Decomposition Facilities Home About Facilities Technical Decomposition Facilities These facilities comprise a dedicated room and external compound for the investigation of insect and larvae life cycle and behaviour, and determining decomposition timelines. Decomposition is a fast-developing discipline within the Forensic Science field. Determining the time since a victim was accessible to insect colonisation is a very important part of narrowing down a timeline of a crime. The facilities also allow students to investigate the impact of drugs and chemicals on insect growth and behaviour, this can be imperative when encountering insect activity at a crime scene. The decomposition facilities have been used by our students and researchers to investigate: Insect attraction to burn victims Decomposition rates buried in different mediums Soil Concrete Sand Insect behaviour after ingesting drugs Drugs, including Cocaine, diamorphine and alcohol Larval growth on different tissues Internal organs including heart, lungs and kidneys Chicken Beef Insect succession to remains Equipment Insect husbandry environments Sanyo MIR-154 Temperature Incubators Interring containers Image gallery Sanyo Temperature Incubators Close Dialog Sanyo Temperature Incubators Staff Liz DeakinTechnical Specialist-Forensic Osteology Email address: e.m.deakin@staffs.ac.uk Telephone number: +44 (0)1782 294641 Location R128 Science Centre Leek Road Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2DF Science Centre accessibility guide provided by AccessAble Opening times Access times are Monday to Friday 9am – 4.30pm Hub Science Hub
Liz DeakinTechnical Specialist-Forensic Osteology Email address: e.m.deakin@staffs.ac.uk Telephone number: +44 (0)1782 294641