Contact Details
| Room No. | R628H |
|---|---|
| Telephone | +44 (0)141 548 4700 |
| Fax | +44 (0)141 548 2532 |
| n.nicdaeid@strath.ac.uk |
Biography
I am a Forensic Chemist specialising in fire investigation and the analysis of drugs. I have been working at the Centre for Forensic Science since 1994.
My first degree is in Chemistry and Mathematics (specialising in Statistics) from Trinity College Dublin. I completed my PhD in Bioinorganic Chemistry at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. I also hold a degree in Psychology.
I am active in research and am the principal investigator on a number of EPSRC grants relating to forensic chemistry.
I undertake casework and consultancy mainly in the areas of fire scene investigation, fire debris analysis, drug analysis and the statistical evaluation of evidence.
I also hold a number of professional offices including:
- Lead Assessor for the CRFP fire scene examiners register (up to 2009)
- Editor of Science and Justice
- Deputy chair of the ENFSI fire and explosion working group
- Member of Council of the Forensic Science Society
- Manager of the Forensic Science Society's Professional Diplomas
Recent Publications
- Recent Advances in the Application of Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis in Forensic Chemistry
- Nic Daeid N, Buchanan HAS, Savage KA, Fraser JG, Cresswell SL
Aust. J. Chem. (In Print). - Characterization of Route Specific Impurities Found in Methamphetamine Synthesized by the Leuckart and Reductive Amination Methods
- Kunalan V, Nic Daeid N, Kerr WJ, Buchanan, HAS, McPherson, A
Anal. Chem., 2009, 81, 7342-7348. - Drugs of Abuse in 'Handbook of Forensic Science', Eds. Fraser J and Williams R
- Nic Daéid N,Buchanan HAS
Willan Publishing Ltd, 2009, 115-141. - Evaluation of Available Techniques for the Recovery of Latent Fingerprints from Untreated Plywood Surfaces
- Nic Daéid N, Buchanan HAS and Laing K
J. Forensic Ident., 2009, 59(4), 441-464. - The recoverability of fingerprints on paper exposed to elevated temperatures - Part 2: Natural fluorescence
- Dominick AJ, Nic Daeid N, Bleay SM and Sears VG
J. Forensic Identification, 2009, 59, 340-355.