Nadia Abdul-karim
Lecturer
Cranfield Forensic Institute
Cranfield University
United Kingdom
Biography
Nadia joined Cranfield University as a lecturer in 2017. Previously, she was a Newton-NRF Early Career Fellow at the University of Cape Town and also held an EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellowship at University College London, where she had completed her PhD in Chemistry in 2014. Nadia has an MRes in Security and Crime Science (UCL) and she completed her BSc (Hons) in Forensic Science and Chemistry at Staffordshire University.
Research Interest
Nadia's research interests are related to detonation chemistry, shock physics and forensic science, with a particular focus on the mechanisms of post-blast condensed phase explosive residue formation and dispersal during detonation events. She is also interested in the chemical characteristics of solid particulate explosive residues which have been exposed to high temperature - high pressure environments. Her research has both fundamental and applied aspects to it, with significant implications on the forensic investigations of bomb scenes.
Publications
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Abdul-Karim N, Blackman CS, Gill PP, Morgan RM, Matjacic L, Webb R & Ng WH (2016) Morphological variations of explosive residue particles and implications for understanding detonation mechanisms, Analytical Chemistry, 88 (7) 3899-3908.
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Abdul-Karim N, Blackman CS & Gill PP (2016) The spatial distribution patterns of condensed phase post-blast explosive residues formed during detonation, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 316 (October) 204-213.
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Ben-Jaber S, Peveler WJ, Quesada-Cabrera R, Cortés E, Sotelo-Vazquez C, Abdul-Karim N, Maier SA & Parkin IP (2016) Photo-induced enhanced Raman spectroscopy for universal ultra-trace detection of explosives, pollutants and biomolecules, Nature Communications, 7.
