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Researcher Spotlight: J. Tyler Davidson, PhD

"I am excited to work with CARFS because it provides an exceptional opportunity to work directly with Industry Advisory Board (IAB) members to develop unique solutions for their pressing research needs."

J Tyler Davidson

J. Tyler Davidson, PhD

Assistant Professor
Sam Houston State University

What is your inspiration? I find great value in developing solutions to help address the current challenges facing forensic science practitioners. Whether developing more rapid analyses to address casework backlogs, helping practitioners identify novel compounds, or improving our understanding of instrumental capabilities, any contribution to improving forensic science is significant.

Research Interests

Mass Spectrometry
Forensic Chemistry
Forensic Toxicology
Cannabis
Chemometrics
Ambient Ionization
Seized Drug Screening
Structural Elucidation with Tandem Mass Spectrometry and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry
Pre- and Post-Blast Explosives Detection
Field-Portable Instrumentation

Capabilities

Mass Spectral Interpretation for Structural Elucidation of NPS and/or Metabolite Identification
Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry Applications
- Direct Analysis in Real-Time (DART)
- Thermal Desorption Direct Analysis in Real-Time (TD-DART)
Chemometrics Analysis of Complex Data

Advanced Instrumentation