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Marissa Ho (Assoc)

Guest Researcher

Pronouns

she/her

Surface and Trace Chemical Analysis Group

marissa.ho [at] nist.gov

Staff Employment

2024-Present: Guest Researcher, Surface and Trace Chemical Analysis Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Staff Education

Expected 2025: Master of Forensic Science in Forensic Chemistry, George Washington University

2023: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, William & Mary

Areas of Expertise

Chemistry

Forensic Science

Marissa Ho, BS, has been a Guest Researcher in the Surface and Trace Chemical Analysis Group since 2024. She received her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from William & Mary in 2023 and is currently a graduate student at George Washington University pursuing a Master of Forensic Science in Forensic Chemistry. Marissa has experience in organic synthesis, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), headspace gas chromatography (GC), and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Her research at NIST focuses on developing and optimizing a method for the quantitation of seized drug mixtures using rapid GC-MS.