Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes

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Kinetically Modeling Total Ion Chromatograms and Extracted Ion Profiles to Identify Ignitable Liquids for Fire Debris Applications

Date Published

2020

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Pyrosequencing: Current forensic methodology and future applications-a review

Date Published

September 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Shedding Light on Assault

Date Published

November 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Shot-to-Shot Variation in Gunshot Acoustics Experiments

Date Published

June 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The number of alleles in DNA mixtures with related contributors

Date Published

November 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Body Mass Index (BMI) Impacts Soil Chemical and Microbial Response to Human Decomposition

Date Published

September 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

NIJ Awards Over $11 Million to Support Forensic Science Research and Development in 2022

On September 30, 2022, NIJ announced $11.6 million in funding to support 23 projects under the “NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes” solicitation. Through its research and development grant funding, NIJ continues to advance the speed, accuracy, and reliability of forensic analysis, which ultimately bolsters the...

The characterization of disperse dyes in polyester fibers using DART mass spectrometry

Date Published

September 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Analytical model of the split-coaxial balun and its application to a linearly-polarized dipole or a CP turnstile

Date Published

2007

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Forensic Handling of User Generated Audio Recordings

Date Published

October 2021

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Forensic Comparison of Simultaneous Recordings of Gunshots at a Crime Scene

Date Published

October 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

A new implementation of a semi-continuous method for DNA mixture interpretation

Date Published

June 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Quantifying the accuracy of low-quality DNA sample analysis from genotyping to genealogical searching and integration as a bioinformatic pipeline

15PNIJ-22-GG-04410-DNAX

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2022

$266,406

Optimization of Microhaplotypes for Advanced DNA Mixture Deconvolution

15PNIJ-22-GG-04393-DNAX

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$607,799

Forensic Technology Center of Excellence, Fiscal Year 2021

15PNIJ-21-GK-02192-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$4,000,000

Novel Ambient Oxidation Trends in Fingerprint Aging Discovered by Kendrick Mass Defect Analysis

Date Published

September 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

DENTAGE: A multi-component subadult dental age estimation method

15PNIJ-22-GG-04433-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$567,920

DNA Typing Strategies for Identification of Human Remains via Real-Time Nanopore Sequencing

15PNIJ-22-GG-04414-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$650,390

Mitogenome Sequencing of 10,000 Population Samples Using a Highly Accurate, Single-Molecule Approach

15PNIJ-22-GG-04395-DNAX

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$771,418

Enhanced Ignitable Liquid and Substrate Database Functionality for Improved Casework and Research.

15PNIJ-22-GG-04421-SLFO

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2022

$289,496

Gull (Laridae) Taphonomy at Shoals Marine Laboratory, Maine, USA

15PNIJ-22-GG-04407-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$139,905

Touch DNA in Activity-Level Propositions: A Bullpen of Events to Inform Alternate Prosecution and Defense Scenarios

15PNIJ-22-GG-04425-DNAX

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$272,533

Investigating the Impacts of Architectural Finishes on Fire Patterns in Support of Developing Data-driven Tools for Pattern Analysis

15PNIJ-22-GG-04442-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$531,257

Ionic liquid-solvated near infrared dyes for detection of trace blood spatter in textiles under ambient lighting conditions

15PNIJ-22-GG-04427-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$431,907

Measuring rarity of combined features in palm versus finger impressions and evaluating examiner perceptions

15PNIJ-22-GG-04404-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2022

$489,524