Non-Contact Detection of Fentanyl and Other Opioids: Towards a Generalized Approach to Detection of Dangerous Drug Classes
GRANT14119305
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$624,483
Evidence analysis and processing
FBI Subaward to the NIST project "Identifying Class and Individual Characteristics of Printer Marks on Additively Manufactured Firearm Components"
GRANT14110035-B
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$130,000
Identifying Class and Individual Characteristics of Printer Marks on Additively Manufactured Firearm Components
DJO-NIJ-25-RO-0001
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$389,657
A Roadmap to Improve Research and Technology Transition in Forensic Science
Date Published
October 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
EFFECTS OF SPARK POSITION IN SPARK SOURCE MASS SPECTROMETRY
Journal
Analytical Chemistry
Date Published
1970
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Stage Transitions in Lucilia sericata and Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and Implications for Forensic Science
Journal
Insects
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
NIJ Awards $14M to Support Forensic Science Research
On September 27, 2024, NIJ announced $13.6 million in new funding to support 24 projects under the “FY24 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes” solicitation. Through this program, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which bolsters the administration of justice.
Funding Highlights for Fiscal Year 2024
Since 2009, NIJ has invested over...
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in Forensic Analysis
Date Published
August 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Raman Spectroscopy for the Time since Deposition Estimation of a Menstrual Bloodstain
Journal
Sensors
Date Published
May 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Improving Fire Pattern Analysis Using Non-Invasive Sensor Technologies
15PNIJ-24-GG-03845-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$630,560
Improving the Data Interpretation Process in Forensic Fire Debris Analysis
15PNIJ-24-GG-03847-NIJB
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2024
$179,968
MOSAIC: Unifying Methods of Sex, Stature, Affinity, & Age for Identification through Computational Standardization
15PNIJ-24-GG-03840-NIJB
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$2,062,069
Research and Development for the Creation of Validated Protocols for the Forensic Detection and Quantification of Psilocybin and Psilocin in Complex Edible Matrices
15PNIJ-24-GG-03848-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$781,087
Statistical Foundations of Score-Based Methods in Forensic Identification of Source Problems”
15PNIJ-23-GG-04232-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$303,714
Expert Algorithm to Identify Seized Drugs from Tandem Mass Spectra
15PNIJ-24-GG-03856-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$399,300
On the reliability of the forensic examination of electrical tapes and the influence of alteration sources encountered in casework
15PNIJ-24-GG-03853-RESD
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$216,195
Enhancing the evidentiary value of textile fibers with a combination of fluorescence microscopy and micro spectrophotometry
15PNIJ-24-GG-03850-NIJB
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$412,786
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Evaluate Microscopic Characteristics of Skeletal Trauma
15PNIJ-24-GG-03844-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$691,362
Semi-empirical Kinetics Model for Fingerprint Aging
15PNIJ-24-GG-03855-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$399,437
Quantitative Matching of Forensic Evidence Fragments Using Fracture Surface Topography and Statistical Learning
Journal
Nature Communications
Date Published
September 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Development of double casts for the validation of three-dimensional imaging systems for firearm forensics
15PNIJ-24-GG-01553-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$205,090
Population Genetic Issues for Forensic DNA Profiles - Draft Final Report, January 1, 2021 - June 30, 2023
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Automatic Acquisition and Identification of Footwear Class Characteristics
Date Published
July 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
What’s That Drug? Fast Screening of Seized Drugs
Date Published
August 5, 2024
NIJ-funded scientists from West Virginia University develop quick, easy, and accurate drug tests.
Laboratory Information Management Systems in Forensic Science Service Provider Laboratories: Current State and Next Generation
Date Published
July 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Reference Material