2021

Bowden, H., Almond, M. J., Hayes, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0047-2991, Browne, C. and McRobbie, S. (2021) The use of diffuse reflectance infrared spectroscopy to monitor the oxidation of UV irradiated and naturally aged bitumen and asphalt. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 22 (6). pp. 1254-1267. ISSN 1468-0629 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2019.1684982

2018

Balani, R., Davies, J., Morris, M. E., Nevin, S., Galland, R. B. and Almond, M. J. (2018) Nineteenth century black free frank handstamps of London. Part 2 - the ink: a preliminary study. The GB Journal, 56 (6). pp. 126-132. ISSN 2515-3269

2017

Almond, M., Spillman, M. and Page, E. (2017) Workbooks in chemistry: inorganic chemistry. Workbooks in Chemistry. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198729501

2016

Sonnex, E., Almond, M. J. and Bond, J. W. (2016) Enhancement of latent fingerprints on fabric using the cyanoacrylate fuming method followed by infrared spectral mapping. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 61 (4). pp. 1100-1106. ISSN 0022-1198 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13065

Godleman, J., Almond, M. J. and Matthews, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7408-6885 (2016) An infrared microspectroscopic study of plasters and pigments from the Neolithic site of Bestansur, Iraq. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 7. pp. 195-204. ISSN 2352-409X doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.04.013

2014

Anderson, E., Almond, M. and Matthews, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7408-6885 (2014) Analysis of wall plasters and natural sediments from the Neolithic town of Çatalhöyük (Turkey) by a range of analytical techniques. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 133. pp. 326-334. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2014.04.072

Anderson, E., Almond, M. J., Matthews, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7408-6885, Cinque, G. and Frogley, M. D. (2014) Analysis of red pigments from the Neolithic sites of Çatalhöyük in Turkey and Sheikh-e Abad in Iran. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 131. pp. 373-383. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2014.03.126

Payne, I.C., McCarthy, I., Almond, M., Baum, J. and Bond, J.W. (2014) The effect of light exposure on the degradation of latent fingerprints on brass surfaces: the use of silver electroless deposition as a visualization technique. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 59 (5). pp. 1368-1371. ISSN 0022-1198 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12524

Almond, M., McCarthy, I. and Payne, I. (2014) Forensic students are getting their hands dirty. Education in Chemistry, 51 (1). pp. 22-25. ISSN 0013-1350

Sonnex, E., Almond, M. J., Baum, J. V. and Bond, J.W. (2014) Identification of forged Bank of England £20 banknotes using IR spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 118. pp. 158-163. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2013.09.115

2013

Walmsley, M. L. and Almond, M. J. (2013) Sir Bernard Spilsbury: a survey and catalogue of his autopsy case cards from the Wellcome Library, London. American Journal of Forensic Medicine Pathology, 34 (3). pp. 185-194. ISSN 1533-404X doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0b013e318288757f

Shillito, L.-M., Bull, I. D., Matthews, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7408-6885, Almond, M. and Evershed, R. P. (2013) Integrated geochemical and microscopic analysis of human coprolites, animal dung and organic remains in burials. In: Hodder, I. (ed.) Catalheoyeuk Excavations: Humans and Landscapes of Catalheoyeuk Excavations. Catalhoyuk Research Project Volume 8. British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara. ISBN 9781898249306

Nixon, C., Almond, M. J., Baum, J. V. and Bond, J. W. (2013) Enhancement of aged and denatured fingerprints using the cyanoacrylate fuming technique following dusting with amino acid-containing powders. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 58 (2). pp. 508-512. ISSN 0022-1198 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12052

Roberts, K., Almond, M. and Bond, J. W. (2013) Using paint to investigate fires: an ATR-IR study of the degradation of paint samples upon heating. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 58 (2). pp. 495-499. ISSN 0022-1198 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12049

Matthews, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7408-6885, Almond, M., Anderson, E., Wiles, J. and Stokes, H. (2013) Biographies of architectural materials and buildings: integrating high-resolution micro-analysis and geochemistry. In: Hodder, I. (ed.) Substantive technologies at Çatalhöyük: reports from the 2000-2008 seasons: Çatal Research Project vol. 9. British Institute at Ankara Monograph. Oxbow Books/ British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, Oxford. ISBN 9781898249313

Shillito, L.-M., Matthews, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7408-6885 and Almond, M. (2013) Ecology, diet and discard practices: new interdisciplinary approaches to the study of middens – integrating micromorphological, phytolith and geochemical analyses. In: Hodder, I. (ed.) Çatalhöyük excavations: Humans and Landscapes of Çatalhöyük excavations: Çatal research project. BIAA Monograph, 8 (47). British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, London. ISBN 9781898249306

2012

Rutherford, J. S., Almond, M. J. and Nunn, P. D. (2012) Analysis of pottery samples from Bourewa, the earliest known Lapita site in Fiji. Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 85 (1). pp. 155-159. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2011.09.050

2011

Shillito, L.-M., Bull, I. D., Matthews, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7408-6885, Almond, M., William, J. M. and Evershed, R. P. (2011) Biomolecular and micromorphological analysis of suspected faecal deposits at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey. Journal of Archaeological Science, 38 (8). pp. 1869-1877. ISSN 0305-4403 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2011.03.031

Kutner, A., Black, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1396-4821, Beddow, H. and Almond, M. J. (2011) Characterisation of soils containing naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) using in situ and rapid laboratory techniques. Case study: South Terras, Cornwall. RSC ECG Bulletin, January. pp. 10-12. ISSN 2040-1469

Shillito, L.-M., Matthews, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7408-6885, Almond, M. J. and Bull, I. D. (2011) The microstratigraphy of middens: capturing daily routine in rubbish at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey. Antiquity, 85 (329). pp. 1024-1038. ISSN 0003-598X

2010

Shillito, L.-M. and Almond, M. J. (2010) Comment on: Fruit and seed biomineralization and its effect on preservation by E. Messager et al.; in: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2010) 2:25–34. DOI 10.1007/s12520-010-0024-1. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2 (3). pp. 225-234. ISSN 1866-9557 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-010-0041-0

Reid, L., Chana, K., Bond, J. W., Almond, M. J. and Black, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1396-4821 (2010) Stubs versus swabs? A comparison of gunshot residue collection techniques. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 55 (3). pp. 753-756. ISSN 0022-1198 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01332.x

2009

Shillito, L. M., Almond, M. J., Nicholson, J., Pantos, M. and Matthews, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7408-6885 (2009) Rapid characterisation of archaeological midden components using FT-IR spectroscopy, SEM-EDX and micro-XRD. Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 73 (1). pp. 133-139. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2009.02.004

Shillito, L.M., Almond, M.J., Nicholson, J., Pantos, M. and Matthews, W. (2009) Rapid characterisation of archaeological midden components using FT-IR spectroscopy, SEM-EDX and micro-XRD. Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 73 (1). pp. 133-139. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2009.02.004

Almond, M. J., Becerra, R., Bowes, S. J., Cannady, J. P., Ogden, J. S., Young, N. A. and Walsh, R. (2009) A mechanistic study of the low pressure pyrolysis of linear siloxanes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11 (40). pp. 9259-9267. ISSN 1463-9076 doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/b910549b

Shillito, L. M., Almond, M. J., Wicks, K., Marshall, L. J. R. and Matthews, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7408-6885 (2009) The use of FT-IR as a screening technique for organic residue analysis of archaeological samples. Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 72 (1). pp. 120-125. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2008.08.016

2008

Atkinson, S.D.M. and Almond, M.J. (2008) Good lab practice. Education in Chemistry, 45. pp. 56-59. ISSN 0013-1350

Shillito, L.M., Matthews, W. and Almond, M.J. (2008) Investigating midden formation processes and cultural activities at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey. Antiquity, 82 (317). ISSN 0003-598X

Marshall, L. J. R., Almond, M. J., Cook, S. R., Pantos, M., Tobin, M. J. and Thomas, L. A. (2008) Mineralised organic remains from cesspits at the Roman town of Silchester: Processes and preservation. Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 71 (3). pp. 854-861. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2008.02.037

Marshall, L.J.R., Almond, M.J., Cook, S.R., Pantos, M., Tobin, M.J. and Thomas, L.A. (2008) Mineralised organic remains from cesspits at the Roman town of Silchester: processes and preservation. Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 71 (3). pp. 854-861. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2008.02.037

Marshall, L.-J., Cook, S. R., Almond, M. J. and Fulford, M. G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8780-9691 (2008) Roman diet and trade: evidence from organic residues on pottery sherds recovered at the Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester Hants.). Britannia, 39. pp. 245-254. ISSN 1753-5352 doi: https://doi.org/10.3815/006811308785917187

Page, E.M. and Almond, M.J. (2008) The ambassadors. Education in Chemistry, 45 (6). pp. 179-181. ISSN 0013-1350

Almond, M.J., Becerra, R., Bowes, S.J., Cannady, J.P., Ogden, J.S. and Walsh, R. (2008) A mechanistic study of cyclic siloxane pyrolyses at low pressures. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 10 (45). pp. 6856-6861. ISSN 1463-9076 doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/b812535j

2006

Matthews, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7408-6885, Wiles, J. and Almond, M. (2006) Micromorphology and microanalysis of architectural surface materials and and residues: investigation of source materials and the life-cycle of buildings. Çatalhöyük Archive Report 2006. pp. 285-294.

Jenkins, S.L. , Almond, M.J., Atkinson, S.D.M., Drew, M.G.B., Hollins, P., Mortimore, J.L. and Tobin, M.J. (2006) The kinetics of the 2π+2π photodimerisation reactions of single-crystalline derivatives of trans-cinnamic acid: a study by infrared microspectroscopy. Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, 786 (2-3). pp. 220-226. ISSN 0166-1280 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2005.10.013

2005

Subasi, E. and Almond, M. J. (2005) Thermal decomposition of potassium hexanitronickelate(II) hydrate. Thermochimica Acta, 429 (2). pp. 227-231. ISSN 0040-6031 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2005.02.018

Marshall, L. J. R., Williams, J. R., Almond, M. J., Atkinson, S. D. M., Cook, S. R., Matthews, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7408-6885 and Mortimore, J. L. (2005) Analysis of ochres from Clearwell Caves: the role of particle size in determining colour. Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 61 (1-2). pp. 233-241. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2004.03.041

Marshall, L.J.R., Williams, J.R., Almond, M.J., Atkinson, S.D.M., Cook, S.R., Matthews, W. and Mortimore, J.L. (2005) Analysis of ochres from Clearwell Caves: the role of particle size in determining colour. Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 61 (1-2). pp. 233-241. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2004.03.041

Almond, M., Atkinson, S. and Marshall, L. (2005) Analytical chemistry makes the news. Education in Chemistry, 42 (2). pp. 39-41. ISSN 0013-1350

Jenkins, S.L., Almond, M.J., Atkinson, S.D.M., Hollins, P. and Knowles, J.P. (2005) Gas-solid reactions of single crystals: a study of reactions of NH3 and NO2 with single crystalline organic substrates by infrared microspectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 62 (4-5). pp. 1131-1139. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2005.03.030

Jenkins, S.L., Almond, M.J. and Hollins, P. (2005) Gas-solid reactions of single crystals: a study of the reaction of bromine with single crystals of trans-cinnamic acid and a range of its derivatives by infrared and Raman microspectroscopy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 7 (9). pp. 1966-1970. ISSN 1463-9076 doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/b501427c

Becerra, R., Bowes, S.J., Ogden, J.S., Cannady, J.P., Almond, M.J. and Walsh, R. (2005) Time-resolved gas-phase kinetic and quantum chemical studies of the reaction of silylene with nitric oxide. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 109 (6). pp. 1071-1080. ISSN 1089-5639 doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/jp045600p

Becerra, R., Bowes, S.J., Ogden, J.S., Cannady, J.P., Adamovic, I., Gordon, M.S., Almond, M.J. and Walsh, R. (2005) Time-resolved gas-phase kinetic and quantum chemical studies of the reaction of silylene with oxygen. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 7 (15). pp. 2900-2908. ISSN 1463-9076 doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/b504760a

Almond, M., Eversfield, S. and Atkinson, S. (2005) A window on the past. Chemistry & Industry (14). pp. 14-17. ISSN 0009-3068

2004

Mortimore, J. L., Marshall, L. J. R., Almond, M. J., Hollins, P. and Matthews, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7408-6885 (2004) Analysis of red and yellow ochre samples from Clearwell Caves and Catalhoyuk by vibrational spectroscopy and other techniques. Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 60 (5). pp. 1179-1188. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2003.08.002

Mortimore, J.L., Marshall, L.J.R., Almond, M.J., Hollins, P. and Matthews, W. (2004) Analysis of red and yellow ochre samples from Clearwell Caves and Catalhoyuk by vibrational spectroscopy and other techniques. Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 60 (5). pp. 1179-1188. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2003.08.002

Becerra, R., Goldberg, N., Cannady, J.P., Almond, M.J., Ogden, J.S. and Walsh, R. (2004) Experimental and theoretical evidence for homogeneous catalysis in the gas-phase reaction of SiH2 with H2O (and D2O): a combined kinetic and quantum chemical study. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126 (21). pp. 6816-6824. ISSN 0002-7863 doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/ja049373g

Wiltshire, K.S., Almond, M.J. and Mitchell, P.C.H. (2004) Reactions of hydroxyl radicals with trichloroethene and tetrachloroethene in argon matrices at 12 K. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 6 (1). pp. 58-63. ISSN 1463-9076 doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/b310495h

Goldberg, N., Almond, M.J., Ogden, J.S., Cannady, J.P., Walsh, R. and Becerra, R. (2004) The gas-phase reactions Of SiCl4 and Si2Cl6 with CH3OH and C2H5OH: an investigation by mass spectrometry and matrix-isolation infrared spectroscopy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 6 (13). pp. 3264-3270. ISSN 1463-9076 doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/b403586k

Atkinson, S.D.M., Almond, M.J., Hibble, S.J., Hollins, P., Jenkins, S.L., Tobin, M.J. and Wiltshire, K.S. (2004) An in situ time-dependent study of the photodimerisation of chloro-derivatives of trans-cinnamic acid using infrared microspectroscopy with a synchrotron radiation source. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 6 (1). pp. 4-6. ISSN 1463-9076 doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/b313306k

2003

Goldberg, N., Ogden, J.S., Almond, M.J., Walsh, R., Cannady, J.P., Becerra, R. and Lee, J.A. (2003) Reactions of SiCl2 with N2O, NO and O-2. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 5 (24). pp. 5371-5377. ISSN 1463-9076 doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/b309871k

Atkinson, S.D.M., Almond, M.J., Hollins, P. and Jenkins, S.L. (2003) The photodimerisation of the alpha- and beta-forms of trans-cinnamic acid: a study of single crystals by vibrational microspectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 59 (3). pp. 629-635. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1386-1425(02)00208-1

1998

Morris, S., Almond, M., Cardin, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2556-9995, Drew, M. G. B., Rice, D. A. and Zubavichus, Y. (1998) The anions [(ZrOH(CO3)3)2]6− and [(ZrOH(C2O4)3)2]6−: single crystal X-ray diffraction studies of the complexes guanidinium zirconium carbonate [(C(NH2)3)3ZrOH(CO3)3·H2O]2 and sodium zirconium oxalate Na6(ZrOH(C2O4)3)2·7H2O. Polyhedron, 17 (13-14). pp. 2301-2307. ISSN 0277-5387 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-5387(98)00001-1