September 2010

MSA Research Director Elected Chair of International Forensic Network

Dr. Jim Carter, Research Director of MSA, has been elected chair of the Forensic Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (FIRMS) Network.

Read more Posted: 07/09/2010 09:55:15

Interpretation of Drugs Traces on Banknotes

As the result of a collaborative effort between Mass Spec Analytical Ltd. and the University of Bristol, Gavin Rhys Lloyd has been awarded a PhD for his research entitled “Chemometrics and Pattern Recognition for the Analysis of Multivariate Datasets”.

Read more Posted: 07/09/2010 09:53:46

MSA Builds Bombs to Counter Terrorism

Several home made bombs were blown up to assist the fight against terrorist attacks. Conceived by naval munitions expert Tony Quirk under the supervision of Dr. Bellerby of Cranfield University, the bombs were detonated to see if the post-blast residue could be matched with components of unexploded devices.

Read more Posted: 07/09/2010 09:51:27