Alex J. Krotulski, PhD
Assistant Program Director, Master of Science in Forensic Toxicology
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Alex J. Krotulski, PhD
Assistant Program Director, Master of Science in Forensic Toxicology
Research & Clinical Interests
Dr. Krotulski’s current research and casework focus heavily on aspects related to the detection and characterization of novel psychoactive substances (NPS), including studies that examine NPS positivity, trends, metabolism, and effects through intelligence, surveillance, monitoring, and response efforts.
Education
PhD, Doctor of Philosophy – Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA - 2019
Master of Science – Forensic Science, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA - 2015
Publications
- Workflow to facilitate the detection of new psychoactive substances and drugs of abuse in influent urban wastewater
- Wastewater-based monitoring of the nitazene analogues: First detection of protonitazene in wastewater
- Cluster of Severe Illness from Neptune’s Fix Tianeptine Linked to Synthetic Cannabinoids - New Jersey, June–November 2023
- N,N-Dimethylpentylone (dipentylone)-A new synthetic cathinone identified in a postmortem forensic toxicology case series
- Cannabinoid-based vaping products and supplement formulations reported by consumers to precipitate adverse effects
Awards
- SOFT Research in Forensic Toxicology Award, Society of Forensic Toxicologists - 2021
- Founder’s Award, Young Forensic Scientists Forum, American Academy of Forensic Sciences - 2020
- JFS Noteworthy Article, Journal of Forensic Sciences (4F-MDMB-BINACA: A New Synthetic Cannabinoid Widely Implicated in Forensic Casework) - 2019
- Best Poster Award, Toxicology Section, American Academy of Forensic Sciences (SWATH™ Acquisition vs. Information-Dependent Data Acquisition (IDA) with Application to Broad-Based Drug Screening) - 2017