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Professor of Chemistry Jimmie Oxley, an expert on explosives and energetic materials, coordinates the free public lecture series with Dennis Hilliard, director of the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory at 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All lectures are held on Fridays at 3:30 p.m. <\/strong>in the Richard E. Beaupre Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences (Room 100). 溏心vlog免费B站 students attend the series for credit, but the lectures are open to the public at no cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crime Fridays<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This spring\u2019s speakers and topics are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jan. 31 \u2014 \u201cDigital forensics,\u201d<\/strong> professor of computer science Victor Fay-Wolfe. Fay-Wolfe is a 溏心vlog免费B站 Faculty Fellow, recipient of the University\u2019s Golden Key Teaching Award, and the founder and director of 溏心vlog免费B站’s Digital Forensics and Cyber Security Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Feb. 7 \u2014 \u201cNCIS crime scene processing,\u201d <\/strong>Michele Petro, special agent, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Newport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Feb. 14 \u2014 \u201cCultivating cannabis \u2026 and alcohol awareness,\u201d <\/strong>Anthony Silva, retired police chief and past president of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association, which represents nearly 50 agencies statewide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Feb. 21 \u2014 \u201cSearch dogs \u2013 finding humans,\u201d <\/strong>Matthew Zarrella. Zarrella launched the R.I. State Police\u2019s search and rescue K-9 unit and has traveled the world looking for missing persons and military personnel missing in action. His career is the subject of the award-winning feature documentary Searchdog<\/em><\/a>, by 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Mary Healey Jamiel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Feb. 28 \u2014 \u201cTrends in forensic DNA analysis,\u201d<\/strong> David San Pietro, associate professor of forensic science, University of New Haven. San Pietro brings perspective from working in the New York City Police Department Crime Laboratory and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March 7 \u2014 \u201cThe role of forensic archaeology in solving cases,\u201d<\/strong> Ann Marie Mires, director of forensic criminology, Anna Maria College. An experienced forensic anthropologist\/archaeologist, Mires spent several years directing the Molly Bish Center for the Protection of Children and the Elderly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March 21 \u2014 \u201cThe coldest case in Rhode Island: R.I. versus John and Nicholas Gordon,\u201d <\/strong>Michael DiLauro, retired public defender and criminal justice reform advocate. DiLauro will discuss the 1845 trial of the Gordon brothers, and the case of John Gordon, the last man executed in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n March 28 \u2014 \u201cPolice do horse around,\u201d <\/strong>Steven Courville, Providence Police. Sgt. Courville oversees the capital city\u2019s mounted command, one of a few of its kind remaining in the country. The command regularly patrols Providence streets and attends community happenings such as the Bristol 4th of July Parade, PVD Fest and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n April 4 \u2014 \u201cIntroduction to crime gun intelligence,\u201d <\/strong>Robert White and Ricky Mustion II, ATF Crime Gun Intelligence, Boston. White and Mustion will discuss the role of firearms in intelligence work, as it pertains to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n April 11 \u2014 \u201cTales of a medical examiner,\u201d <\/strong>Patricia Ogera, Rhode Island state medical examiner. Ogera has worked as a medical examiner in New England for more than a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n April 18 \u2014 \u201cDefending the indigent,\u201d<\/strong> Fred Whitehurst, retired FBI, defense attorney. A chemist by training and FBI whistleblower, Whitehurst helped bring about reforms at the agency to improve the reliability of its testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n April 25 \u2014 \u201cNew England organized crime and informants,\u201d<\/strong> Anthony Pesare, retired, Rhode Island State Police. Pesare spent 24 years in a Rhode Island state police intelligence unit investigating mobsters and served twice as chief of police in Middletown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Schedule subject to change; join email list for updates)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Forensic Science Seminar Series is offered for credit for students and also open to the public at no cost. The public can park in Lot 13 behind the Beaupre Center, which is open for general parking at 3 p.m. on seminar Fridays. High school students interested in forensics are also welcome. Those who cannot attend in person may view the lectures live online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Links to talks by prior speakers can be viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n