Seminar Series

2026-2027 Academic Year Seminars

DateSpeakerTitleHostLocationType
11-Sep-26 3:30pmJimmie Oxley
Department of Chemistry
URI
Looking back on the original 9-11Jimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensics
14-Sep-26 3:00pmProf. Zhou Lin
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Physics-Informed Machine Learning and Quantum Mechanics for Electronic Structures and Molecular SpectroscopyCoraline TaoBeaupre 105
18-Sep-26 3:30pmDennis Hilliard
Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory Director
CSI @ URIJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensics
21-Sep-26 3:00pmJeff Barlow
RenewCO2
From Milligrams, to Kilograms, to Tons: Scaling Electrochemical CO2 Reduction From the Bench to the ConsumerDan HuhBeaupre 105
25-Sep-26 3:30pmJames Clift
Warwick Police Bureau of Criminal Identification
Crime Scene Investigation: Every scene every time, striving to ensure justiceJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensics
28-Sep-26 3:00pmHelen E. Blackwell
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Redirecting Bacterial Conversations with Synthetic Chemical SignalsFang WangBeaupre 105
02-Oct-26 3:30pmAlexis Donaway
RI Department of Health
Forensic ToxicologyJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensics
05-Oct-26 3:00pmProfessor Paul Chirik
Department of Chemistry, Princeton University
THE ALEXANDER M. CRUICKSHANK LECTURESHIP
Catalysis with Earth-Abundant Metals: Bond-Formation in Strong versus Weak Ligand Fields
Lorenzo Mosca & Daniel HuhBeaupre 105
05-Oct-26 5:30pmProfessor Paul Chirik
Department of Chemistry, Princeton University
THE ALEXANDER M. CRUICKSHANK LECTURESHIP
Re-Imagining the Periodic Table: The Elements and You
Lorenzo Mosca & Daniel HuhAvedisian 170
09-Oct-26 3:30pmAlec Wyers
Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory criminalist I
Shooting Straight: The Basics of Firearm and Toolmark ExaminationsJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensics
16-Oct-26 3:30pmSabra Jones
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Northeast regional toxicology liaison
How a Toxicologist Uses Science to Shape Policy and Save LivesJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensics
19-Oct-26 3:00pmYu-Shan Lin
Tufts University
Fang WangBeaupre 105
23-Oct-26 3:30pmMark Zabinski
Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory criminalist II latent print examiner
Forensic PhotographyJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensics
26-Oct-26 3:00pmBrandon Yik
University of Georgia
From Promise to Practice: What We Know About Specifications Grading in ChemistryJustin Pratt and SEISMICBeaupre 105
30-Oct-26 3:30pmSujit Purushothaman
FM senior lead research engineer
Crime Doesn't Pay, but Forensic Investigations DoJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensics
02-Nov-26 3:00pmTomoyasu Mani
University of Connecticut
Coraline TaoBeaupre 105
06-Nov-26 3:30pmKelly Cormier
Cold Case Coalition
Branches, Bloodlines and Breakthroughs: DNA, Genealogy and the Future of ForensicsJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensics
09-Nov-26 3:00pmHsing-Ta Chen
University of Notre Dame
Coraline TaoBeaupre 105
13-Nov-26 3:30pmBrian Andrews
Rhode Island State Police detective (retired)
Cat and MouseJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensics
16-Nov-26 3:00pmRishab Dutta
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Exploring Quantum Chemistry Across RepresentationsCoraline TaoBeaupre 105
20-Nov-26 3:30pmKirk Yeager
Senior forensic examiner, explosives, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Whatever happened to Ragnar?Jimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensics
04-Dec-26 3:30pmGregory Emerson
RI Department of Health
Forensic Drug AnalysisJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensics
07-Dec-26 3:00pmPhillip J. Milner
Cornell University
Simplifying Synthesis at the Interface of Organic and Materials ChemistryFang WangBeaupre 105
11-Dec-26 3:30pmGil Sapir
Forensic science consultant and attorney in Chicago
Forensic Science and Expert Witness TestimonyJimmie OxleyBeaupre 100Forensics