Contact Nicola Darcy

Areas of expertise

  • Explosives and Munitions

Background

Niki is the Chemistry Laboratory Manager, co-ordinating a small team of technical specialists and apprentices. She has worked for ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ since 2015 starting as a laboratory technician and working her way to lab manager. She has responsibility for ensuring technical support for the preparation and delivery of chemistry and explosives demonstrations and practical classes for a range of courses up to Masters level, and supporting Academics and PhD students. She is the course director for the Ammunition Technician course. Prior to this Niki taught as an HLTA in a primary school for 10 years and undertook research into radiation grafting of co-polymers for fuel cells at ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥. She has also worked in the pharmaceutical industry.

Current activities

Main topics of interest include:

Teaching

Energetic Materials

Formulations Chemistry

Polymers

Public Engagement and Outreach

Nicola assists with MSc and PhD students and their projects.

Clients

Ministry of Defence (MOD)

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)

Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)