Research
Current and Recent Projects and Publications Links
Continuing the tradition that started with Dr. Walter C. McCrone’s first research projects (applying chemical microscopy to explosives at Cornell University in the 1940s), McCrone Research Institute conducts basic and applied research related to its mission of expanding particle analysis capabilities and using microscopical and microanalytical techniques to address problems in the areas of forensic trace evidence, industrial, pharmaceutical, environmental, and conservation science. Research is funded internally and by awarded grants and contracts associated with a variety of academic institutes, government agencies, and corporations.
- A Modern Compendium of Microcrystal Tests for Illicit Drugs and Diverted Pharmaceuticals
- New Microcrystal Tests for Controlled Drugs, Diverted Pharmaceuticals, and Bath Salts (Synthetic Cathinones)
- Development of Microscopical Methods for the Systematic Analysis of Chemically Reacted, Improvised Low Explosives
- The Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Microspectrophotometry of Dyed Fibers
- Examining the Effects of Environmental Degradation on the Optical Properties of Manufactured Fibers of Natural Origin
New research is presented each year at the annual Inter/Micro conference in Chicago and published in The Microscope.
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