The Forensic Science Seminar Series is offered each semester by the Forensic Science Partnership. Speakers represent the many different specialized areas of forensic science. The speakers present their real-life experience in their field. Seminars are offered for credit, but are also open to the public at no cost. Take a look at this semester's lineup! All seminars will be held on Fridays in the new Richard E. Beaupre Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences building: Beaupre 100, from 3:30 - 5:00 PM.
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Spring 2022 |
Date |
Speaker |
Topic |
Affiliation |
28-Jan | Jimmie Oxley | Class Overview | URI Department of Chemistry and Forensic Sci |
4-Feb | Neil Clapperton | Firearms & Tool Marks | URI, RISCL Firearms Examiner |
11-Feb | Daniel Greenfield | Mental Health Professional in the Legal System | Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
18-Feb | George Handel | Clinical Consequences from Chemical Explosions | Uniform Services University of Health Sciences |
25-Feb | Walter Williams | Blood Evidence Before the Lab | Warwick Criminalist |
4-Mar | Kirk Yeager | Bombings Throughout the Ages | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
11-Mar | Wayne Miller | Bang Boom Burn | ATF (retired) |
18-Mar | | SPRING BREAK | |
25-Mar | Brooke (Weinger) Kammrath | Forensic Analysis of Paint | U New Haven; Assistant Director, Henry C. Lee Inst. |
1-Apr | Priya Banerjee | Forensic Medical Examination | Former State Medical Examiner, now Anchor Forensics |
8-Apr | Adam Hall | The Life and Legacy of Dr. Richard Saferstein | Boston University, Professor of Forensics |
15-Apr | Jim Clift | Crime Scene Investigation | Providence Police Detective |
22-Apr | James Fox | Mass Shootings at Home, Work, School & Public Places | Northeastern Univ. Professor of Criminology |
29-Apr | Steven Johnson | Facial Identification | Private Investigator |
Fall 2021 |
Date |
Speaker |
Topic |
Affiliation |
17-Sep | Anthony Amore | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist | Head Security, ISG Museum |
24-Sep | Lisa Dadio | CSI | Senior Lecturer, U New Haven |
1-Oct | Thomas Mauriello | Truth & Lies of the Polygraph | Forensic Consultant |
8-Oct | Bridget Buxton | Forensic Archaeology | URI Professor |
15-Oct | Bruce Goldfarb | Frances Glessner Lee - unexplained deaths | Chief Mediacl Examiner, MD |
22-Oct | Eliot Springer | Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life (Confucius ~ 479 B.C.) – Reflections on Forensic Science! | Deputy Director Police Lab, NYPD |
29-Oct | Eva Marie Mancuso | Civil remedies for Criminal Conduct | Managing partner, Hamel, Waxler, Allen, Collins |
5-Nov | Michael Jagoda | Active Shooter | URI Director of Public Safety, Chief of Police |
12-Nov | Patrick Youngs, III; Michael A. DiLauro | Best Practices for Criminal Discovery Disclosures | Office of Attorney General; RI Public Defender |
19-Nov | Mike Driscoll | Impacts of Fire Spread on Major Loss Investigations | Forensic Investigator |
3-Dec | Judith Crowell | Defending the Guilty | Defense Attorney |
10-Dec | Joseph Courtesis | The Ethical Use of Investigative Technology in Law Enforcement | JCour-Consulting |