Distinguished Professor Claude ROUX, Ph.D.
Director of the Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia
Distinguished Professor Claude ROUX, Ph.D.
Dr. Claude Roux, has Ph.D studies in Forensic science - University of Lausanne, Switzerland and since then, has been pivotal to the development of Forensic science and fully committed to the establishment of a robust forensic science culture through education, training, research and casework experience.
He currently is Distingueshed Professor of Forensic Science and Director of the Centre for Forensic Science at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and his teaching areas are: Forensic science Physical evidence, Chemical Criminalistics, Criminology and Policing.
His research activities cover a broad spectrum of forensic science, including trace evidence and chemical criminalistics, documents, fingerprints, forensic intelligence and the contribution of forensic science to policing and security.
Throughout his career, Dr. Claude Roux has published more than 190 refereed papers and 26 book chapters and a large number of conference presentations and has received more than 20 prizes and awards including from the National Institute of Forensic Science, the 2004 AIPS Tall Poppy Award and the 2015 Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Medal for Research Impact (inaugural award).
He has a long and established reputation for effective collaboration with forensic and other government agencies in Australia and overseas, as well as with other academic partners.
Is a member of the editorial board of six scientific journals and of a number of working and advisory groups in Australia and overseas.
He was President of the Australian & New Zealand Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS) from 2010 to 2016.
He is the current President of the International Association of Forensic Sciences, a Council member of the Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales.
He also serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Criminal Court and has significant experience in research supervision, including supervision and co-supervision of more than 25 PhD graduates and management of 30 PhD completions in forensic science since 2002.
He is part of the group of scientists who has recently materialized the Sydney Declaration that presented the outcomes of a profound reflexion attempting to capture the essence and nature of forensic science through a definition and seven principles.