DART Mass Spectrometry Workshop Agenda – Day 2
Time
Topic
Instructor(s)
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. DART MS for Forensic Toxicology Screening – Lecture
  1. Screening technique, so far
  2. Drugs analyzed
  3. Caveats and issues encountered so far
  4. Urine screening
  5. Blood screening
  6. Future work
    1. Sensitivity increases
    2. Database development
Presentation

Watch Video		 Stout
9:30 – 9:45 Break  
9:45 – 11:45 DART MS for Forensic Toxicology Screening – Lab
  1. Demonstrate urine introduction
  2. Students analyze unknown spiked samples
Watch Video		 Stout
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch  
12:45 – 1:45 DART MS of Writing Inks – Lecture
  1. Comparison to other ink analysis methods
  2. Spectrum acquisition
    1. Sample presentation
    2. Data processing
  3. Interference from paper
  4. Effects of age of writing
  5. Ink identification using NIST library software
Presentation

Watch Video		 Jones
1:45 – 2:30 DART MS of Trace Evidence – Lecture

Techniques and applications to analysis of various forensic samples including explosives, condom lubricants, accelerants, counterfeits, polymers and unknown materials

Presentation

Watch Video		 Cody
2:30 – 2:45 Break  
2:45 – 3:30 DART MS of Writing Inks – Lab
  1. Spectrum acquisition
  2. Identifying inks
Watch Video		 Jones
3:30 – 4:15 DART MS of Trace Evidence – Lab
  1. Analysis of common explosives
  2. Miscellaneous samples
Watch Video		 Cody
4:15 – 4:45 Closing Remarks & Awarding of Certificates All

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