Seminar Series

2025-2026 Academic Year Seminars

DateSpeakerTitleHostLocationType
26-Jan-26 03:00 pmSeminar Canceled due to Weather
30-Jan-26 03:30 pmDennis Hilliard
Director, URI State Crime Lab
CSI at URIJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
02-Feb-26 03:00 pmCory Windorff
New Mexico State University
Exploring the Synthesis and Characterization of Hetero- and Homometallic ClustersDan HuhBeaupre 105
06-Feb-26 03:30 pmKerry Burke
Medicolegal Scene Investigator, RI State Med
Role of Medicolegal InvestigatorJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
09-Feb-26 03:00 pmMary Kate Donais
St. Anselm College
Spectroscopic Characterization of Historic Fabrics: The Bossi Book, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, and other Surprising Sources of Dyestuff SamplesJustin PantanoBeaupre 105
13-Feb-26 03:30 pmMichael DiLauro
Attorney
Artificial Intelligence & the Criminal LawJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
23-Feb-26 03:00 pmMolly Atkinson
University of North Texas
Undergraduate Preparation for Roles in Chemical Industry (virtual)Justin PrattBeaupre 105
23-Feb-26 03:30 pmBridget Buxton
URI Professor of History
Forensic ArchaeologyJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
02-Mar-26 03:00 pmYihan Shao
Brandeis University
TBACoraline Tao Beaupre 105
06-Mar-26 03:00 pmJennifer Robisheaux
Criminalist II, Lead Firearm & Tool Examiner
A Career in Forensic ScienceJimmie OxleyBeaupre 105Forensic Science
09-Mar-26 03:00 pmDavid Manke
UMass Dartmouth
TBADan HuhBeaupre q105
13-Mar-26 03:30 pmAhmed Salem
Cairo Forensic Lab
Forensics in EgyptJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
23-Mar-26 03:00 pmMatthew Lueckheide
Harvard University
TBADan HuhBeaupre 105
27-Mar-26 03:30 pmMark Zabinski
RI State Crime Lab
Morphology of Friction SkinJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
30-Mar-26 03:00 pmMary P. Watson
University of Delaware
TBAFang WangBeaupre 105
03-Apr-26 03:30 pmMarius Tarau
RI Chief Medical Examiner
The way to a man's heart is NOT through his stomachJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
06-Apr-26 03:00 pmMaxwell Franklin
URI
TBAJustin PrattBeaupre 105
10-Apr-26 03:30 pmSteve Dambruch
Special Assist Attorney General State of Rhode Island
Prosecutor's Role in the Criminal Justice SystemJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
13-Apr-26 03:00 pmRicardo Metz
UMass Amherst
TBADaniel ThomasBeaupre 105
17-Apr-2026 03:30 pmJacquelyn Verdi
Forensic Scientist, RI State Police
Forensic Investigative Genetic GenealogyJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
20-Apr-26 03:00 pmJuan DelValle
University of Notre Dame
TBAFang WangBeaupre 105
24-Apr-26 03:30 pmStephanie Hartung
Senior Staff Attorney, New England Project Innocence
Faulty Forensics and Wrongful ConvictionsJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
27-Apr-26 03:00 pmYu-Shan Lin
Tufts University
TBAFang WangBeaupre 105
12-Sep-25 3:30 pmJames Clift
Warwick PD
All inĀ  a day's workJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
15-Sep-25 3:00 pmAmit Chaudhary
Broad Institute
Protein editing using proximity-inducing moleculesFang WangBeaupre 105
19-Sep-25 3:30 pmAnthony Amore
Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum
Pulling off the World's Biggest HeistJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
22-Sep-25 3:00 pmAndre Isaacs
College of the Holy Cross
Making it Click: An Approach to N-Heterocycles and Inclusive ExcellenceLorenzo MoscaBeaupre 105
26-Sep-25 3:30 pmVictor Fey-Wolfe
URI Computer Science
Digital ForensicsJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
29-Sep-25 3:00 pmEric Cueny
Boston University
Metal-Metal Interactions, Bridging Arene Ligands, and Their Importance in Cooperative CatalysisDan HuhBeaupre 105
03-Oct-25 3:30 pmVirginia Maxwell
University of New Haven
Defending the DumbJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
06-Oct-25 3:00 pmChristopher J. Johnson
Stony Brook University
Understanding and Synthetically Controlling the Properties and Catalytic Activity of Ligand-Protected Metal NanoclustersDaniel ThomasBeaupre 105
10-Oct-25 3:30 pmManning & Given
RI State Fire Marshal
A hot topicJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
17-Oct-25 3:30 pmOtto Gregory
URI Chemical Engineering
The Role of Microscopy in ForensicsJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
24-Oct-25 3:30 pmCara Lupino
RI Department of Health
DNAJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
31-Oct-25 3:30 pmBryan Volpe & Tom Chadronet
NE High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
Overdose Response Strategy, Trends & Emerging ThreatsJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
03-Nov-25 3:00 pmJames Blakemore
University of Kansas
Controlling f-Element Redox with Heterometallic Effects and Crown Ether ChelationDan HuhBeaupre 105
07-Nov-25 3:30 pmMark Comorosky
US Secret Service
The Secret of the USSSJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
10-Nov-25 3:00 pmGinger Shultz
University of Michigan
Transformative Teaching in ScienceJustin PrattBeaupre 105
14-Nov-25 3:00 pmKirk Yeager
FBI
Mean, Motive, Opportunity: The Timeless Terrorist TrifectaJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
21-Nov-25 2:00 pmMaggie Mahaney
URI Chemistry - Ph.D. Seminar
Isolation of ZrIII Aryloxides: A New Class of Molecular QuditsFang WangBeaupre 105
21-Nov-25 3:30 pmChief Jagoda
URI Security Director
SecurityJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science
24-Nov-25 3:00 pmChi Ting
Brandeis University
Chemical and Biocatalytic Synthesis of Amino-Acid Derived Natural ProductsFang WangBeaupre 105
01-Dec-25 3:00 pmLiam McDermott
University of Connecticut, Avery Point
Hidden Games and Firework Thought - Insights from a Grounded Theory Study on Neurodivergent Problem SolvingJustin PrattBeaupre 105
05-Dec-25 3:30 pmAlec Wyers
URI State Crime Lab
Shooting StraightJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensic Science