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

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

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

Discrimination of Retail Black Spray Paints

Scott Ryland

Forensic, Comparisons, Paint, Spray Paint, Discrimination Study

2010

December

1-2

The Effects of Cyanoacrylate Fuming and Fluorescent Dye Staining on Forensic Tape Analysis

Natasha Neel, Andrew J. McIntyre

Cyanoacrylate, Rhodamine 6G, Duct Tape, Black Electrical Tape, Masking Tape, Packaging Tape, Physical Matches, FTIR

2010

December

1-2

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

Guideline for Forensic Examination of Pressure Sensitive Tapes

SWGMAT

None

2011

December

2-1

Guideline for Using Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy in Forensic Tape Examinations

SWGMAT

None

2011

December

2-1

Guideline for Using Light Microscopy in Forensic Examinations of Tape Components

SWGMAT

None

2011

December

2-1

Guideline for Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in Forensic Tape Examinations

SWGMAT

None

2011

December

2-1

Guideline for Assessing Physical Characteristics in Forensic Tape Examinations

SWGMAT

None

2011

December

2-1

Identification of Modern Automotive Paint Systems using Paint Data Query (PDQ): A Collaborative Study

Tamara Hodgins, Andrew Ho, Mark Sandercock

Automotive Paint, Paint Database, Paint Data Query, PDQ, Infrared Spectroscopy, FTIR, Collaborative Study

2015

December

6-3

Standard Guide for Using Infrared Spectroscopy in Forensic Paint Examinations

SWGMAT

None

2011

December

2-1

Microscopical Identification of 19th Century Corset Cording Fibers

Kelly M. Brinsko

Hair Degradation, Hair Identification, Human Remains, Skeleton, Cording, Binder, Historic Textiles, Fiber Identification, Fabric, Clothing, Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM), Stereomicroscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Scale Casts, Chloroform, Norland Optical Adhesive (NOA)

2010

December

1-2

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

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

Particle Combination Analysis for Predictive Source Attribution: Tracing a Shipment of Contraband Ivory

David A. Stoney, Andrew M. Bowen, Vaughn M. Bryant, Emily A. Caven, Matthew T. Cimino, Paul L. Stoney

None

2011

December

2-1

Discrimination of Flat (Sheet) Glass Specimens Having Similar Refractive Indices Using Micro X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

Scott Ryland

Forensic, Glass Comparisons, Discrimination Study, X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

2011

December

2-1

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