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
Guideline for Using Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy in Forensic Tape Examinations SWGMAT None 2011 December 2-1
Guideline for Forensic Examination of Pressure Sensitive Tapes SWGMAT None 2011 December 2-1
Analysis of Bicomponent Fibers Using Confocal Raman Mapping Robyn Weimer, Jennifer Clary, Robert Heintz, Mark Wall None 2012 August 3-1
Standard Guide for Using Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography and Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry in Forensic Paint Examinations SWGMAT None 2014 January 5-1
Guideline for Assessing Physical Characteristics in Forensic Tape Examinations SWGMAT None 2014 January 5-1
Forensic Fiber Examination Guidelines: Infrared Analysis of Textile Fibers SWGMAT None 2015 January 6-1
Standard Guide for Using Infrared Spectroscopy in Forensic Paint Examinations SWGMAT None 2011 December 2-1
The Prevalence of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Factory Repairs in Automotive Paint Samples Diana M. Wright, Andria H. Mehltretter OEM Factory Repairs, Paint Data Query, Interpretation, FTIR, Reference Collections 2015 December 6-3
Distinguishing Coal, Coke, and Other Black Particles J.R. Millette, R.S. Brown, J.P. Kyle, W. Turner Jr., W. Hill, and W.R. Boltin Opaque particles, coal, anthracite, bituminous, lignite, petroleum coke, peat 2010 June 1-1
The Physical and Chemical Characterization of Multipurpose Architectural Paint Erica Dolak, Robyn Weimer Paint, Architectural Paint, Multipurpose, Self-priming, Discrimination Power, Analytical Scheme 2015 December 6-3
Conducting and Reporting Paint Data Query (PDQ) Searches Diana M. Wright Paint Data Query, Make-Model-Year, Spectral Search Libraries 2021 December 11-1
A Make-Model-Year Case Involving Unusual Primer Chemistry and Good Resources Diana M. Wright Paint, Make-Model-Year Determination, Automotive Databases, FTIR, Benzoguanamine, PDQ 2010 December 1-2
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
The Effect of Pigment Type on Pigment Variation due to Differential Mixing in Spray Paints Kris M. Gates Paint, Spray Paint, FT-IR, Pigments, Heterogeneity, Sublimation 2015 July 6-2
Evaluation of Refractive Index Values for Permount® Larry Peterson Permount®, Refractive Index 2017 March 7-1
Seeing Color: Practical Methods in Pigment Microscopy Christopher S. Palenik, Skip Palenik Pigments, Paints, Fibers, Cosmetics, Forensic, Trace Evidence, Automotive, Architectural, Cross Sections, Smears, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) 2015 July 6-2
Chemical Properties of Selected Plastic-Tipped Bullets Melisa C. Thompson, Cady A. Lancaster, Michele G. Banta, Crystal N. Hart, Michael D. Scanlan, Edgard O. Espinoza Plastic-tipped Bullets, Ballistic-tip Ammo, FTIR, XRF, Discriminate Analysis 2012 August 3-1
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
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
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
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
Synthetic Wig Fibers: Analysis & Differentiation from Human Hairs Holly Long, Sarah Walbridge-Jones, Kacie Lundgren Wigs, Wig Fibers, Hairs, MSP, FTIR, Cross-sections, Scale Casts, PLM, Microscopy 2014 January 5-1