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
Duct Tape Sourcing Examinations: Developing Investigative Leads using Multiple Resources Diana M. Wright, Andria H. Mehltretter Duct Tapes, Sourcing, FTIR, SEM/EDS, XRD, Py-GC/MS, Reference Collections 2013 January 4-1
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
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
Discrimination of Retail Black Spray Paints Scott Ryland Forensic, Comparisons, Paint, Spray Paint, Discrimination Study 2010 December 1-2
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
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
Differentiation between Lip Cosmetics Using Raman Spectroscopy P. Gardner, M.F. Bertino, Robyn Weimer Cosmetics, Lip Gloss, Lip Balm, Raman 2015 January 6-1
Differential Sampling of Contact Surfaces of Footwear to Separate Fractions of Loosely, Moderately and Tightly Held Particles David A. Stoney, Paul L. Stoney Differential Sampling, Footwear, Contact Surfaces, Particles 2017 March 7-1
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
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
Conducting and Reporting Paint Data Query (PDQ) Searches Diana M. Wright Paint Data Query, Make-Model-Year, Spectral Search Libraries 2021 December 11-1
Comparison of Nylon, Polyester, and Olefin Fibers using FTIR and Melting Point Analysis Anne E. Kisler-Rao Fiber, Nylon, Polyester, Olefin, FTIR, Melting Point 2015 January 6-1
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
Changes Observed in Human Head Hairs Exposed to Heat Katherine Igowsky, Elizabeth Pangerl Hair, Burnt Hair, Heat Exposure, Hair Exposed to Heat, Forensic Hair Examinations, Microscopic, Hair Characteristics, Arson 2015 July 6-2
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
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
Analysis of Bicomponent Fibers Using Confocal Raman Mapping Robyn Weimer, Jennifer Clary, Robert Heintz, Mark Wall None 2012 August 3-1
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
A Method for Isolating Very Small Particles from Plastic Explosive Samples Andrew M. Bowen Composition C4, Dust, Explosives, Forensic Investigation, Plastic Explosives, Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM), Provenance, Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (SEM/EDS), Small Particles, X-ray Diffraction (XRD) 2013 January 4-1
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
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