Summary: Raychelle Burks is an analytical chemist at St. Edward’s University. Before becoming an academic, she worked in a crime lab using chemistry to help police, and now she does research on building detectors for use in forensic analyses. We talk about how the real world of forensic investigation differs from the version portrayed on CSI, and how chemists use their tools to help law enforcement agencies. We may even touch on how criminals could use chemical knowledge to get away with their dastardly deeds.
