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                            Funding & Awards
 Significance of Elemental Analysis from Trace Evidence
Award Information
Awardee
              The Florida International University Board of Trustees
Award #
              2009-DN-BX-K252
Funding Category
              Competitive
Location
                    Miami, FL
Awardee County
              Miami-Dade
Congressional District
              26
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2009
Total funding (to date)
              $366,322
Original Solicitation
              NIJ FY 09 Research and Development in Forensis Analysis of Trace Evidence:  Invited Full Proposals
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2009, $366,322)
The proposal aims to improve the scientific validity of the information resulting from applying elemental analysis methods in the examination of trace evidence materials. The first part of the proposal will coordinate a series of round-robin exercises involving a group of experienced examiners from several established operational laboratories to demonstrate that the quality of the chemical information derived from a variety of analytical methods is extremely good, regardless of the method used.  The second part of the project will aim to utilize the collective experience and knowledge base within the trace evidence community to address the gaps in understanding of the significance of trace elemental profile matches, when they are found.
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Grant-Funded Publications
        
                      Novel Filter Pellet Sample Preparation Strategy for Quantitative LA-ICP-MS Analysis of Filter-Bound Sediments a Green Chemistry Alternative to Sediment Fingerprinting in Tanzania's Ruvu River Basin
                  Law Enforcement's Silent Partner: Forensics Research and Development
                  Significance of Elemental Analysis from Trace Evidence
                  Elemental analysis of glass by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (LA-ICP-OES)
                  Signal-to-noise ratios in forensic glass analysis by micro X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
                  Characterization and forensic analysis of soil samples using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)
                  Analysis of Soils and Sediments by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS): An Innovative Tool for Environmental Forensics

  
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