Dr Paul Kirkbride

Position:Chief Scientist
Sub-organisation:Forensic and Data Centres
Organisation:Australian Federal Police
Email:paul.kirkbride@afp.gov.au
Phone:02 6203 6175
Address:1 Unwin Pl
City:Weston
State:ACT
Postcode:2611
Country:Australia

Research Areas

  • Analytical chemistry
  • Chemical criminalistics
  • Drug analysis and clandestine laboratory investigation
  • Lab management

Current Project Grants

  1. A new chemical and biological sensor based on surface-enhanced Raman
    spectroscopy in metallic nano-structures with nano-focusing (ARC Linkage
    LP0775028)
  2. Human DNA in Illicit Drug Samples (National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund)
  3. Peroxide-based explosives (Department of PM&C, Research Support for Counter
    Terrorism fund
  4. Closed-set DNA Profiling (AGs Department, Proceeds of Crime Act fund)

Completed Projects

  1. Illicit Drug laboratories and the environment (National Drug Law Enforcement
    Research Fund)
  2. Bioprofiling of Illicit Drugs (National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund)
  3. Novel Forensic Methods for the Comparison of Soil Samples (ARC SPIRT Grant)
  4. The synthesis and analysis of certain ex-plosives and illicit drugs for improved
    forensic detection (ARC Linkage Project)