Download President`s profile Katerina Konaris was born in London but moved

President’s profile
Katerina Konaris was born in London but moved to Cyprus in 1980. She is married to
Yiotis and has two daughters, Louise a gynecologist in London and Thalia who is
working as a Research Assistant at Cambridge University in Engineering for Sustainable
Development.
Education and Training
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After graduating from Central Foundation Grammar in London, she studied at
City University London where she graduated in 1975 with an Honours degree in
Chemistry.
Trained in Forensic Science, explosives, arson, drugs, gunshot residue, at the
Louisiana State Crime Laboratory under the American Antiterrorist Assistance
Program 1988
Trained at the Bundeskriminalamt Germany in Drugs and Arson analysis 1992
Trained at the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Crime Laboratory LA in paints, glass
fibre forensic analysis.
Is a Forensic Expert under the Cyprus Legislation in the area of Forensic Science.
Work experience
 She was appointed Scientific Officer for the British Civil Service working at the
Government Laboratory in London.
 She was promoted in 1978 to the Victoria and Albert Museum where as a Higher
Scientific Officer she was in charge of the Analytical Laboratory for the analysis
of ancient relics.
 In 1982, after moving to Cyprus, she joined the Cyprus State General Laboratory
where after working in various sections, became Head of the Forensic
Department in 1990, a post she still holds today.
Responsibilities and Committees
 She is also a Forensic Expert for court purposes under the Cyprus Evidence Law.
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Member of the legislation committee of the Antinarcotic Council
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Member of the European Drugs Working Group, since 2003 and member of the
Quality Assurance Subcommittee in Drug analysis.
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Secretary of the European Working Group for Fire and Explosion since 2008,
Chairperson for the Accelerants Subcommittee 2005-2010
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Member of the Forensic International Network of Explosive (FINEX) Working
Group Member since 2004. Member of the Subcommittee for the Criteria for the
Identification of Explosives.
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Member of the European Scientific Committee for the EMCDDA 2005-2008.
Member of the Risk Assessment of Synthetic Drugs Committee.
Presentations and Lectures
Has given many presentations and lectures on the advances of Forensic Science and
European and International conferences as well as training lectures to the Cyprus Police
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Analysis of Ignitable Liquids using Charcoal Strip Adsorption/ Headspace SPME
GC/MS 2008.
Explosives Residues in Drinking Water by SPME Negative Ion GCMS
Instructor for the workshop on the “Identification of Ignitable Liquids using
Automatic Mass Spectral Deconvolution software (AMDIS) for Fire Analysis
Casework at the European Academy of Forensic Science (EAFS) Conference
Strathclyde Scotland: -Sept 2009 .
Lecture on Chemical Weapons 2003
Explosives Today 2005
TATP and Terrorism 2005
Gave workshop on Validating the Methods for Drug Analysis at the European
Drugs conference 2006.
Gave workshop on “The Criteria for the Identification of Ignitable Liquids” 2005.
Explosives and Sampling 2007 for Crime Scene officers
Analysis of Ignitable Liquids by Double Adsorption Desorption or CS/SPME
2009
Analysis of Ignitable liquids aby Charcoal Strip SPME 2008
Controlled drugs lectures given to police, customs, psychologists in rehab centres
The anatomy of a crime – SGL 2009
Profiling of Ecstasy Tablets by HS SPME 2009
The Creation of a Statistical Chemical Database for Smokeless Powder in
Cartridges in Cyprus – ENFSI GSR and Firearms WG 2010
International Academy of Forensic Science (IAFS) Conference - New Synthetic
Drugs in Cyprus – One Step ahead of the Law Madeira 2011
Organisation of Collaborative Test 2011
 Organized practical test case for 48 European laboratories in the field of the
analysis of samples in fire investigations.
Charity Work/Fund Raising
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Katerina has been a Rotarian since 1995 and has been on the board of Directors
for 11 years having held the positions Director of Community Service (4years),
Director of Club Service,(3 years) Director of Vocational Service, Secretary and
Vice President.
She is President and Founder of the Society “Friends of the Children’s Home” in
Nicosia
She is a member of the BPW