Claude Roux

Biography

Claude Roux is Professor of Forensic Science and the founding Director of the UTS Centre for Forensic Science (Research Strength). Since completing his PhD in 1996, he has achieved and sustained international recognition as a global leader in the area of forensic science research. Over the last 14 years, he has supervised and completed more than 60 forensic research projects, including 5 University medals. He has attracted $5M in competitive research grants in the last 5 years, including ARC, other Government and industry funding. He has a long and established reputation for effective collaboration with forensic and other government agencies in Australia and overseas as well as with other academic partners. His research has been largely driven by his vision of forensic science as a genuine academic and research-based discipline. Claude's research activities cover a broad spectrum of forensic science including trace evidence and chemical criminalistics, documents and fingerprints. His work in the area of the forensic analysis and interpretation of trace evidence, especially fibres, has been particularly successful. The results from this work have brought new tools and data that are now being used in actual casework. Further, his contribution to the area of fingerprint research is outstanding.

Research Interest

vision of forensic science as a genuine academic and research-based discipline. Interested in all analytical and interpretative problems encountered in forensic science (i.e. application of enabling sciences to address legal and societal problems).