Chloe Wheeler is a PhD candidate in Analytical Chemistry at Queen’s University, working under the supervision of Dr. Diane Beauchemin. Her research focuses on forensic applications with an emphasis on greener method development and improved forensic interpretation. She earned her Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in 2022, completing an undergraduate thesis on forensic solder analysis.
This proof-of-concept study demonstrates that electrothermal vaporization inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry combined with multivariate analysis can accurately classify the sex of individuals from both dyed and undyed hair samples, highlighting its potential as a green, forensic tool for human sex determination.
