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David John Speed
Personal Details:
Current address:
Department of Chemistry
Queen's University of Belfast
Belfast BT95AG
email:
[email protected]
Date of birth:
2nd January 1974
Nationality
New Zealander
Summary of qualifications:
BSc (Chemistry, University
of Waikato, New Zealand)
MSc (1st class honours,
Chemistry, University of Waikato, New Zealand)
Education:
Primary:
Ngahinapouri Primary School
Secondary:
Melville high School
Tertiary:
University of Waikato
Queen's University of Belfast
1991 BSc Origins and Dispersal of Humans
A-
1992 BSc Theoretical Physics
A++
Experimental Physics
A++
Calculus
A++
Algebra
A++
Biology
A++
Chemistry
A+
German
B-
1993 BSc Analytical Chemistry
A
Organic Chemistry
A++
Physical Chemistry
A+
Inorganic Chemistry
A+
Spectroscopy
A
Classical Physics
A+
Quantum Physics
A+
Experimental Physics
A+
Calculus
A+
1994 BSc Organic Chemistry
A
Physical Chemistry
A+
Inorganic Chemistry
A+
Special Topics in Chemistry
A++
Environmental, Forensic and
Toxicological Chemistry
A+
Analytical Chemistry
A+
1995 MSc Thesis
A+
1996 MSc Organic Chemistry
B-
Physical Chemistry
A-
Inorganic Chemistry
B+
Special Topics in Chemistry
A
1998 PhD Bioinorganic Chemistry
In progress
Professional Experience:
1993-1996 Research Assistant
Niwa Ecosystems
Hamilton
New Zealand
Assisting with research
into mechanisms of faecal indicator inactivation in oxidation ponds
Assisting with validation
of a field method for measuring colours of water bodies
Applying a water colour
model for different loadings of Kraft Effluent in the Tarawera River
Reporting and scientific
paper writing on the above topics
1997-1998 Environmental
Scientist
Woodward Clyde (NZ) Ltd
Auckland
New Zealand
Preparation of stormwater
discharge consents for industrial sites
Risk assessment of contaminated
marine sediments and landfills
Analysis of environmental
monitoring data
Report preparation and
presentation
Other Skills and Qualifications:
Basic French and German
conversational/written skills
Current (NZ) drivers license
Current (NZ) firearms license
Computer programming -
Labview, Visual Basic, HTML (Web page design)
Publications:
R.J. DaviesColley, A.M.
Donnison, D.J. Speed, C.M. Ross, J.W. Nagels, Inactivation of faecal indicator
microorganisms in waste stabilisation ponds: Interactions of environmental
factors with sunlight, Water Research, 1999, Vol.33, No.5, pp.1220-1230
R.J. Davies-Colley, A.M.
Donnison, D.J. Speed, Sunlight Wavelengths Inactivating Faecal Indicator
Micro-Organisms in Waste Stabilization Ponds, Water Science and Technology,
1997, Vol.35, No.11-12, pp.219-225
R.J. DaviesColley, D.G.
Smith, D.J. Speed, J.W. Nagels, Matching natural water colors to Munsell
standards, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 1997, Vol.33,
No.6, pp.1351-1361
D.J. Speed, S.J. Dickson,
E.R. Cairns, N.D. Kim, Detection and quantitation of 6 anticonvulsant drugs
in whole blood/liver using deuterated internal standards, SPE and GCMS
(EI), accepted for publication (minor changes) in Journal of Analytical
Toxicology
D.J. Speed, S.J. Dickson,
E.R. Cairns, N.D. Kim, Detection and quantitation of paracetamol in whole
blood/liver using deuterated internal standards, SPE and GCMS (EI), in
preparation
Interests and Activities:Awards received:
Other Achievements:
school student on a mini-research project