The University of Rhode Island
2012-2013 Academic Year Seminars
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Date
Speaker
Title
Location/Host
Sep 7, 2012 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Dr. Albert Kausch
URI College of Environmental and Life Sciences; Founder and President of lifeedu.org West Kingston, RI
DNA Based Forensics and DNA Data-Basing
Pastore 124
Dennis Hilliard
Sep 10, 2012 (Mon) 3:00pm
Stacey Snow
Dept. Environment Health and Safety
URI
Refresher:Prudent Laboratory Practices and Laboratory Waste Management
Pastore 124
Andy Clapham
Sep 14, 2012 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Dennis Hilliard
URI RI State Crime Lab
Basic Forensics
Pastore 124
Sep 14, 2012 (Fri) 2:00pm
Grad Student
Ben Saute
URI Department of Chemistry
Gold Nanoparticles as Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrates for the Quantitative Determination of Dithiocarbamate Fungicides
Pastore 234
Joel Dain
Sep 17, 2012 (Mon) 3:00pm
Dr. Ryan Hill
Chemistry Department
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Translating DNA into a Foreign Language
Pastore 234
Jason Dwyer
Sep 21, 2012 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Marc Tobias
South Dakota
Lock, Guns & Lies
Pastore 124
Dennis Hilliard
Sep 24, 2012 (Mon) 3:00pm
Prof. Carla Mattos
Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Northeastern University
Boston, MA 02138
Allosteric Modulation of Ras GTPase: Probing the Structural Features of a Master Signaling Protein
Pastore 234
Mindy Levine
Sep 28, 2012 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Michael Coble
NIST
Historical Investigations using Forensic DNA Markers
Pastore 124
Dennis Hilliard
Oct 1, 2012 (Mon) 3:00pm
Prof. Allan Bower
School of Engineering
Brown University
Providence, RI
Modeling stress effects in battery materials
Pastore 234
Brett Lucht
Oct 5, 2012 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Michael DiLauro
RI Public Defenders office PVD
When the Criminal Justice System Fails: Recent Efforts at Reform in RI & Elsewhere
Pastore 124
Dennis Hilliard
Oct 12, 2012 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Cyril Wecht
Penn State Medical Examiner (ret)
Challenges for the Forensic Pathologist
Pastore 124
Dennis Hilliard
Oct 15, 2012 (Mon) 3:00pm
Dr. Sujata Bhatia
Assistant Director, Undergraduate Studies Biomedical Engineering
Harvard University, MA
Electrically Conductive Hydrogels Containing Carbon Nanobrushes for Tissue Regeneration
Pastore 234
George Dombi
Oct 19, 2012 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
David Benjamin
Private Consultant MA
Forensic Toxicology
Pastore 124
Dennis Hilliard
Oct 22, 2012 (Mon) 3:00pm
Prof. Sivappa Rasapalli
U. Mass.Chemistry Dept.
Dartmouth, MA
Studies towards the total synthesis of novel ansa macrolides
Pastore 234
Brenton DeBoef
Oct 25, 2012 (Thu) 2:00pm
Matthew Kiesewetter
Department of Chemistry, MIT
Catalysis: From Mechanism to Material & Biradicals for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization
Pastore 122
Bill Euler
Oct 26, 2012 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Rick Lautenbach
Target, Forensic Lab
Target: Inside Our Forensic Services Laboratory
Pastore 124
Dennis Hilliard
Oct 29, 2012 (Mon) 3:00pm
Dr. Marco Masia
Marie-Curie Fellow, Institut fuer Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie Goethe Universitaet, Frankfurt Germany
CANCELED
Pastore 234
Jason Dwyer
Nov 2, 2012 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Elaine Pagliaro
CT Forensic Lab (ret)
Forensic Challenges of Cold Cases?
Pastore 124
Dennis Hilliard
Nov 8, 2012 (Thu) 2:00pm
Jennifer Roizen
Department of Chemistry, Stanford
Progress Toward an Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Ineleganolide and The Intermolecular Amination of Tertiary Centers
Pastore 122
Bill Euler
Nov 9, 2012 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Gerald Durand
Woonsocket Police (ret)
Woonsocket Serial Homicide Case
Pastore 124
Dennis Hilliard
Nov 9, 2012 (Fri) 3:00pm
Grad Student
Marsha Sintara
URI Department of Chemistry
Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery for Anticancer and Bone Regeneration
Pastore 234
Joel Dain
Nov 15, 2012 (Thu) 2:00pm
Paul Vadola
Department of Chemistry, Columbia
Part I: Development of New Methods for the Functionalization of C-H Bonds Part II: Total Chemical Synthesis of Human Glycoprotein Hormones
Pastore 122
Bill Euler
Nov 16, 2012 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Chris Rigopoulos
FBI
Explosives at the FBI
Pastore 124
Dennis Hilliard
Nov 19, 2012 (Mon) 3:00pm
Psaras McGrier
Department of Chemistry, Northwestern
The Quest to Develop Advanced Functional Materials: From Cruciforms to Metal Organic Frameworks & Molecular Switches
Pastore 234
Bill Euler
Nov 28, 2012 (Wed) 2:00pm
Grad Student
Lindsay McLennan
URI Department of Chemistry
Life: From Whence It May Have Come
Pastore 234
Joel Dain
Nov 30, 2012 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Elizabeth Fontaine
FBI, Latent prints
From URI to FBI
Pastore 124
Dennis Hilliard
Nov 30, 2012 (Fri) 3:00pm
Grad Student
Kalyani Gude
URI Department of Chemistry
Synthesis of Colloidal Supported Metal Nanoparticles (CSMNs) as Novel Intermediate Nanocatalysts for Liquid-Phase Reactions
Pastore 234
Joel Dain
Dec 3, 2012 (Mon) 3:00pm
Dr. Marco Masia
Marie-Curie Fellow, Institut fuer Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie Goethe Universitaet, Frankfurt Germany
Reaction Mechanism Of Proline-Catalyzed Asymmetric Aldol Reactions in Water
Pastore 234
Jason Dwyer
Dec 5, 2012 (Wed) 2:00pm
Grad Student
Emily Hall
URI Department of Chemistry
Rapid Detection of Illicit Drugs by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering
Pastore 234
Joel Dain
Dec 7, 2012 (Fri) 3:00pm
Grad Student
Sravanthi Vadlamannati
URI Department of Chemistry
Energetic salts: Transformation and Degradation
Pastore 234
Joel Dain
Dec 7, 2012 (Fri) 2:00pm
Grad Student
Marissa Simone
URI Department of Chemistry
Saturation Transfer Difference (STD) NMR
Pastore 234
Joel Dain
Dec 14, 2012 (Fri) 3:00pm
Grad Student
Justin Gharavi
URI Department of Chemistry
Current Progress in Neuroregeneration
Pastore 234
Joel Dain
Dec 14, 2012 (Fri) 2:00pm
Grad Student
Louis Marchetti
URI Department of Chemistry
The Design and Application of Artificial Metalloenzymes for Asymmetric Hydrogenation
Pastore 234
Joel Dain
Jan 25, 2013 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Jimmie Oxley
URI Department of Chemistry
Introduction to Forensic Science
Pastore 124
Feb 1, 2013 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Dennis Hilliard
URI RI State Crime Lab
Blood Alcohol Levels
Pastore 124
Jimmie Oxley
Feb 4, 2013 (Mon) 3:00pm
Dr. Sunshine Menezes
Metcalf Institute, Grad School of Oceanography, URI
That's Not What I Meant! Communicating Science, Risk, and Uncertainty in the Age of Soundbites
Pastore 234
Jason Dwyer
Feb 8, 2013 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Cyril Wecht
University of Pittsburgh
Weather cancellation
Pastore 124
Jimmie Oxley
Feb 11, 2013 (Mon) 3:00pm
Prof. Mindy Levine
Chemistry Dept., University of Rhode Island
CANCELED due to weather
Pastore 234
Jason Dwyer
Feb 15, 2013 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Sue Ballou
NIST
Misinterpretation of the Science in Forensic Science by Just Being Human
Pastore 124
Jimmie Oxley
Feb 18, 2013 (Mon) 3:00pm
Prof. Isaac J. Krauss
Department of Chemistry
Brandeis University, MA
Using organic synthesis and directed evolution to design HIV vaccine candidates
Pastore 234
Mindy Levine
Feb 22, 2013 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
John Drugan
MA State Police Crime Laboratory
Explosive Analysis
Pastore 124
Jimmie Olxey
Feb 25, 2013 (Mon) 3:00pm
Xin Chen
Assistant Professor in Chemistry, Boston University
CANCELED
Pastore 234
Jason Dwyer
Mar 1, 2013 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Ted Gatchel
Naval War College (ret)
The Munroe Effect: Scientific Accident to Battlefield Success & Beyond
Pastore 124
Jimmie Oxley
Mar 4, 2013 (Mon) 3:00pm
Prof. Jianmin Gao
Boston College, MA
Targeting Membrane Lipids with Designed Peptides
Pastore 234
Jason Dwyer
Mar 6, 2013 (Wed) 2:00pm
Grad Student
Ashley McNeil
URI Department of Chemistry
Natural Gas Clathrates for Energy Storage and Transportation
Pastore 234
Louis Kirschenbaum
Mar 8, 2013 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Cyril Wecht
University of Pittsburgh
Controversial & Complex Cases: Challenges for the Forensic Pathologist
Pastore 124
Jimmie Oxley
Mar 13, 2013 (Wed) 2:00pm
Professor Frank Foss
University of Texas, Arlington
Bioinspired Organocatalysis: Harnessing Dynamic Flavins for Sustainable Redox Chemistry
Pastore 259
Mindy Levine
Mar 18, 2013 (Mon) 3:00pm
Lucus Steinkamp
Chemistry Department, URI
Factors Influencing the Formation and Destruction of Primary Explosives
Pastore 234
Louis Kirschenbaum
Mar 20, 2013 (Wed) 2:00pm
Grad Student
Ezra Pryor
URI Department of Chemistry
Cannabis Analysis
Pastore 234
Louis Kirschenbaum
Mar 22, 2013 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Victor Fay-Wolfe
URI Computer Science & Statistics
Digital Forensics
Pastore 124
Jimmie Oxley
Mar 25, 2013 (Mon) 3:00pm
Prof. Prof. Mingdi Yan
Chemistry Dept., UMass Lowell, MA
Glyconanomaterials: Synthesis, Affinity Characterization and Applications
Pastore 234
Jason Dwyer
Mar 27, 2013 (Wed) 2:00pm
Grad Student
Joseph Brown
URI Department of Chemistry
Green Solvents
Pastore 234
Louis Kirschenbaum
Mar 29, 2013 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
John Leo
RI Emergency Management Agency
Hurricane Sandy Aftermaths
Pastore 124
Jimmie Oxley
Apr 1, 2013 (Mon) 3:00pm
Dr. Li Wang
Dept of Chemistry, Brown University, RI
Probing Structures and Porosity in Nanostructured Electrode Materials
Pastore 234
Brett Lucht
Apr 3, 2013 (Wed) 2:00pm
Grad Student
Stephanie Rayome
URI Department of Chemistry
FTIR Analysis of Paint and Varnish
Pastore 234
Louis Kirschenbaum
Apr 5, 2013 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Doug Klapec
ATF
ATF Case Studies
Pastore 124
Jimmie Oxley
Apr 8, 2013 (Mon) 3:00pm
John Canino
Chemistry Department, URI
Application of Polymer Systems to the Detection and Retention of Explosives
Pastore 234
Louis Kirschenbaum
Apr 12, 2013 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Russ Webster
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Understanding Disaster Psychology: Why Some Die & Others Don't
Pastore 124
Jimmie Oxley
Apr 19, 2013 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Robert Thompson
NIST
Firearm Identification in the Forensic Science Lab
Pastore 124
Jimmie Oxley
Apr 22, 2013 (Mon) 3:00pm
Nate Barrington and Stacey Snow
Chief, SK Fire Dept and URI Dept. of Public Safety
Fire Extinguisher Training (Lecture and Hands-On Training)
Pastore 234
Andy Clapham
Apr 24, 2013 (Wed) 2:00pm
Grad Student
Ron Dunn
URI Department of Chemistry
The Impact of Flame Retardant Cosolvent Incorporation into Lithium-Ion Coin Cells
Pastore 234
Louis Kirschenbaum
Apr 26, 2013 (Fri) 3:30pm
Forensic Sci
Maurice Marshall
UK Ministry of Defense
Forensics of Explosions
Pastore 124
Jimmie Oxley
Apr 29, 2013 (Mon) 3:00pm
Bill Euler
Chair, URI Department of Chemistry
Chemistry Student Award Celebration
Pastore 124
Bill Euler
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