Name: Forensics Uncovered: Down the Drain & Into the Evidence
Start: 2025-05-21T19:00:00
End: 2025-05-21T21:00:00
Location: Milton Common

From tracking designer drugs in wastewater to solving gunshot mysteries and locating the missing, this session dives deep into the real-world impact of forensic science. Discover how everyday clues—from chemical traces to the human body itself—are helping researchers, investigators, and communities uncover the truth. CSI has nothing on this!

From Pipes to Policies: Unveiling Designer Drugs in Wastewater

Dhaya Nadarajan (PhD candidate, University of Queensland)

Explore how wastewater analysis helps detect designer drugs, providing crucial data for public health and policy decisions. This talk highlights the science behind tracking illicit substances, the challenges in interpreting data, and the impact of these findings on shaping effective drug policies and interventions.

Exploring gunshot residue (GSR) pattern visualisation

Jodie Harrington (Postgraduate student, Griffith University)

Harry is having a pint at the bar when a shot rings out, and Harry is left bleeding on his barstool. Harry says Dave shot him from across the room, but Dave says they were standing together, and the gun accidentally went off. Is Harry hiding the truth or is Dave a little bit dodgy?

Am I missing? Or am I right here?

Kristy Winter (PhD candidate, Forensic Specialist, Griffith University, International Committee of the Red Cross)

Missing persons investigations are incredibly complex. Some of Australia's missing persons have been found, we just don't have enough information to return them to their loved ones. Let's talk about how your body can be the key to finding you if you were missing.

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