Serial murder, bioterrorism, maggots among topics of Forensic Science Series“Maggots and Murder,” “Silence of the Lambs, Fact or Fiction,” and “Medical Aspects of Bioterrorism” are among the topics of the URI Forensic Science Partnership’s fall seminar series. Now in its fourth year, the series has attracted some of the leading forensic scientists in the nation from the FBI, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, state crime labs and universities across the nation.
“We are continuing our record of bringing top scientists to URI to address the most compelling topics in forensics,” said Jimmie Oxley, URI chemistry professor and co-director of the partnership. “We’re proud that the University provides these lectures at no cost to the law enforcement community and to the public as a whole. This fall’s lineup is one of the strongest and most interesting we have put together, and it addresses many of the topics that are in the headlines today.”
The lectures are held on Thursdays, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 124 of Pastore Hall on the Kingston Campus. All are free and open to the public.
The remaining schedule of speakers follows:
Oct. 3 — Marc Weber Tobias, Investigative Law Offices, “Locks, Safes and Security: Analyzing Bypass Potential.”
Oct. 10 — Jack White, Channel 12 News, “Media in Forensics.”
Oct. 17 — Tim Pifer, New Hampshire State Police Crime Laboratory, “Crime Lab Technologies.”
Oct. 24 — Elaine Pagliaro, Connecticut State Forensic Science Laboratory, “Expert Testimony and Forensic Ethics.”
Oct. 31 — Ann Sarkos, FBI terrorism expert, “Medical Aspects of Bioterrorism.”
Nov. 7 — Jason H. Byrd, Virginia Commonwealth University, “Maggots and Murder: Forensic Entomology.”
Nov. 14 — Eugene Regala, FBI expert on serial murder, “Violent Crimes: Silence of the Lambs, Fact or Fiction.”
Nov. 21 — Constantine Karazulas, Connecticut State Forensic Science Laboratory, “Computerization of Bite Mark Evidence.”
The Forensic Science Partnership is a collaboration of the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory at URI’s College of Pharmacy, the Rhode Island Department of Health, and URI’s colleges of Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Human Science and Services. The partnership was established in the fall of 1999 to make URI a center of forensic excellence through research, curriculum development and community seminars.
By Dave Lavallee
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