URI announces speakers for 20th forensic science seminar series

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND has announced the lineup for its Spring 2019 Forensic Science Partnership seminar series, which will conclude with Dr. Michael Baden, host of HBO’s television series “Autopsy.” / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island recently announced the lineup for the Spring 2019 Forensic Science Partnership seminar series, including headliner Dr. Michael Baden, host of HBO’s television series “Autopsy,” as the final speaker.

Invited lecturers for the 12-part seminar series include the head of security for the Boston-based Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Transportation Security Administration director at T.F. Green Airport, and local criminology experts.

The seminar series kicks off on Feb. 1 and wraps up April 26 with Baden.

 

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The schedule is as follows:

Feb. 1: “Firearms and Tool Marks” with Neil Clapperton, criminalist at the R.I. State Crime Laboratory

Feb. 8: “Trace Evidence” with Amy Duhaime, criminalist at the R.I. State Crime Laboratory

Feb. 15: “Arson Fire Investigations” with James Given and Paul Manning, deputy state fire marshals at the R.I. Office of the State Fire Marshal

Feb. 22: “Fingerprints” with Mark Zabinski, criminalist at the R.I. State Crime Laboratory

March 1: “Forensic Science and Testimony-a Holistic Approach” with Michael DiLauro, assistant public defender at the R.I. Office of the Public Defender

March 8: “Isabella Stewart Gardner Theft” with Anthony Amore, director of security at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston

March 22: “DNA Analysis” with Cara Lupino, supervisor of forensic biology and DNA at the R.I. Department of Health

March 29: “Glass and Soil Evidence” with Virginia Maxwell, associate professor and assistant dean at the University of New Haven Forensic Science Department

April 5: “Forensic Toxicology” with Robert Almeida, senior forensic scientist at the R.I. Department of Health

April 12: “Aviation and Transport-Security Challenges” with Joseph Salter, Transportation Security Administration director at T.F. Green Airport

April 19: “Drugs” with Leslie Nolan, supervisor of forensic drug chemistry at the R.I. Department of Health

Concluding the 20th iteration of the seminar series, Baden’s talk – “What the dead have to tell” – will be held on April 26 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room 100 of the Richard E. Beaupre Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences.

Each of the lectures are free and open to the public. They are held at the Beaupre Center, Room 100, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. More information can be found on the seminar website.

Emily Gowdey-Backus is a staff writer for PBN. You can follow her on Twitter @FlashGowdey or contact her via email, gowdey-backus@pbn.com.

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