The series allows students, faculty, staff, and the public a glimpse into some of the more specialized topics of forensic science, presented by experts in their field.
Seminars will be presented every Friday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Pastore Hall, Room 124, 51 Lower College Road. All are free and open to the public.
The complete schedule is as follows:
鈥� Feb. 15, Susan Ballou, program manager of forensic science, National Institute for Standards and Technology, 鈥淢isinterpretation of the Science in Forensic Science by Just Being Human.鈥�
鈥� Feb. 22, John Drugan, senior forensic chemist of the Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory, 鈥淓xplosive Analysis.鈥�
鈥� March 1, Ted Gatchel, Naval War College, 鈥淭he Munroe Effect: Scientific Accident to Battlefield Success & Beyond.鈥�
鈥� March 8, Cyril Wecht, forensic pathologist, attorney, and medical-legal consultant, 鈥淐ontroversial & Complex Challenges for the Forensic Pathologist.鈥�
鈥� March 22, To be announced
鈥� March 29, John Leo, Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency, 鈥淗urricane Sandy Aftermaths.鈥�
鈥� April 5, Doug Klapec, The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 鈥淐ase Studies with the ATF.鈥�
鈥� April 12, Russ Webster, federal preparedness coordinator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 鈥淯nderstanding Disaster Psychology: Why Some Die and Others Don鈥檛.鈥�
鈥� April 19, Robert Thompson, program manager of Forensic Data Systems, National Institute for Standards and Technology, 鈥淔irearm Identification in the Forensic Science Laboratory.鈥�
鈥� April 26, Maurice Marshall, United Kingdom Ministry of Defense, 鈥淔orensic of Explosions.鈥�
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