Hills, Rory

Project title: Evaluation of real-time drug-checking technologies

Department: Chemistry

Faculty supervisor: Prof. Dennis Hore

"Analytical instrumentation for drug-checking offers the possibility of rapid identification of substances based on their molecular fingerprint. In addition to matching these fingerprints to those stored in a database for identification, there is a further opportunity for harm reduction through the analysis of trends. This project will use Raman spectroscopy, gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, and IR absorption to develop protocols for the storage, analysis, and sharing of data."