Master of Science in Forensic Science Directed Research Projects from the Department of Forensic Science, Virginia Commonwealth University.

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Submissions from 2020

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Postmortem Interval Estimation Based on Eukaryotic Community Associated with Soil Under Decomposing Porcine Remains, Amanda M. Haase

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The Utilization of Sex Hormone Antibodies for Screening and Separation of Trace Biological Mixtures, Kristin N. Jones

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Discrimination of Colorless Fibers by UV-VIS Microspectrophotometry and Microspectrofluorimetry, Kialani Killinger

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Validation of the 4-Aminophenol Chemical Test and Analytical Testing Scheme to Distinguish Marijuana and Hemp, Kenna Lewis

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Development of an Untargeted Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) Method for the Detection of Drugs in Wastewater, Samuel A. Miller

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Non-destructive, Rapid Differentiation of Cell Types Relevant to Sexual Assault Investigations Utilizing Morphological and Autofluorescence Signatures, Taylor R. Moldenhauer

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Application of Optical Trapping to Obtain Single-Source STR Profiles from Forensically Relevant Body Fluid Mixtures with Modified DNA Analysis Workflow, Benjamin J. O'Brien

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Analysis of Pellet Patterns and GSR Produced from Judge Taurus Revolvers, Donald Poon

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Prediction of Minimum Postmortem Submersion Interval (PMSImin) Based on Eukaryotic Community Succession on Skeletal Remains Recovered from Aquatic Environments, Sala Randall

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Mass Grave Localization Prediction with Geographical Information Systems in Guatemala and Future Impacts, Perla Santillan

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Development of a Quantitative PCR (qPCR) Based Method for Studying Temporal DNA Degradation in Waterlogged Bone, Isis Thornton

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Effective laundering conditions for ignitable liquid decontamination of fire scene clothing used by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Rebecca K. Whitney

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Expanded Testing of an Integrated qPCR Mixture Screening Assay Using High Resolution Melt Curve Analysis and Support Vector Machine Modeling, Andrea L. Williams

Submissions from 2019

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Explosive Residue Transfer from Various Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Render Safe Procedures (RSP), Joseph A. Stein