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Comparison of Microspectrophotometry and Room-Temperature Fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrix Spectroscopy for Non-Destructive Forensic Fiber Examination

NCJ Number

250541

Date Published

January 2015

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Interpretation of Patterned Injuries in Medicolegal Death Investigation

NCJ Number

250570

Date Published

February 2017

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Differential Sampling of Footwear To Separate Relevant Evidentiary Particles From Background Noise

NCJ Number

250536

Date Published

February 2017

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Applied Research, Development, and Method Validation for a Statistically Based Comparison of Tool Marks Using GelSight-Based Three Dimensional Imaging and Novel Comparison Algorithms for Firearm Forensics

NCJ Number

250538

Date Published

March 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Reconstructing Fragmentary Skeletal Remains

NCJ Number

250562

Date Published

February 2017

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NIJ

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Degraded Ignitable Liquids Database: An Applied Study of Weathering and Bacterial Degradation on the Chromatographic Patterns of ASTM E 1618 Ignitable Liquid Classes

NCJ Number

250468

Date Published

December 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Statistical Methods for Combining Multivariate and Categorical Data in Postmortem Interval Estimation

NCJ Number

250467

Date Published

December 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Citrate Content of Bone: A Potential Measure of Postmortem Interval

NCJ Number

250464

Date Published

August 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Evaluation of Osteometric Measurements in Forensic Anthropology

NCJ Number

250465

Date Published

April 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Adapting Newborn Blood Testing Procedures to Forensic Toxicology

NCJ Number

250479

Date Published

January 2017

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NIJ

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Adapting Newborn Blood Testing Procedures to Forensic Toxicology

Microspectrophotometry of Fibers: Advances in Analysis and Interpretation

NCJ Number

250437

Date Published

May 2015

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

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Understanding Blow Fly Genetic Variation May Reduce Error Rates in Time of Death Estimates

NCJ Number

250410

Date Published

November 2016

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NIJ

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Compendium Developed to Help Forensic Investigators Screen for Drugs

NCJ Number

250412

Date Published

November 2016

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NIJ

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Transition Metal Cluster Compounds for the Fluorescent Identification and Trace Detection of Substances of Abuse

NCJ Number

250337

Date Published

October 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

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NIJ FY17 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes

Closing Date

February 28, 2017

Microscopy With Direct Analyte Probe Nanoextraction (DAPNe)-Coupled to Nanospray Mass Spectrometry for Localized Chemical Analysis of Document Inks

NCJ Number

250335

Date Published

October 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Identification and Prevalence Determination of Novel Recreational Drugs and Discovery of Their Metabolites in Blood, Urine and Oral Fluid

NCJ Number

250338

Date Published

October 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Isotope Analyses of Hair as a Trace Evidence Tool to Reconstruct Human Movements: Establishing the Effects of the "Human Ecosystem" On Strontium and Oxygen Isotope Ratios

NCJ Number

250339

Date Published

April 2016

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Encapsulated phase change nanoparticles as thermally-readable covert taggants

2012-DN-BX-K821

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$305,965

Initiation of a Gunshot Wound Trauma Atlas From Cranial Bone

2016-DN-BX-0155

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$316,473

DNA from Burned Bone: The application of ancient DNA methods to forensic DNA recovery

2016-DN-BX-0158

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$657,544

The Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Microspectrophotometry (MSP) of Dyed Fibers

2016-DN-BX-0145

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$289,126

Chemical Imaging of Latent Fingerprint for Forensic Evidence

2016-DN-BX-0190

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$362,037

High-throughput DNA Sequencing of Environmentally Insulted Latent and Partial Bloody Fingerprints After Visualization with the Nanoscale Columnar-Thin-Film Technique

2016-DN-BX-0153

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$397,643