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.
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.