S. – University of Central Florida
    FORENS
  • Sunday, Oct 5th
    7:15 PM - 9:15 PM EDT
    S82 - Taxonomic identification of single pollen grains using a multi-biochemical analysis: A forensic application
    Location: Ballroom C
    Presenting Author: Jack A. Trimble, M.S. – University of Central Florida
    Non-Presenting Author: Madison Adolfs – National Center for Forensic Science, University of Central Florida
    Non-Presenting Author: Camron Melendez, n/a – National Center for Forensic Science, University of Central Florida
    Project Lead: Matthieu Baudelet, PhD – University of Central Florida
    Submitter: Jack A. Trimble, M.S. – University of Central Florida
    FORENS
  • Monday, Oct 6th
    9:45 AM - 5:30 PM EDT
    M21 - Making new, homogeneous glass standards designed for LA-ICP-MS testing of forensic evidence.
    Location: Ballroom C
    Presenting Author: Ela Bakowska, professional (Ph. D.) – Corning Incorporated
    Non-Presenting Author: David McEnroe – Corning Incorporated
    Non-Presenting Author: Robert Schaut – Corning Incorporated
    Submitter: Ela Bakowska, professional (Ph. D.) – Corning Incorporated
    FORENS
  • Monday, Oct 6th
    1:30 PM - 1:50 PM EDT
    Let’s take a crack at it! Generating the temperature dependent profile of cannabidiol pyrolysis products using two-dimensional gas chromatography – mass spectrometry
    Location: Meeting Room #1
    Presenting Author: Niara A. Nichols – Louisiana State University
    Non-Presenting Author: A John Dane – Louisiana State University
    Project Lead: Rabi A. Musah – Louisiana State University
    FORENS
  • Monday, Oct 6th
    1:50 PM - 2:10 PM EDT
    Matrix-Matched Standards in Forensic Toxicology: the case of Elemental & Molecular Hair Analysis
    Location: Meeting Room #1
    Presenting Author: Kaitlyn A. Bonilla, n/a – University of Central Florida
    Non-Presenting Author: Ashley Fox – University of Central Florida
    Non-Presenting Author: Chloe Phillips – University of Central Florida
    Project Lead: Matthieu Baudelet, PhD – University of Central Florida
    FORENS
  • Monday, Oct 6th
    2:10 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    The Effect of Mass Spectral Tune Mode on the Statistical Discrimination of Structurally Similar Fentanyl Analogs
    Location: Meeting Room #1
    Presenting Author: Isaac C. Willis, BS (he/him/his) – Michigan State Univeristy
    Non-Presenting Author: Victoria L. McGuffin, n/a – Michigan State University
    Project Lead: Ruth Smith, n/a – Michigan State University
    FORENS
  • Monday, Oct 6th
    2:30 PM - 2:50 PM EDT
    Differentiation and Identification of Fentanyl Analogues Using Portable Mass Spectrometry
    Location: Meeting Room #1
    Presenting Author: Mei Yuan – University of New Haven
    Non-Presenting Author: Jeffery D. Johnson, Jr., n/a – Astrotech Technologies, Inc.
    Non-Presenting Author: Seth Fisher – Astrotech Technologies, Inc.
    Non-Presenting Author: Richard A. Crocombe, MA, PhD (he/him/his) – Crocombe Spectroscopic Consulting
    Non-Presenting Author: Don Ostrowski – Noble
    Non-Presenting Author: Marisia A. Fikiet, n/a (she/her/hers) – University of New Haven
    Non-Presenting Author: Pauline E. Leary, PhD – Noble, inc
    Project Lead: Brooke W. Kammrath – University of New Haven andHenry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences
    FORENS
  • Monday, Oct 6th
    2:50 PM - 3:10 PM EDT
    Elemental profiling of tire rubber: a new piece to the complex puzzle that is traffic homicide investigation
    Location: Meeting Room #1
    Presenting Author: John Lucchi, PhD – University of Central Florida
    Non-Presenting Author: James J. McAleer, B.S. – University of Central Florida
    Project Lead: Matthieu Baudelet, PhD – University of Central Florida
    FORENS
  • Tuesday, Oct 7th
    1:30 PM - 1:50 PM EDT
    Forensic Analyses of Extrinsic Glass Particle with Intrinsic Glass Delamination
    Location: Meeting Room #6
    Presenting Author: Dale K. Purcell, n/a – Chemical Microscopy LLC
    FORENS
  • Tuesday, Oct 7th
    1:50 PM - 2:10 PM EDT
    Micro-XRF for Pharmaceutical Forensics
    Location: Meeting Room #6
    Presenting Author: Sergey Mamedov, n/a – HORIBA Instruments Incorporated
    FORENS
  • Tuesday, Oct 7th
    2:10 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Characterization of Proteinaceous Foreign Particulate Matter in Pharmaceutical Non-Conformance Investigations
    Location: Meeting Room #6
    Presenting Author: David Exline, n/a – Gateway Analytical
    FORENS
  • Tuesday, Oct 7th
    2:30 PM - 2:50 PM EDT
    Application of FTIR-Microscopy and LC-MS in Solving Problems in Cell Therapy Drug Manufacturing
    Location: Meeting Room #6
    Presenting Author: Mark Wang, n/a – BMS
    Non-Presenting Author: Scott Huffman – BMS
    Project Lead: Ravi Kalyanaraman, PhD – BMS
    Non-Presenting Author: Wei Wu – BMS
    FORENS
  • Tuesday, Oct 7th
    2:50 PM - 3:10 PM EDT
    Forensic Examinations of Pharmaceuticals from Medical Settings for Product Tampering
    Location: Meeting Room #6
    Presenting Author: Stefanie L. Heckman, n/a – U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    Non-Presenting Author: Hannah L. Simmerly – U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    FORENS
  • Wednesday, Oct 8th
    9:45 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    W3 - Advancing the identification of natural and synthetic diamonds with fluorescence spectroscopy via machine learning
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Presenting Author: Niloufar Yavari, n/a (she/her/hers) – Department of Chemistry | University of Cincinnati
    Non-Presenting Author: Elizabeth Shade, n/a – University of Cincinnati
    Project Lead: Craig Dietsch, n/a – University of Cincinnati
    Project Lead: Daniel Sturmer, n/a – University of Cincinnati
    Project Lead: Pietro Strobbia, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Submitter: Niloufar Yavari, n/a (she/her/hers) – Department of Chemistry | University of Cincinnati
    FORENS
  • Wednesday, Oct 8th
    9:45 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    W5 - Application of GC-MS and IR for Identifying Ignitable Liquids in Fire Debris in Headspace and Solvent Extraction Modes
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Presenting Author: Mikayla Miles, n/a – Middle Tennessee State University
    Non-Presenting Author: Shruthi Perna – Middle Tennessee State University
    Project Lead: Ngee Chong – Middle Tennessee State University
    Non-Presenting Author: Mengliang Zhang, n/a – Ohio University
    Submitter: Mikayla Miles, n/a – Middle Tennessee State University
    FORENS
  • Wednesday, Oct 8th
    9:45 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    W6 - Application of the expert algorithm for substance identification (EASI) to predict ASTM E1618-19 ignitable liquid classes from gas chromatography-mass spectrometry data of ignitable liquid residues
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Presenting Author: Hannah McMillen, MS – West Virginia University
    Project Lead: Glen P. Jackson, PhD – West Virginia University
    Submitter: Hannah McMillen, MS – West Virginia University
    FORENS
  • Wednesday, Oct 8th
    9:45 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    W15 - Discriminating between the tandem mass spectra of cannabinoid isomers using the Expert Algorithm for Substance Identification
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Presenting Author: Alexandra I. Adeoye, MS (she/her/hers) – West Virginia University
    Non-Presenting Author: Alleigh N. Couch, BS – Sam Houston State University
    Non-Presenting Author: J. Tyler Davidson, PhD – Sam Houston State University
    Project Lead: Glen P. Jackson, PhD – West Virginia University
    Submitter: Alexandra I. Adeoye, MS (she/her/hers) – West Virginia University
    FORENS
  • Wednesday, Oct 8th
    9:45 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    W17 - Elucidating the mechanism of water and methanol ion-molecule reactions in the tandem mass spectra of synthetic cannabinoids
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Presenting Author: McKenna R. Recker, n/a – West Virginia University
    Non-Presenting Author: Glen P. Jackson, PhD – West Virginia University
    Non-Presenting Author: Fabien Goulay – West Virginia University
    Non-Presenting Author: Emmanuel Ubana – West Virginia University
    Non-Presenting Author: Christopher S. Poulos – Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
    Submitter: McKenna R. Recker, n/a – West Virginia University
    FORENS
  • Wednesday, Oct 8th
    9:45 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    W18 - Evaluation of Label Accuracy of Connecticut Cannabidiol (CBD) Products
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Presenting Author: Marimar Torres De Soto, n/a – University of New Haven
    Non-Presenting Author: Marisia Fikiet – University of New Haven
    Non-Presenting Author: Alyssa Marsico – University of New Haven
    Non-Presenting Author: Amanda Mohr – Center for Forensic Science Research and Education
    Submitter: Marimar Torres De Soto, n/a – University of New Haven
    FORENS
  • Wednesday, Oct 8th
    9:45 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    W20 - Forensic Tire Mark Analysis: Development of a Collection and Separation Procedure of Tire Rubber Particles for Chemical Analysis
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Presenting Author: James J. McAleer, B.S. – University of Central Florida
    Non-Presenting Author: John Lucchi, PhD – University of Central Florida
    Project Lead: Matthieu Baudelet, PhD – University of Central Florida
    Submitter: James J. McAleer, B.S. – University of Central Florida
    FORENS
  • Wednesday, Oct 8th
    9:45 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    W24 - Investigating the Capabilities of Handheld Raman Spectrometers for On-Site Intact Explosives Detection
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Presenting Author: Geraldine Monjardez, PhD – Sam Houston State University
    Non-Presenting Author: Makenzie Kuehn – Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives
    Non-Presenting Author: Kevin Bates – Montgomery County Fire Marshal's Office
    Non-Presenting Author: J. Tyler Davidson, PhD – Sam Houston State University
    Submitter: Geraldine Monjardez, PhD – Sam Houston State University
    FORENS
  • Wednesday, Oct 8th
    9:45 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    W36 - Selective by Design: Development of SERS-MIP Substrates for Field Detection of Illicit Substances
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Presenting Author: Sydney M. Hampton, n/a – Sam Houston State University
    Non-Presenting Author: Krystal VanHorn – Sam Houston State University
    Non-Presenting Author: Abuzar Kabir, PhD – Florida International University
    Project Lead: Geraldine Monjardez, PhD – Sam Houston State University
    Submitter: Sydney M. Hampton, n/a – Sam Houston State University
    FORENS
  • Wednesday, Oct 8th
    9:45 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    W40 - Taxonomic identification of single pollen grains using a multi-biochemical analysis: A forensic application
    Location: Exhibit Hall
    Presenting Author: Jack A. Trimble, M.S. – University of Central Florida
    Non-Presenting Author: Madison Adolfs – National Center for Forensic Science, University of Central Florida
    Non-Presenting Author: Camron Melendez, n/a – National Center for Forensic Science, University of Central Florida
    Project Lead: Matthieu Baudelet, PhD – University of Central Florida
    Submitter: Jack A. Trimble, M.S. – University of Central Florida
    FORENS
  • Wednesday, Oct 8th
    4:10 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Investigating the Use of Hair Amino Acid Ratios Obtained from GC-MS Analysis to Differentiate Hair from Different Individuals
    Location: Meeting Room #1
    Presenting Author: Alyssa Marsico, PhD – University of New Haven
    FORENS
  • Wednesday, Oct 8th
    4:30 PM - 4:50 PM EDT
    CBRNE Tech Index
    Location: Meeting Room #1
    Author: Evan Durnal, MS (he/him/his) – MRIGlobal
    Project Lead: robert A. Johnson, n/a – MRIGlobal
    Presenting Author: Kristopher Schumacher
    FORENS
  • Wednesday, Oct 8th
    4:50 PM - 5:10 PM EDT
    Point-of-need Laboratory Deployment
    Location: Meeting Room #1
    Author: Evan Durnal, MS (he/him/his) – MRIGlobal
    Project Lead: robert A. Johnson, n/a – MRIGlobal
    Presenting Author: Kristopher Schumacher
    FORENS
  • Wednesday, Oct 8th
    5:10 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    Application of the Expert Algorithm for Substance Identification (EASI) to Differentiate Tandem Mass Spectra of the positional isomers 2,3-MDMA and 3,4-MDMA.
    Location: Meeting Room #1
    Presenting Author: Glen P. Jackson, PhD – West Virginia University
    Non-Presenting Author: Alexandra I. Adeoye, MS (she/her/hers) – West Virginia University
    Non-Presenting Author: Sandra Rodriguez-Cruz, PhD – DEA
    FORENS
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    10:30 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    An Overview of Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Raman Spectra Processing
    Location: Meeting Room #8
    Presenting Author: Thomas M. Summe, n/a – Forward Edge-AI
    Non-Presenting Author: Joey Bosarge – Forward Edge-AI
    Non-Presenting Author: Javier Hodges – Sam Houston State University
    Non-Presenting Author: Kailee Marchand – Sam Houston State University
    Non-Presenting Author: Jorn Yu, PhD – Sam Houston State University
    FORENS
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    10:50 AM - 11:10 AM EDT
    Near Infrared excitation Raman spectroscopic analysis of dyes present on fabric
    Location: Meeting Room #8
    Presenting Author: Dmitry Kurouski, PhD – Texas A&M University
    Non-Presenting Author: Aidan AS Holman – Texas A&M University
    FORENS
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    11:10 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Automated Baseline Optimization in Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Parameter Tuning for Improved Chemical Detection
    Location: Meeting Room #8
    Presenting Author: Jiaheng Cui, MS (he/him/his) – Univerisity of Georgia
    Non-Presenting Author: Longtang Wang – Hebei University of Engineering
    Non-Presenting Author: Xianyan Chen – University of Georgia
    Non-Presenting Author: Pengju Yin – Hebei University of Engineering
    Project Lead: Yiping Zhao, n/a – University of Georgia
    FORENS
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    11:30 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Physisorptive Signal Losses Foreshadow Headspace Sampled SERS Signals
    Location: Meeting Room #8
    Presenting Author: David E. Thompson, Ph.D. – Sam Houston State University
    Non-Presenting Author: M.D. Nure E. Alam, Ph.D. – Chemistry Department, Sam Houston State University
    FORENS
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    11:50 AM - 12:10 PM EDT
    Generating actionable results at the sample site when processing data from portable mass spectrometers
    Location: Meeting Room #8
    Presenting Author: Pauline E. Leary, PhD – Noble, inc
    FORENS
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:30 PM - 1:50 PM EDT
    Recent Improvements to the Portable Interferometer-based Spectrometer Covering 1100 to 2500 nm
    Location: Meeting Room #6
    Presenting Author: Wey-Wey Su, n/a – Hamamatsu Corporation
    Non-Presenting Author: Stephanie Butron (she/her/hers) – Hamamatsu Corporation
    Non-Presenting Author: John Gilmore – Hamamatsu Corporation
    Submitter: Wey-Wey Su, n/a – Hamamatsu Corporation
    FORENS
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    1:50 PM - 2:10 PM EDT
    Rapid Detection of Honey Adulteration using UV-Vis Spectroscopy and Chemometrics
    Location: Meeting Room #6
    Presenting Author: Mohamed O. Amin, n/a – University at Albany, SUNY
    Non-Presenting Author: Aya Ibrahim – Kuwait University
    Non-Presenting Author: Bhavik Vyas, PhD – University at Albany, SUNY
    Project Lead: Igor K. Lednev, PhD – University at Albany, SUNY
    Project Lead: Entesar Al-Hetlani, PhD – Kuwait University
    FORENS
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:10 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Low-field NMR in Food Science: Beyond Relaxometry
    Location: Meeting Room #6
    Presenting Author: Emmanuel Hatzakis, n/a – Ohio State University
    FORENS
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:30 PM - 2:50 PM EDT
    Advances In Edible Oil Quality Assessment: Raman Spectroscopy Coupled with Machine Learning for Rapid Detection of Adulteration and Minor Bioactive Components
    Location: Meeting Room #6
    Presenting Author: Cameron M. Jordan, n/a (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
    Project Lead: Luis E. Rodriguez-Saona, PhD – The Ohio State University
    FORENS
  • Thursday, Oct 9th
    2:50 PM - 3:10 PM EDT
    Advancing Soil Classification through Non-Destructive Spectroscopy Techniques
    Location: Meeting Room #6
    Presenting Author: Zachary Karg, n/a – South Dakota Mines
    Non-Presenting Author: Stirling C. Wallace, N/A – South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
    Non-Presenting Author: Hunter R. Paxton, N/A, n/a – South Dakota Mines
    Non-Presenting Author: Samuel E. Kessinger – South Dakota Mines
    Non-Presenting Author: Jon Kellar – South Dakota Mines
    Non-Presenting Author: Samuel Knudson – South Dakota Mines
    Non-Presenting Author: Mazhar Sher – South Dakota State University
    Project Lead: Prasoon K. Diwakar, PhD – South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
    FORENS