Sheila Kanodia has been working as a Forensic Chemist in the Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate (LSSD) of the Department of Homeland Security for the past 14 years. The lab is the forensic/scientific arm of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) providing forensic and scientific testing in the areas of Trade Enforcement, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Intellectual Property Rights, and Narcotics Enforcement. Sheila's current work contributes towards trade facilitation and National Security. Prior to joining the federal lab, she worked for many years in academic, public and private sector chemical laboratories.Sheila is an active member of the ACS at both the local and national levels and has served in many leadership roles. She was the Past Chairperson of the California Section of the ACS and has been active in the Women Chemist Committee and Minority Committees at local and national level. Currently, she is a Councilor of the California Section of the ACS and serves as a member of the Committee on Community Activities of the National ACS. She collaborates with NOBCChE , provides mentorship and offers science workshops to underprivileged students. She has been a Coordinator of the California Section's Chemists Celebrate Earth Day (CCED) since its inception in 2003.Sheila received a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Iowa, Iowa City and did postdoctoral work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. She also obtained a Masters in Environmental Science from Yale University, New Haven, CT.

Sheila Kanodia:Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate (LSSD), Department of Homeland Security

248th National Meeting (2014)

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