Joe Mullins, Washington-based forensic artist, will present a special fall installment of the University of Southern Indiana’s Marlene V. Shaw Biology Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 25 in Mitchell Auditorium located in the Health Professions Center on the USI campus. Mullins’ presentation, “Forensic Art: Where Art and Science Collide,†is free and open to the public.
Mullins is the forensic imaging specialist for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, where he assists in the search for missing children by creating age progression drawings. He also assists in police investigations through facial reconstructions based on skeletal and soft tissue remains.
His work has been featured on CNN’s The Hunt and the Science Channel’s Mysteries of the Missing, and he also uses his skill for ‘fun but scientific forecasts’ of the looks of celebrities 20 years from now or how their children might look. He serves as an adjunct instructor in forensic art at the New York Academy of Art, George Mason University and The Art League. He holds a bachelor’s degree in art from James Madison University and studied at the Savannah College of Art & Design.
“This lecture series was designed to provide an opportunity for speakers who span multiple disciplines to present to the University community—in particular, those who bridge the gap between the sciences and other disciplines,†said Dr. Brent Summers, chair and associate professor of biology at USI. “The fall 2017 speaker is someone who will do just that.â€
The Marlene V. Shaw Biology Lecture Series is funded through an endowment established by the USI Foundation. This event is being held in addition to the annual spring lecture.
For more information, contact Summers at 812-461-5405 or bsummers@usi.edu.
