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Determination Unique Fracture Patterns in Glass and Glassy Polymers

Award Information

Awardee
The Regents of the University of California
Award #
2010-DN-BX-K219
Funding Category
Competitive
Location

Davis, CA

Awardee County
Yolo
Congressional District
3
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
Total funding (to date)
$152,877
Original Solicitation
NIJ FY 10 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2010, $152,877)

The goal of this project is to demonstrate the uniqueness of the fracture patterns of window glass, bottle glass, and plastic lens materials where the fractures are initiated under highly controlled conditions with the ultimate goal of objectively illustrating that each and every fracture forms unique fracture pattern. ca/ncf
Date Created: September 12, 2010