Rate My Professor Georgina Sauzier

Dr Georgina Sauzier is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, at Curtin University. She obtained her PhD in Chemistry from Curtin University in 2016, with a thesis titled 'Applications of chemometrics to the analysis and interpretation of forensic trace evidence,' supervised by Professor Simon W. Lewis. Her academic background includes undergraduate training leading to advanced research in analytical chemistry. Sauzier's research focuses on forensic chemistry, employing spectroscopic methods such as ATR-FTIR, Raman, and microspectrophotometry coupled with chemometrics for trace evidence discrimination. Key areas include inks, fibers, lipsticks, automotive clear coats, condom lubricants, cling films, cosmetics, and 3D printing polymers for privately made firearms. She also investigates fingerprint detection techniques, environmental degradation of materials, and sustainable forensic service provision in micro-jurisdictions.

In her career at Curtin University, Sauzier teaches chemistry and forensic science across all year levels and supervises postgraduate students. She earned discipline awards from the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society symposia: in 2014 for 'Discrimination and classification of blue-dyed acrylic fibres using microspectrophotometry with chemometrics' and in 2018 for 'FTIR spectroscopy with chemometrics as a rapid screening tool for plastic card examinations.' Notable publications include 'Chemometrics in forensic science: approaches and applications' (Analyst, 2021, 118 citations), 'Forensic discrimination of lipsticks using visible and attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy' (Forensic Science International, 2019, 53 citations), 'Optimisation of recovery protocols for double-base smokeless powder residues analysed by total vaporisation (TV) SPME/GC-MS' (Talanta, 2016, 37 citations), 'Mind the gap: The challenges of sustainable forensic science service provision' (Forensic Science International: Synergy, 2023, 36 citations), 'Investigation into the performance of physical developer formulations for visualizing latent fingerprints on paper' (Journal of Forensic Identification, 2013, 38 citations), and 'Improving the confidence of questioned versus known fiber comparisons using microspectrophotometry and chemometrics' (Forensic Chemistry, 2016, 26 citations). As Section Editor for General Forensics in Forensic Science International: Reports, she contributes to editorial standards. An avid science communicator and member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society, Sauzier delivered the Bayliss Lecture in 2020 on 'Shining a Light on Crime' and promotes STEM engagement through forensic topics. Her scholarship, with hundreds of citations, advances forensic methodologies and education.