Qualifications & Experiences

• Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours) - University of NSW 1989
• Graduate Diploma of Education - University of Western Sydney 1992
• High School Science Teacher 1992 - 1994
• PhD (Biochemical Engineering) - University of Sydney 1999
• Lecturer (Biochemical Engineering) - University of Sydney, 2000 - 2002
• Postdoctoral Research (Forensic Molecular Biology) - University of Canberra / Australian Federal Police 2003
• Postdoctoral Research (Enzyme kinetics) - The Australian National University 2004 - 2006 

Research Interests

• DNA profiling of degraded and low copy number DNA
• Extraction of DNA from keratinous tissues
• Mathematical and numerical modelling of enzyme kinetics
• Waste water remediation 

Publications

MCNEVIN DB, BADGER MR, WHITNEY SM, VON CAEMMERER S, TCHERKEZ GGB, FARQUHAR GD (2007) Differences in Carbon Isotope Discrimination of Three Variants of D-Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase Reflect Differences in Their Catalytic Mechanisms. J. Biol. Chem., 282, 36068-36076.

ROBERTSON KS, MCNEVIN D, ROBERTSON J (2007) STR genotyping of exogenous hair shaft DNA. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 39, 107 - 122.

MCNEVIN, D.B., BADGER, M.R., KANE, H.J., & FARQUHAR, G.F. (2006).  Measurement of (carbon) kinetic isotope effect by Rayleigh fractionation using membrane inlet mass spectrometry for CO2-consuming reactions.  Functional Plant Biology, 33(12), 1115-1128.
   
MCNEVIN, D., VON CAEMMERER, S., & FARQUHAR, G. (2006).  Determining RuBisCO activation kinetics and other rate and equilibrium constants by simultaneous multiple non-linear regression of a kinetic model.  Journal of Experimental Botany, 57(14), 3883-3900.

MCNEVIN, D., WILSON-WILDE, L., ROBERTSON, J., KYD, J., & LENNARD, C. (2005a).  Short tandem repeat (STR) genotyping of keratinised hair - Part 1: Review of current status and knowledge gaps.  Forensic Science International, 153, 237-246.

MCNEVIN, D., WILSON-WILDE, L., ROBERTSON, J., KYD, J., & LENNARD, C. (2005b).  Short tandem repeat (STR) genotyping of keratinised hair - Part 2: An optimised genomic DNA extraction procedure reveals donor dependence of STR profiles.  Forensic Science International, 153, 247-259.

RAGUSA, S.R., MCNEVIN, D., QASEM, S., & MITCHELL, C. (2004).  Indicators of biofilm development and activity in constructed wetlands microcosms.  Water Research, 38(12), 2865-2873.

MITCHELL, C., & MCNEVIN, D. (2001). Kinetic analysis of BOD and solids removal in subsurface flow constructed wetlands.  Water Research, 35(5), 1295-1303.

MCNEVIN, D., & BARFORD, J. (2001).  Inter-relationship between adsorption and pH in peat biofilters in the context of a cation-exchange mechanism.  Water Research, 35(3), 736-744.

MCNEVIN, D., HARRISON, M., KING, A., DAVID, K., & MITCHELL, C. (2000).  Towards an integrated performance model for subsurface flow constructed wetlands.  Journal of Environmental Science & Health, A35(8), 1415-1429.

MCNEVIN, D., & BARFORD, J. (2000).  Biofiltration as an odour abatement strategy.  Biochemical Engineering Journal, 5(3), 231-242.

EDGERTON, B. D., MCNEVIN, D., WONG, C. H., MENOUD, P., BARFORD, J. P., & MITCHELL, C. A. (2000).  Strategies for dealing with piggery effluent in Australia: The SBR as a solution.  Water Science & Technology, 41(1), 123-126.

MCNEVIN, D., & MITCHELL, C. (2000).  Water Cycle Management and Life Cycle Assessment: On-Site vs Centralised Sewage Treatment Systems.  Second National Conference on Life Cycle Assessment: Pathways to EcoEfficiency.  Melbourne, February 2000.

MCNEVIN, D., BARFORD, J., & HAGE, J.  (1999).  Adsorption and biological degradation of ammonium and sulfide on peat.  Water Research, 33(6), 1449-1459.

MCNEVIN, D., & BARFORD, J.  (1998).  Modelling adsorption and biological degradation of nutrients on peat.  Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2(3), 217-228.

CAUNT, J., MCNEVIN, D., & BARFORD, J.  (1997).  Removing the smell from industrial activity.  Chemical Engineering in Australia, 22(1), 14-19.

MCNEVIN, D., & BARFORD, J.  (1996).  Modelling of the removal of livestock-related airborne contaminants via biofiltration.  In P. F. Greenfield et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Technology, 233-241.  Singapore: World Scientific.

BARFORD, J. P., CARROLL, B. I., & MCNEVIN, D.  (1996).  Bioremediation of solid, liquid and gaseous wastes.  South Pacific Rim Biotechnology Conference & Bio Expo ‘96.  Seoul: 12-15 November.

MCNEVIN, D. (1992).  Explaining genetics: The vegetable people.  Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 38(1), 49-50.