Dr Danae Prokopiou

Contact

Email: d.prokopiou@kingston.ac.uk
Location: Penrhyn Road
Faculty: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing
School: School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry
Department: Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

About

I am a Lecturer in Pharmaceutical and Forensic Sciences at Kingston University. My research interests mainly focus on the development of novel X-ray diffraction and X-ray imaging techniques for forensic science (e.g. identification of unknown substances), aviation security (e.g. security screening of luggage and electronic devices) and diagnostic medicine (e.g. early detection of osteoporosis). I am also a certified expert witness by Bond Solon.

Academic responsibilities

Lecturer in Pharmaceutical and Forensic Science

Qualifications

Dual BSc (Hons) Forensic Science and Medicinal Chemistry, Keele University
MSc Forensic Engineering and Science, Cranfield University
PhD X-ray diffraction and Materials Science, Cranfield University
Bond Solon Expert Witness

Teaching and learning

Undergraduate courses taught

Forensic Science BSc (Hons)

Postgraduate courses taught

Forensic Science MSc

Research

Publications

Prokopiou D., McGovern J., Davies G., Godber S., Evans P., Dicken A. & Rogers K. 2020 A new parafocusing paradigm for X-ray diffraction. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 53 (4), 1073-1079.
Dicken A.J., Evans J.P., Rogers K.D., Prokopiou D., Godber S.X., Elarnaut F., Shevchuk A., Downes D. & Wilson M. 2019Confocal energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction tomography employing a conical shell beam.Optics Express, 27 (14), 19834-19841.
Greenwood C., Rogers K., Wilson M., Lyburn I., Evans P., Prokopiou D. 2019Developing focal construct technology for in vivo diagnosis of osteoporosis.Journal of Physics: Conference Series,1151, 012020.
Dicken A., Spence D., Rogers K., Prokopiou D. & Evans P. 2018Dual conical shell illumination for volumetric high-energy X-ray diffraction imaging.Analyst,143 (20), 4849-4853.
Dicken A., Evans J. P. O., Rogers K. D., Prokopiou D., Godber S. X. & Wilson M. 2017Depth resolved snapshot energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction using a conical shell beam.Optics Express, 25 (18), 21321-21328.
Prokopiou D., Smith K. L., Rogers K. D., Paula P., Evans P., Dicken A. & Godber S. 2017Simulations and experimental demonstrations of encoding for X-ray coherent scattering.Journal of Applied Crystallography, 50, 411-418.
Dicken A., Evans J., Rogers K., Stone N., Greenwood C., Godber S. X., Prokopiou D., Clement J., Lyburn I., Martin R. M., Zioupos P., 2015.X-ray diffraction from bone employing annular and semi-annular beams.Physics in Medicine and Biology,60, 5803-5812.
Dicken A. J., Evans J. P. O., Rogers K. D., Greenwood C., Godber S. X., Prokopiou D., Stone N., Clement J. G., Lyburn I., Martin R. M., Zioupos P. 2015.Energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction using an annular beam.Optics Express,23, 13443-13454.
Dicken A., Rogers K., Godber S., Prokopiou D., Shevchuk A., Tranfield G. & Evans P. 2014.Validation study of a ray-tracing simulator for focal construct geometry.Applied Radiation and Isotopes,94, 235-240.
Evans P., Rogers K., Dicken A., Godber S. & Prokopiou D. 2014.X-ray diffraction tomography employing an annular beam.Optics Express,22, 11930-11944.
Prokopiou D., Rogers K., Evans P., Godber S., Shackel J. & Dicken A. 2014.X-ray diffraction with novel geometry.Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section a-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment,735, 341-348.
Prokopiou D., Rogers K., Evans P., Godber S. & Dicken A. 2013.Discrimination of liquids by a focal construct X-ray diffraction geometry.Applied Radiation and Isotopes,77, 160-165.
Rogers K., Evans P., Prokopiou D., Dicken A., Godber S. & Rogers J. 2012a.Fundamental parameters approach applied to focal construct geometry for X-ray diffraction.Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section a-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment,690, 1-6.