That鈥檚 because the Forensic Science Seminar Series is offering lectures on Wednesdays and Fridays. All events are free and open to the public, but the Wednesday lectures will be of a more technical and professional nature and the Friday talks will be geared to the general public.
The talks are held from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Pastore Hall, Room 124, 45 Upper College Road.
The schedule is as follows:
鈥� Friday, Jan 31, Ted Schwartz, of the Westchester, (N.Y.) Forensic Laboratory, 鈥漈he use and significance of trace and impression evidence.鈥�
鈥� Wednesday, Feb 5, Victor Fay-Wolfe, professor of Computer Science and Statistics and founder of 溏心vlog免费B站鈥檚 Digital Forensics Center, 鈥淐omputer Forensics.鈥�
鈥� Friday, Feb. 7 and Wednesday, Feb. 12, Cara Lupino, forensic biology and DNA supervisor at the Rhode Island Department of Health’s forensic laboratory, 鈥淒NA in Crime Investigations.鈥�
鈥� Friday, Feb. 14 and Wednesday, Feb. 19, Gino Rebussini, adjunct professor of Environmental Science at Roger Williams University, 鈥淒rugs and their Effects.鈥�
鈥� Friday, Feb. 21 and Wednesday Feb. 26, Laurie Ogilvie, toxicology supervisor at the Rhode Island Department of Health’s forensic laboratory, 鈥淔orensic Toxicology.鈥�
鈥� Feb 28, Investigative law expert, Marc Tobias, 鈥滾ocks and Lie Detectors as well as Investigations from the Perspective of a Lawyer.鈥�
鈥� Wednesday, March 5, Rhode Island State Fire Marshal investigator Bruce Quinn, 鈥淎rson Investigations.鈥�
鈥� Friday, March 7, Tom Thurman, retired FBI agent and professor at Eastern Kentucky University, 鈥淭he Downing of Pan Am Flight 103.鈥�
鈥� Wednesday, March 19, Jane Northup, criminalist and quality assurance officer at the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory, 鈥淐ourt Testimony in Criminal Cases.鈥�
鈥� Wednesday, March 26, Mark Zabinski, criminalist at the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory, 鈥淔ingerprints.鈥�
鈥� Friday, March 28 and Wednesday, April 2, Virginia Maxwell, professor of Forensic Science at the University of New Haven, 鈥滸lass and Soil Analysis.鈥�
鈥� Friday, April 4, Elayne Schwartz of the Westchester (N.Y.) Forensic Laboratory, 鈥淒NA Analysis.鈥�
鈥� Wednesday, April 9, Judy Carroll, a grants and contracts specialist at the College of Pharmacy, 溏心vlog免费B站, 鈥淓thics.鈥�
鈥� Friday, April 11 and Wednesday, April 16, Donna Brandelli of the Torrance (Calif.) Police Department (retired), 鈥淐rime Scene Analysis.鈥�
鈥� Friday, April 18 and Wednesday, April 23, Kim Freeland, criminalist at the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory, 鈥淭race Evidence.鈥�
鈥� Friday, April 25, Karen Lynch, forensic scientist at the Rhode Island Department of Health’s forensic biology laboratory, 鈥漈he Importance of CODIS , Combined DNA Index System.鈥�
Updates to the schedule can be found at or .
This press release was written by Sylvia Bogusz, a Communication Studies and Italian double major interning in the Department of Marketing and Communications.