Rate My Professor Daryl Braid

Daryl Braid holds the position of Mechanical Services technician in the Department of Chemistry within the Division of Sciences at the University of Otago. Stationed in the Science II Building at 70 Union Street West, Dunedin 9016, he supports the department's research and teaching activities through specialized mechanical and engineering services. His direct dial is +64 3 556 5140, and he can be reached via email for technical inquiries related to workshop services.

Over the years, Daryl Braid has been instrumental in facilitating advanced research projects by providing expert fabrication and maintenance support in the department's engineering workshop. His contributions are explicitly acknowledged in the acknowledgements sections of multiple doctoral theses submitted to the University of Otago. Notable examples include: 'Advancing analytical approaches for marine calcium carbonate systems,' where he constructed a custom airtight lid with ports for automatic burettes; 'Synthesis of heterometallic supramolecular cages' (circa 2021), thanking him alongside other technical staff; 'Copper speciation in different marine ecosystems around New Zealand'; 'The Role of Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) in controlling copper bioavailability'; 'Modification of Stainless Steel by Grafting of Poly(ethylene glycol) for Improved Haemocompatibility'; 'Analysis of some edible shellfish species from Aotearoa New Zealand'; 'Transition Metal Complexes of Pyrazine'; and 'Studies of Cadmium Isotopic Variations in the Southern Ocean' (2011). Furthermore, his assistance is recognized in the 2023 PLOS ONE publication 'Resilience of Emiliania huxleyi to future changes in subantarctic waters,' listing him among key colleagues who helped with the study conducted at the NIWA/University of Otago Research Centre for Oceanography.

Daryl Braid's consistent technical expertise has enabled PhD students and researchers to execute complex experiments in diverse fields such as marine biogeochemistry, supramolecular chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, materials science, and oceanographic analysis. By crafting bespoke equipment and providing reliable workshop services, he has directly supported the department's contributions to scientific advancement at the University of Otago.