Elizabeth Gilchrist is a PhD candidate within the Analytical & Environmental Sciences Division at King’s College London. She received her BSc in Chemistry at the University of Liverpool in 2009 followed by an MSc in Forensic Science from King’s College London in 2010. Her PhD research lies in the development of capillary ion chromatography and ion chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (IC-HRMS) technologies for trace analysis of low-order energetic material residues. She has published several papers on the characterisation of gunshot residue and black powder substitutes specifically regarding the determination of low molecular weight inorganic and organic ion species in latent and chemically enhanced fingermarks. Her MSc and PhD research have been performed in collaboration with the Metropolitan Police Service (UK).