List of ContributorsForewordPrefaceChapter 1 Forensic Analysis of Shimmer Particles in Cosmetic SamplesKandyss Najjar, Robert D. Blackledge and Candice BridgeChapter 2 Glitter and other Flake PigmentsCharles A. Bishop and Robert D. BlackledgeChapter 3 X-Ray Photoelectron SpectroscopyChristopher Deeks and Robert D. BlackledgeChapter 4 Density Determination and Separation via Magneto-Archimedes LevitationChristoffer K. Abrahamsson, Shencheng Ge, Jefferey G. Bell, Robert D. Blackledge, George M. WhitesidesChapter 5 Forensic Applications of Gas Chromaography Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy Paired with Mass SpectrometryRyan SchonertChapter 6 Surface Acoustic Wave Nebulization-Mass SpectrometryAlina Astefanei and Roselina MedicoChapter 7 Elemental imaging of forensic traces with macro and micro XRFAlwin Knijnenberg, Annelies van Loon, Joris Dik, Arian van AstenChapter 8 Characterization of Human Head Hairs via Single Amino Acid TypingJoseph Donfack, Maria Lawas, Jocelyn V. Abonamah, Brian A. EckenrodeChapter 9 Photo-induced Force MicroscopySung I. Park, Padraic O'Reilly and Graceson AufderheideChapter 10 Combined Raman/LIBS MicroscopyCyril MuehlethalerIndex
Robert D. Blackledge is a forensic chemist consultant and the former Senior Forensic Chemist at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Regional Forensic Laboratory in San Diego, California. He is the author or co-author of roughly 55 journal articles and book chapters, and he edited the book Forensic Analysis on the Cutting Edge: New Methods for Trace Evidence Analysis (Wiley, 2007). Reports of his research have been published in the FBI's Law Enforcement Bulletin, the FBI's Crime Laboratory Digest, the Journal of Forensic Sciences, Forensic Science International, and other publications.