EXHIBIT 31
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                           CERTIFICATIONS

        I, ANDREW L. SIMON, certify that:

        1.  I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB of
TOUCHSTONE APPLIED SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, INC. for the fiscal quarter
ended January 31, 2004.

        2.  Based on my knowledge, this Quarterly Report does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this Quarterly Report;

        3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented
in this quarterly report;

        4.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for
the registrant and have:

        a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this  quarterly report
is being prepared;

        b)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing
date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

        c)  presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

        5.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the
audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing
the equivalent functions):

        a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability
to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
internal controls; and

        b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
internal controls; and

        6.  The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant
changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly
affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent
evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses.

March 10, 2004


                                          /s/ ANDREW L. SIMON
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                                          CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND
                                          CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER