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2025-2026 Academic Year Seminars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Date<\/th>Speaker<\/th>Title<\/th>Host<\/th>Location<\/th>Type<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
26-Jan-26 03:00 pm<\/td><\/td>Seminar Canceled due to Weather<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
30-Jan-26 03:30 pm<\/td>Dennis Hilliard
<\/strong>Director, URI State Crime Lab
<\/strong><\/td>		CSI at URI<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
02-Feb-26 03:00 pm<\/td>Cory Windorff
<\/strong>New Mexico State University
<\/strong><\/td>		Exploring the Synthesis and Characterization of Hetero- and Homometallic Clusters<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Dan Huh<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
06-Feb-26 03:30 pm<\/td>Kerry Burke<\/strong>
Medicolegal Scene Investigator, RI State Med<\/td>		Role of Medicolegal Investigator<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
09-Feb-26 03:00 pm<\/td>Mary Kate Donais<\/strong>
St. Anselm College<\/td>		Spectroscopic Characterization of Historic Fabrics: The Bossi Book, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, and other Surprising Sources of Dyestuff Samples<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Justin Pantano<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
13-Feb-26 03:30 pm<\/td>Michael DiLauro<\/strong>
Attorney<\/td>		Artificial Intelligence & the Criminal Law<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
20-Feb-26<\/td>Anthony Silva<\/strong>
RI Police Chiefs Assoc.<\/td>		Impaired Driving<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
23-Feb-26 03:00 pm<\/td>Molly Atkinson<\/strong>
University of North Texas<\/td>		Canceled due to blizzard:<\/strong> Undergraduate Preparation for Roles in Chemical Industry (virtual)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Justin Pratt<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
27-Feb-26 03:30 pm<\/td>Bridget Buxton<\/strong>
URI Professor of History<\/td>		Forensic Archaeology<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
02-Mar-26 03:00 pm<\/td>Yihan Shao
<\/strong>Brandeis University
<\/strong><\/td>		Computational modeling of enzyme reactions and bioimaging probes<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Coraline Tao <\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
06-Mar-26 03:00 pm<\/td>Jennifer Robisheaux<\/strong>
Criminalist II, Lead Firearm & Tool Examiner<\/td>		A Career in Forensic Science<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
09-Mar-26 03:00 pm<\/td>David Manke<\/strong>
UMass Dartmouth<\/td>		Tales From Coordination Chemistry: Modifying TREN Ligands and Historical Werner Complexes<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Dan Huh<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
13-Mar-26 03:30 pm<\/td>Ahmed Salem<\/strong>
Cairo Forensic Lab<\/td>		Forensics in Egypt<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
23-Mar-26 03:00 pm<\/td>Matthew Lueckheide<\/strong>
Harvard University<\/td>		Peroxide-Selective Oxygen Reduction Reaction Using Trivalent Rare-Earth Metals And Tackling Grade Inflation in Higher Education<\/a><\/strong><\/td>Dan Huh<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
27-Mar-26 02:00 pm<\/td>Kendra Keenan<\/strong>
URI Department of Chemistry<\/td>		Longitudinal Investigation of Chemistry Students\u2019 Studying Decisions and Changes<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Lorenzo Mosca<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td>PhD Seminar<\/td> <\/tr>\n
27-Mar-26 03:30 pm<\/td>Mark Zabinski
<\/strong>RI State Crime Lab
<\/strong><\/td>		 Morphology of Friction Skin<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
30-Mar-26 03:00 pm<\/td>Mary P. Watson<\/strong>
University of Delaware<\/td>		Deaminative Cross Couplings<\/a><\/strong><\/td>Fang Wang<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
03-Apr-26 03:30 pm<\/td>Marius Tarau<\/strong>
RI Chief Medical Examiner<\/td>		The way to a man's heart is NOT through his stomach<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
06-Apr-26 03:00 pm<\/td>Maxwell Franklin<\/strong>
URI<\/td>		Various perspectives on the bridges and barriers students face in undergraduate STEM courses<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Justin Pratt<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
10-Apr-26 03:30 pm<\/td>Steve Dambruch<\/strong>
Special Assist Attorney General State of Rhode Island<\/td>		Prosecutor's Role in the Criminal Justice System<\/strong><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
13-Apr-26 03:00 pm<\/td>Ricardo Metz<\/strong>
UMass Amherst<\/td>		TBA<\/strong><\/td>Daniel Thomas<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
17-Apr-2026 03:30 pm<\/td>Jacquelyn Verdi<\/strong>
Forensic Scientist, RI State Police<\/td>		Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy<\/strong><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
20-Apr-26 03:00 pm<\/td>Juan DelValle<\/strong>
University of Notre Dame<\/td>		TBA<\/strong><\/td>Fang Wang<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
24-Apr-26 03:30 pm<\/td>Stephanie Hartung<\/strong>
Senior Staff Attorney, New England Project Innocence<\/td>		Faulty Forensics and Wrongful Convictions<\/strong><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
27-Apr-26 03:00 pm<\/td>Matt Kiesewetter<\/strong>
URI Chemistry Department<\/td>		End of Year Celebration and Awards<\/strong><\/td>Matt Kiesewetter<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
12-Sep-25 3:30 pm<\/td>James Clift<\/strong>
Warwick PD<\/td>		All in\u00a0 a day's work<\/strong><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
15-Sep-25 3:00 pm<\/td>Amit Chaudhary<\/strong>
Broad Institute<\/td>		Protein editing using proximity-inducing molecules<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/td>Fang Wang<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
19-Sep-25 3:30 pm<\/td>Anthony Amore<\/strong>
\nIsabella Stuart Gardner Museum<\/td>		Pulling off the World's Biggest Heist<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
22-Sep-25 3:00 pm<\/td>Andre Isaacs<\/strong>
College of the Holy Cross<\/td>		Making it Click: An Approach to N-Heterocycles and Inclusive Excellence<\/a><\/strong><\/td>Lorenzo Mosca<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
26-Sep-25 3:30 pm<\/td>Victor Fey-Wolfe<\/strong>
\nURI Computer Science<\/td>		Digital Forensics<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
29-Sep-25 3:00 pm<\/td>Eric Cueny<\/strong>
Boston University<\/td>		Metal-Metal Interactions, Bridging Arene Ligands, and Their Importance in Cooperative Catalysis<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>Dan Huh<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
03-Oct-25 3:30 pm<\/td>Virginia Maxwell<\/strong>
\nUniversity of New Haven<\/td>		Defending the Dumb<\/a><\/strong><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
06-Oct-25 3:00 pm<\/td>Christopher J. Johnson<\/strong>
Stony Brook University<\/td>		Understanding and Synthetically Controlling the Properties and Catalytic Activity of Ligand-Protected Metal Nanoclusters<\/a><\/strong><\/td>Daniel Thomas<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
10-Oct-25 3:30 pm<\/td>Manning & Given<\/strong>
\nRI State Fire Marshal<\/td>		A hot topic<\/a><\/strong><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
17-Oct-25 3:30 pm<\/td>Otto Gregory<\/strong>
\nURI Chemical Engineering<\/td>		The Role of Microscopy in Forensics<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
24-Oct-25 3:30 pm<\/td>Cara Lupino<\/strong>
\nRI Department of Health<\/td>		DNA<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
31-Oct-25 3:30 pm<\/td>Bryan Volpe & Tom Chadronet<\/strong>
NE High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area<\/td>		Overdose Response Strategy, Trends & Emerging Threats<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
03-Nov-25 3:00 pm<\/td>James Blakemore<\/strong>
University of Kansas<\/td>		Controlling f-Element Redox with Heterometallic Effects and Crown Ether Chelation<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Dan Huh<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
07-Nov-25 3:30 pm<\/td>Mark Comorosky<\/strong>
US Secret Service<\/td>		The Secret of the USSS<\/strong><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
10-Nov-25 3:00 pm<\/td>Ginger Shultz<\/strong>
University of Michigan<\/td>		Transformative Teaching in Science<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Justin Pratt<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
14-Nov-25 3:00 pm<\/td>Kirk Yeager<\/strong>
FBI<\/td>		Mean, Motive, Opportunity: The Timeless Terrorist Trifecta<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
21-Nov-25 2:00 pm<\/td>Maggie Mahaney<\/strong>
URI Chemistry - Ph.D. Seminar<\/td>		Isolation of ZrIII Aryloxides: A New Class of Molecular Qudits<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Fang Wang<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
21-Nov-25 3:30 pm<\/td>Chief Jagoda<\/strong>
\nURI Security Director<\/td>		Security<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n
24-Nov-25 3:00 pm<\/td>Chi Ting<\/strong>
\nBrandeis University<\/td>		Chemical and Biocatalytic Synthesis of Amino-Acid Derived Natural Products<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Fang Wang<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
01-Dec-25 3:00 pm<\/td>Liam McDermott<\/strong>
University of Connecticut, Avery Point<\/td>		Hidden Games and Firework Thought - Insights from a Grounded Theory Study on Neurodivergent Problem Solving<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Justin Pratt<\/td>Beaupre 105<\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
05-Dec-25 3:30 pm<\/td>Alec Wyers<\/strong>
\nURI State Crime Lab<\/td>		Shooting Straight<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Jimmie Oxley<\/td>Beaupre 100<\/td>Forensic Science<\/td> <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n \n \n \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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