Undergrad research on counterfeit drugs opens door to graduate work in analytical chemistry

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South Dakota State University doctoral student Kyle Burch of Princeton, Minnesota, puts samples into a prototype device that cools them and concentrates the compounds to help determine the chemical composition of a medication. He became interested in doing graduate work in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry through a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates program hosted at South Dakota State.

« Undergrad research on counterfeit drugs opens door to graduate work in analytical chemistry

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A thermal camera allows South Dakota State University doctoral student Kyle Burch to examine the temperature gradients in a prototype device that concentrates the compounds in a drug to help create a chemical fingerprint to differentiate authentic medications from counterfeit ones. His research adviser is professor Brian Logue of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

« Undergrad research on counterfeit drugs opens door to graduate work in analytical chemistry

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