Years of painstaking forensic science work and fibres analysis by ChemCentre experts and the contribution of good science in supporting the administration of justice in Western Australia were highlighted in the recent trial of the Claremont serial killer.
ChemCentre’s Physical Evidence team is continuing to develop a world-leading fibres database which has attracted international attention. The database currently contains more than 20,000 fibres and continues to expand. The custom-built database and search program allows the entire fibre collection to be sorted into groups based on fibre type, digital images and UV-visible spectra. Evidence recovered from crime scenes can then be compared with those in the database to assist in criminal investigations.
Our specialist teams examine a range of evidence, including samples from coronial investigations into sudden or unnatural deaths, racing integrity matters and illicit drugs seizures. Trained in advanced analytical techniques, including mineralogy, our experts, in addition to fibres, also characterise trace evidence such as gunshot residues, accelerants, explosives, glass, soils, paint and hair for criminal investigations. Find out more about Forensic Science at ChemCentre.
