EXHIBIT 31
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                            CERTIFICATION

        I, ANDREW L. SIMON, certify that:

        1.  I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of
TOUCHSTONE APPLIED SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, INC. for the fiscal year
ended October 31, 2003.

        2.  Based on my knowledge, this Annual 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 Annual
Report;

        3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and
other financial information included in this Annual 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 Annual 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 Annual 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 Annual Report (the "Evaluation
Date"); and

        c)  presented in this Annual 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 Annual 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.

Date:  January 29, 2004


                                           /s/ ANDREW L. SIMON
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                                           President, Chief Executive
                                           Officer and Chief Financial
                                           Officer