Scarlet Hopkins

Scarlet is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Environment & Science at Griffith University. She holds a Bachelor of Forensic Science (chemistry), Bachelor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science (honours, 1st class) from Griffith University. Her research focuses on applying inorganic chemistry to improve chemical techniques used in the analysis of forensic evidence. She aims to better understand the chemistry underpinning the tests used in the visual detection of trace evidence, with the goal of improving them for greater sensitivity and reliability.