I had the opportunity to present research at the spring 2024 American Chemical Society (ACS) Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. I presented in two categories: the Division of Analytical Chemistry and Sci-Mix. I completed research on a handhe…  | vrukholm April 1 | I had the opportunity to present research at the spring 2024 American Chemical Society (ACS) Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. I presented in two categories: the Division of Analytical Chemistry and Sci-Mix. I completed research on a handheld Van de Graaff generator for drug pickup and sample ionization. I researched an alternative method to pickup drug evidence while not disturbing underlying forensic evidence, such as touch DNA and fingerprints. I completed a limit of detection study and found that the handheld Van de Graaff generator could ionize as little as 250 picograms of drug residue. I also completed a pickup study where 1 of 6 trials was successful in electrostatically picking up drug residue and ambiently ionizing the residue. This topic interested me because I loved learning about mass spectrometers in my forensic chemistry course and I was able to investigate a new ionization source for a mass spectrometer. I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity, as I was able to network with many people and learn a lot about new developments in chemistry. I am thankful to the Honors Program for the funding, which allowed to travel to the conference and present. | | | |
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