Areas of Interest: Tara M. Lovestead, Ph.D., Research Chemical Engineer NIST 2008 - present 35 publications Energy Sciences: alternative fuel characterization, hypersonic vehicle fuel • Comparison of the Hypersonic Vehicle Fuel to the Rocket Propellants with the Advanced Distillation Curve Method • Characterization of Renewable Fuels and Additives with the Advanced Distillation Curve Method Forensic Science - detection of explosives, detection of cadavers • Sniffing out terrorism, toxins and tainted meat: Sensitive quantitative detection of tract volatile compounds • Trace Detection and Quantification of Hydrogen Peroxide Permeation through Poly meric Barriers Food and Environmental Sciences - food spoilage, adulterants: • Getting a Hold of Trace Vapors: Quantifying Analyses of Toxins Areas of Expertise email:        tara.lovestead@nist.gov webpage:  http://www.nist.gov/mml/acmd/fluids_properties/lovestead.cfm Experimental Properties of Fluids Group 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305               Speakers from the Experimental Properties of Fluids Group                                                            - developing communication, interaction and collaboration http://www.nist.gov/mml/acmd/fluids_properties National Institute of Standards and Technology