Fiber Subgroup

Fiber examination sample

Forensic Fiber Examiner Training Program

Consistent with a laboratory experiment book. This document offers exercises at each stage of the learning process to include time allotted for the exercise, materials to have on hand and objectives.

Forensic Fiber Examination Guidelines

  • Details all aspects of the examination process; consists of optional requirements
  • Primary audience is analysis and forensic science management

Process To Create

  • Needed a non-stop document that addressed the various steps in the examination process.
  • Drafts offered for community comment. Comments reviewed by the fiber subgroup and incorporated or denied.
  • All changes presented to the full SWG for their review. Final Draft voted on; if approved, submitted to ASTM for incorporation.
  • Enforcement - Voluntary

Documents

Technical Chapters

  1. Introduction to Fibers Chapter (2011 Update)
  2. Microscopy Chapter (2011 Update)
  3. UV-VIS Spectroscopy of Textile Fibers Chapter (2011 Update)
  4. IR and ATR Chapter (2014 Update)
  5. Fabrics and Cordage Chapter (2014 Update)

ASTM Standards

Members

Jennifer Remy

North Carolina State Crime Laboratory

Claude Roux

School of Chemistry and Forensic Science

William M. Schneck

Washington State Patrol Crime Lab

Glenn D. Schubert

Illinois State Police

Scott F. Stoeffler

McCrone Associates, Inc.

Sandy Parent

Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Laboratory - Austin

Doug Orr

National Centre for Forensic Services - Alberta

Kornelia Nehse

Der Polizeiprasident in Berlin, Textilkunde und mikromarphologie

Kevin McMahon

New Hampshire Department of Public Safety, State Police Forensic Laboratory

Cheryl Lozen

Michigan State Police

Sandy Koch

FBI Laboratory

Corresponding Members

Eileen A. Davis

Mark Kurowski

Acadiana Criminalistics Lab

Samuel J. (Skip) Palenik

Microtrace