Crime Scene Examination Research and Development Projects
Award Abstracts
View the abstracts for all forensic research and development awards:
The following table — Crime Scene Examination Research and Development Awards, 2004–2010 — shows awards made by NIJ for crime scene examination research and development projects.
Both ongoing and completed projects are included. Project titles for completed awards are linked to the substantive report submitted to NIJ at the completion of the project if available.
| Project Title (linked to final report if available) | Awardee | Award Number | Amount[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raman spectroscopy for Analyzing Body Fluid Traces, Stain Aging, Differentiation Between Races, Genders and Species | The Research Foundation of SUNY, University at Albany | 2011-DN-BX-K551 | $615,575 | |
| Day and Night Real Time Signature Enhanced Crime Scene Survey Camera | Teledyne Scientific and Imaging, LLC | 2010-DN-BX-K144 | $439,518 | |
| Development of an Optical Hand-Held Biological Evidence Detection System | MicroBio Systems of Utah, LLC | 2006-DN-BX-K028 | $324,547 | |
| Accessing the Probative Value of Physical Evidence at Crimes Scenes With Ambient Mass Spectrometry and Portable Instrumentation | Illinois State University | Crime Scene Investigation | 2011-DN-BX-K552 | $396,780 |
| Technical Working Group on Preserving Evidence | NIST Office of Law Enforcement Standards | 2010-DN-R-7121 | $550,000 | |
| Forensic Photographic Scales: Manufacture Consensus for Accuracy and Product Surveillance | NIST Office of Law Enforcement Standards | 2010-DN-R-7121 | $110,000 | |
| On-Site Confirmatory Test for Tissue Type and Specimen Age | West Virginia University Research Corporation | 2010-DN-BX-K247 | $146,055 | |
| Quantitative Analysis of High Velocity Bloodstain Patterns: A Double Blind Investigation of Impact Velocity Assessment | University of California at Davis | 2010-DN-BX-K039 | $248,799 | |
| Development of a Science Base and Open Source Software for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | 2010-DN-BX-K203 | $632,244 | |
| Evaluating High Dynamic Range (HDR) Processing With Regards to the Presence of Individualizing Characteristics in Shoeprint/Tireprint Impressions | County of Ventura | 2010-DN-BX-K038 | $32,696 | |
| Reliability Measures for Current Methods in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis | Minnesota Department of Public Safety | 2010-DN-BX-K213 | $602,578 | |
| 3-Dimensional Tire Track and Footwear Impression Photographic Scale | NIST Office of Law Enforcement Standards | Crime Scene Investigation/Impression Evidence | 2008-DN-R-121 | $100,000 |
| Technical Working Group on Preserving Evidence | NIST Office of Law Enforcement Standards | 2008-DN-R-121 | $250,000 | |
| Developing Fluorogenic Reagents for Detecting and Enhancing Bloody Fingerprints (pdf, 67 pages) | Portland State University | 2007-DN-BX-K171 | $166,080 | |
| Investigations on the Use of SampleMatrix to Collect and Stabilize Crime Scene Biological Samples for Optimized Analysis and Room Temperature Storage (pdf, 296 pages) | Cal State L.A. University Auxiliary Services, Inc. | 2007-DN-BX-K172 | $353,449 | |
| Rapid Visualization of Biological Fluids at Crime Scenes Using Optical Spectroscopy (pdf, 187 pages) | University of South Carolina Research Foundation | 2007-DN-BX-K199 | $382,394 | |
| Detecting Buried Firearms Using Multiple Geophysical Technologies (pdf, 177 pages) | University of Central Florida | 2007-DN-BX-K304 | $83,507 | |
| Enhanced Visualization of Bloodstains (pdf, 95 pages) | Research Foundation of CUNY c/o John Jay College | 2006-DN-BX-K026 | $120,583 | |
| Field Detection of Drug and Explosive Odor Signatures Using SPME-IMS (pdf, 275 pages) | Florida International University | 2006-DN-BX-K027 | $480,881 |
[1] Award amounts include original and supplemental funding.
Date Modified: March 6, 2012
