Cranfield Forensic Institute Analytical Laboratory
The Analytical Laboratory, a new facility accommodating an extensive suite of state-of-the-art equipment, has the capability for the analysis of a wide range of materials. The Laboratory is well-equipped for a range of analytical investigations from the macro-scale to the micro-scale. For example, the surface topography and internal structure of an object can be obtained, in addition to the characterisation of the object’s bulk and location specific composition. The Laboratory, which supports the broad, high-quality research that is conducted by the Cranfield Forensic Institute, is run under forensic conditions of contamination and audit control and undertakes commercial work.
The Laboratory is used to deliver teaching sessions to students on the MSc Forensic Programme run by the Cranfield Forensic Institute and other courses run by Cranfield University. A remote teaching facility is installed which provides the capability to deliver demonstration and teaching sessions to groups of students anywhere in the world.
Laboratory Manager
Dr Sophie Beckett
T: + 44 (0)1793 785357 or + 44 (0)1793 785235
E: forensics@cranfield.ac.uk
| Equipment | Designated Academic |
| Micro-Computer Tomography X ray Imaging System | Professor Keith Rogers |
| Laser Ablation – Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometer | Dr Andrew Shortland |
| X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer | Dr David Lane |
| Modular Raman Microscope System | Dr John Bellerby |
| 3D Surface Topography Scanner | Dr Anna Williams |
| Fourier-Transform – Infrared Microscope | Professor Keith Rogers |
| Glass Refractive Index Measurement (GRIM 3) System | Dr David Lane |
| FS-C Comparison Microscope | Dr John Painter |
Centre for Archaeological and Forensic Analysis
Centre for Forensic Anthropology Research
