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Development of Advanced Raman Spectroscopy Methods and Databases for the Evaluation of Trace Evidence and the Examination of Questioned Documents

Award Information

Awardee
Research Foundation of CUNY - jointly with-
Award #
2006-DN-BX-K034
Funding Category
Competitive
Location

New York, NY

Congressional District
10
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2006
Total funding (to date)
$311,948
Original Solicitation
NIJ FY06 Forensics Science Research Targeting Forensic Engineering, Forensic Pathology, Forensic Odontology, Trace Evidence, Controlled Substances, and Questioned Documents: Invited Full Applications

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2006, $311,948)

The objective of this award is to evaluate the application of Raman spectroscopy and non-destructive surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) analysis techniques as applied to the evaluation of trace evidence and the examination of questioned documents and develop a reference database of spectra for forensic applications and cross-validate newly developed techniques for non-destructive SERS analysis. ca/ncf

Grant-Funded Publications

Date Created: September 12, 2006