"Real Life 'CSI' Work" with Dr. Facundo Fernandez

Dr. Facundo Fernandez School of Chemistry & Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology   HIGH : 512k/second   LOW : 48k/second

Dr. Facundo Fernandez was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A few years and 5000 miles later he is conducting an array of interesting research at Georgia Tech's School of Chemistry & Biochemistry. We sat down to talk with him about one of his most interesting projects: the detection of counterfeit drugs using spectrometry and chromatography. We also talk about Dr. Fernandez's life—and Argentina's great soccer rivalry with Brazil.

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Georgia Performance Standards

SCSh8: Students will understand important features of the process of scientific inquiry.


Web Resources

Dr. Fernandez's Home Page
http://www.chemistry.gatech.edu/faculty/Fernandez/

How Stuff Works (Elementary and Middle School)
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/family.shtml#how (the reader will have to search specifically for spectrometry and/or chromatography)