JASTEE

Message from the Editor

The Journal of the American Society of Trace Evidence Examiners (JASTEE) is always on the lookout for high quality contributions. If you have been sitting on a great idea for a paper, or if you presented at one of the past regional forensic association meetings or trace evidence symposia but have never written up your paper for publication, now is the time to act. Everyone benefits when these papers are published and shared with the broader community through a peer reviewed format. We have big plans for JASTEE, but we cannot do it alone, so get writing, and contact Heidi Prough if you have any questions at ProughH@michigan.gov.

Submission questions? See JASTEE's Guide for Authors and the JASTEE Article Template.

Article Title Authors Keywords Year Month Issue
Variability of Refractive Index and Thickness of Tempered Glass throughout an Automotive Window Michael Trimpe, Josi Sammarco Glass, Refractive index, Thickness, Tempered, Automotive window, Variation 2017 March 7-1
Little Variation Exists Between Laboratory Procedures for the Microscopical Examination of Human Hair Nancy E. Murphy, Amy Reynolds, Adam B. Hall Trace Evidence, Hair Analysis, Microscopical Hair Examination 2018 November 8-1
Discrimination Power of Automotive Paint Comparisons using a Paint Analytical Scheme Amy Reynolds, Kevin Roberts, Alex Thompson, Emily Runt Forensic Science, Trace Evidence, Automotive Paint, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Comparison Microscope, Paint Analysis 2018 November 8-1
Detection of Bullet v. Nail Damage to Textile Fabrics Using Polarized Light Microscopy Katherine A. Roberts, Gregory Hogrebe, Galyn Fischer, Amanda R. Davis Textile Fabrics, Ductile Fracture, Bullet and Nail Hole Damage, Fiber-end Deformation, Polarized Light Microscopy 2018 November 8-1
Study of Transfer and Persistence of Glass in a Mock Kidnapping Case Katrina Rupert, Mandy Ho, Tatiana Trejos Glass Evidence, Glass Persistence, Glass Transfer, Trace Evidence, Vehicle Glass 2018 November 8-1
Analysis and discrimination of colored pressure sensitive tape backing by microspectrophotometry Susan Gross, Joshua Jorstad Colored Tape Backing, Microspectrophotometry, Duct Tape, Electrical Tape 2019 December 9-1
Calcium oxalate crystal identification in kidney tissue Larry Peterson Ethylene glycol, kidney tissue, calcium oxalate crystals, refractive index, Fourier- transform infrared microspectroscopy (micro-FTIR) 2019 December 9-1
Trace Isotope Analysis of Dental Enamel for the Micro Regional Geological Attribution of Human Remains in Virginia Nicole Palmer, Robert Stein, Qin Wang, Scott Gronert, Tal Simmons human identification, trace isotopes, dental enamel, Virginia, geolocation 2019 December 9-1
Time and temperature dependent analysis of bleach degradation residues on textile fabrics by presumptive chemical analysis and ion chromatography-mass spectrometry Mark LaVigne, Joseph J. Cavaleri, Katherine Roberts Bleach Degradation, Diphenylamine, Ion-Chromatography Mass-Spectrometry, Textile Fabric, Storage Conditions, Orthotolidine, KI-Starch Paper 2019 December 9-1
Particulates in Injection Solutions of Street Heroin in Israel - Potential Hazard Avraham Zelkowicz, Uriel Bretler, Etia Cohen, Dana Sonenfeld, Aliza Raziel Forensic Toxicology, Heroin Injection, Particulates, Intravenous Solution, Heroin Injector, Particle Diameter 2020 December 10-1
Evaluation of the Evidentiary Value of Cable Ties Celeste Lambert, Brandi Clark, Ted Schwartz, Thomas Brettell, Lawrence Quarino Cable Ties, Database, Class Characteristics, Striations 2020 December 10-1
Forensic Examination of Ceramic Frit on Automotive Glass Troy Ernst, Kris Gates, Christine Gregory, Chris Hamburg Ceramic Frit; Automotive Glass; XRF; Elemental Analysis; Trace Evidence 2020 December 10-1
Conducting and Reporting Paint Data Query (PDQ) Searches Diana M. Wright Paint Data Query, Make-Model-Year, Spectral Search Libraries 2021 December 11-1
Evaluation of Eight Mounting Media and Acrylic Microscope Slides for Hair and Fiber Microscopy Maria Lawas, Linda M. Otterstatter, Joshua D. Friedman, Joseph Donfack Fiber Analysis, Light Microscopy, Microspectrophotometry, Mounting Medium 2021 December 11-1
Takata Airbag Death: Source-Determination Investigation of Metal Fragment Recovered from Driver Richard S. Brown Takata Corporation, airbag, ammonium nitrate, inflator, fracture, Fourier-transform infrared microspectroscopy (FT-IR), fluorescence microscopy, scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDS), polarized light microscopy (PLM), computed X-ray tomography, forensic investigation 2021 December 11-1
Survey of Mounting Media Used for Hair and Fiber Microscopy Maria Lawas, Linda M. Otterstatter, Joshua D. Friedman, Joseph Donfack Fiber Analysis, Light Microscopy, Microspectrophotometry, Mounting Medium 2022 December 12-1
Determining the Minimum Weight of Soil Samples for Forensic Geological Analysis Brittany Claassen, Emma Redman, Ted Schwartz, Thomas Brettell, Lawrence Quarino Soil, Sample Size, Comparative Analysis 2022 December 12-1
Case Study: Not a Normal Hair Case - an Alpaca Hair Comparison Emily Weber Hair Comparisons, Alpaca, Microscopic Characteristics, Medulla 2022 December 12-1
Case Study: Expectations and Interpretations of an Alternate Known Fiber Sample Michael J. Bertocchi Fiber Comparison, Alternate Known Sample, Microspectrophotometry (MSP) 2024 February 13-1
A Low-Cost Fiber Optic Visible Microspectrometer for the Small Forensic Science Laboratory Thomas A. Kubic, Mircea A. Comanescu, Tiffany J. Millett microspectrophotometer, forensics, forensic science, criminalistics, fibers, glass, polarized light, microscopy, color, metamerism 2024 February 13-1
In-house Validation of Classification of Glass Type by Assessment of XRF Elemental Ratios Kris Gates, Carly Sizelove, Anne Young Glass, Classification, X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF), Sheet, Container 2024 February 13-1
Differentiation of Architectural Paint by Sheen Using Reflectance Spectroscopy Alethea Morris, Lawrence Quarino, Daniel Rothenberg, Matthew Kieber Paint, Reflectance Spectroscopy, Multivariate Statistics 2025 January XX