Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment

School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Dr Xavier Conlan
  Phone   +61 3 522 71416
Email   xavier.conlan@deakin.edu.au
Position   Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science
Campus   Geelong
Research grouping   Chemistry and Forensic Sciences

Dr Xavier Conlan is an early career researcher who has developed a productive research group in key
areas of analytical chemistry and forensic science. The research revolves around the development of
separation science technology coupled with novel detection systems in order to probe complex chemical,
systems. Dr Conlan has developed key multidimensional liquid chromatography technology which has been
applied to key problems in forensic science, food science, biomedical science and industrial processes.

Research interests

  1. Mass Spectrometry
  2. Multi-Dimensional High Performance Liquid Chromatography
  3. Forensic Applications of Analytical Chemistry

Career

Oct 2011-Senior Lecturer (Forensic Scince/Chemistry)
Jan 2011-Oct 2011- Lecturer (Chemistry)
July 2006 Dec 2010- Post doctoral Fellow (IFM)

Key publications

G.P. McDermott, J.M. Terry, X.A. Conlan, N.W. Barnett, P.S. Francis (2011) Direct detection of biologically significant thiols and disulfides with manganese(IV) chemiluminescence Analytical Chemistry Vol 83 No.15, 6034-6039

G. P. McDermott, P. S. Francis, K. J. Holt, K. L. Scott, S. D. Martin, N. Stupka, N W. Barnett and X. A. Conlan, (2011) Determination of intracellular glutathione and glutathione disulfide using high performance liquid chromatography with acidic potassium permanganate chemiluminescence The Analyst Vol 136, 2578-2585

X. A. Conlan, M. J. Baker, R. Krieg, N. P. Lockyer, J. C. Vickerman, N. W. Barnett, K. F. Lim. (2011) Insight into the swelling mechanism involved in the recovery of serial numbers erased from polymer surfaces Surface and Interface Analysis Vol 43 No. 1-2, 625-627

X. A. Conlan (2011) Mass Spectrometry and Separation Science, in R.A. Shalliker (Ed.), Hyphenated and Alternative Methods of Detection in Chromatography, Chromatographic Science Series CRC Press: Boca Raton, Florida

X.A. Conlan, S. A Bellomarino; R. M Parker; N. W Barnett; M. J Adams, (2010) Partial Least Squares and Principal Components Analysis of Wine Vintage by High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Chemiluminescence Detection, Analytica Chimca Acta 678, 34-38

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Professional activities

Memeber of the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS)
Science Correspondent Zoo FM (Super Radio Network)
Science Correspondent Pulse FM (Deakin Matters)

 

PhD students

Student nameThesis title
Danielle BassaneseMaximising Capacity in Complex Separation Systems Brendan HollandMulti-dimensional Chromatography Applications to Neurotransmitter Identification Kirsteen SmithGraphitic Based Biosensors and Chromatography Systems Luke AndrighettoAnalytical Tools for the Advancment of Forensic Science Sercan Pravadali (UWS)Multidimensioal Chromatography Jessica Pandohee (RMIT)Metabolomics a Forensic Perspective Tiffany Goodie (Grad 2012)Multidimensional chromatography technology for opiate processing  

 

Honours students

Student nameThesis title Alan BentvelzenMonitoring opiate processing Jessica WilliamsForensic Spectroscopy Niki BurnsNovel detection methods for forensic samples  

 

Teaching areas

SLE 133 Chemistry in our World
SLE 155 Chemsitry for the Professional Sciences
SLE 311 Chemical Hazards
SLE313 Forensic Analysis and Interpretation


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8th February 2013