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
- Synthesis, full chemical characterization and development of validated methods for the quantification of the components found in the new
- Khreit OIG, Irving C, Schmidt E, Parkinson JA, Daeid NN and Sutcliffe OB
J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal., 2012, 10.1016/j.jpba.2011.11.004, 122-135 - Organic impurities, stable isotopes, or both: a comparison of instrumental and pattern recognition techniques for the profiling of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- Buchanan HAS , Kerr WJ, Meier-Augenstein W and Nic Daéid N
Anal. Methods, 2011, 10.1039/C1AY05088E, 2279-2288 - Search Results of Heat-Distorted Fingerprints using Sagem Metamorpho AFIS
- Dominick AJ, NicDaeid N, Gibson AP and Bleay S
Journal of Forensic Identification, 2011, 61 (4), 341-352 - The recovery of fingerprints from fired cartridge cases: a comparison of current methods of development with an electrostatic deposition technique
- Bhaloo Zain M, Yamashita Brian, Wilkinson Della, NicDaeid N and RCMP Integrated Forensic Identification Services National Police Service Ottawa Ontario K1A 0R2 Canada
Identification Canada, 2011 - The enhancement and recovery of footwear marks contaminated in soil: a feasibility study
- Croft Shiona, NicDaeid N, Savage Kathleen, Vallance Richard, Ramage Ruth and Scottish Police Services Authority Forensic Services Glasgow UK
Journal of Forensic Identification, 2011