Meet The Speaker
About
Dr. Ira Lurie
Professor Lurie received his BA in chemistry from Queens College, his MS in chemistry from Rutgers University and his PH.D. in chemistry from University of Amsterdam under the guidance of Professor Peter Schoenmakers. Dr. Lurie served almost 40 years as both a forensic chemist and senior research chemist with the Drug Enforcement Administration, where he last served as the agency’s expert in liquid phase separations. He presently resides at The George Washington University as a Research Professor in Forensic Chemistry. He is the author of over 70 publications including several book chapters and a co-edited book entitled HPLC in Forensic Chemistry. Dr. Lurie is the winner of the 2015 Paul Kirk award, the highest form of recognition one could receive from the criminalistics section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.