Doctor Val Spikmans

Journal Articles

• Lee, P., Kanodarwala, F., Lennard, C., Spindler, X., Spikmans, V., Roux, C. and Moret, S. (2022), 'Latent fingermark detection using functionalised silicon oxide nanoparticles : investigation into novel application procedures', Forensic Science International, vol 335 .
• Lam, R., Lennard, C., Kingsland, G., Johnstone, P., Symons, A., Wythes, L., Fewtrell, J., O'Brien, D. and Spikmans, V. (2020), 'Rapid on-site identification of hazardous organic compounds at fire scenes using person-portable gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Part 2: Water sampling and analysis', Forensic Sciences Research, vol 5, no 2 , pp 150 - 164.
• Lam, R., Lennard, C., Kingsland, G., Johnstone, P., Symons, A., Wythes, L., Fewtrell, J., O'Brien, D. and Spikmans, V. (2020), 'Rapid on-site identification of hazardous organic compounds at fire scenes using person-portable gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Part 1: Air sampling and analysis', Forensic Sciences Research, vol 5, no 2 , pp 134 - 149.
• McCabe, R., Spikmans, V., Wuhrer, R., Spindler, X. and Lennard, C. (2020), 'Evaluation of indanedione application methods for fingermark detection on paper : conventional treatment, vacuum development, and dry-transfer', Journal of Forensic Identification, vol 70, no 1 , pp 37 - 58.
• Thompson, J., Pietsch, L., Phillips, M., Lennard, C., Fuller, S. and Spikmans, V. (2020), 'Assessment of evaporative and photochemical effects on asphaltene profiling of a heavy fuel oil', Environmental Forensics, vol 21, no 2 , pp 212 - 222.
• Collins, M., Gel, M., Lennard, C., Spikmans, V., Forbes, S. and Anderson, A. (2020), 'Application of a microfluidic gas-to-liquid interface for extraction of target amphetamines and precursors from air samples', Micromachines, vol 11, no 3 .
• Lee, P., Kanodarwala, F., Lennard, C., Spindler, X., Spikmans, V., Roux, C. and Moret, S. (2020), 'Latent fingermark detection using functionalised silicon oxide nanoparticles : optimisation and comparison with cyanoacrylate fuming', Forensic Science International, vol 315 .
• Lee, P., Kanodarwala, F., Lennard, C., Spindler, X., Spikmans, V., Roux, C. and Moret, S. (2019), 'Latent fingermark detection using functionalised silicon oxide nanoparticles : method optimisation and evaluation', Forensic Science International, vol 298 , pp 372 - 383.
• Spikmans, V. (2019), 'The evolution of environmental forensics : from laboratory to field analysis', WIREs Forensic Science, vol 1, no 3 .
• Riley, B., Lennard, C., Fuller, S. and Spikmans, V. (2018), 'Pyrolysis-GC-MS analysis of crude and heavy fuel oil asphaltenes for application in oil fingerprinting', Environmental Forensics, vol 19, no 1 , pp 14 - 26.
• Lam, R., Lennard, C., Kingsland, G., Johnstone, P., Symons, A., Wythes, L., Fewtrell, J., O'Brien, D. and Spikmans, V. (2018), 'Person-portable equipment in environmental forensic investigations : application to fire scenes', Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, vol 50, no 6 , pp 672 - 681.
• Riley, B., Lennard, C., Fuller, S. and Spikmans, V. (2016), 'An FTIR method for the analysis of crude and heavy fuel oil asphaltenes to assist in oil fingerprinting', Forensic Science International, vol 266 , pp 555 - 564.
• Spikmans, V. (2015), 'Complexity of scientific evidence in environmental forensic investigations', Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, vol 1, no 4 , pp 223 - 232.
• Fuller, S., Spikmans, V., Vaughan, G. and Guo, C. (2013), 'Effects of weathering on sterol, fatty acid methyl ester (FAME), and hydrocarbon profiles of biodiesel and biodiesel/diesel blends', Environmental Forensics, vol 14, no 1 , pp 42 - 49.
• Spikmans, V., Vaughan, G., Guo, C. and Fuller, S. (2011), 'Using Sterol Profiles For Fingerprinting Biodiesel and Matching Biodiesel Spill Samples to a Source', Environmental Forensics, vol 12, no 1 , pp 19 - 24.
• Hare, D., Doble, P., Dawson, M., Skandarajah, A., Moritz, R., Simpson, R., Minett, R., Grimm, R. and Spikmans, V. (2006), 'Metal profiling of human serum using SEC-ICP-MS', Agilent ICP - MS Journal, vol 27 , pp 2 - 3.
• Garcia-Egido, E., Spikmans, V., Wong, S. and Warrington, B. (2003), 'Synthesis and analysis of combinatorial libraries performed in an automated micro reactor system', Lab on a Chip, vol 3, no 2 , pp 73 - 76.
• Spikmans, V., Lane, S., Leavens, B., Manz, A. and Smith, N. (2002), 'On-line On-Chip Post-Column Derivatisation Reactions in Gradient Capillary Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry', Rapid Communication in Mass Spectrometry, vol 16, no 14 , pp 1377 - 1388.
• Dearie, H., Spikmans, V., Smith, N., Moffatt, F., Wren, S. and Evans, K. (2001), 'Characterisation of the Electroosmotic Flow in Spherisorb ODS-1 Capillary Electrochromatography Columns', A Journal of Chromatography, vol 929, no 1-2 , pp 123 - 131.
• Mitchell, M., Spikmans, V. and deMello, A. (2001), 'Microchip Based Synthesis and Analysis: Control of Multicomponent Reaction Products and Intermediates', Analyst, vol 126, no 1 , pp 24 - 27.
• Mitchell, M., Spikmans, V., Manz, A. and de Mello, A. (2001), 'Microchip-based synthesis and total analysis systems (uSYNTAS): chemical microprocessing for generation and analysis of compound libraries', Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1, vol 5 , pp 514 - 518.