The 51st Annual Rutgers University Geology Museum Open House will take place on Saturday, January 26, 2019 between 9 am and 3 pm. Join us for a day of polar-themed activities! All events will be held in Scott Hall and the Rutgers Geology Museum located on the College Avenue Campus in New Brunswick, NJ. For information on parking, locations, etc. please check out the Open House information page.
Mineral Sale
- 9 am to 3 pm, Scott Hall Room 135
- Credit card, checks and cash now accepted!
- 6.625% NJ sales tax will be applied to all purchases. Customers must provide proof of tax exempt status for the tax to be waived.
Lecture Series
All lectures will be held in Scott Hall Room 123.
10 am to 11 am: "The Antarctic Search for Meteorites: Planetary Science at the Coldest Place on Earth”"
Dr. Juliane Gross, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University
11:30 am to 12:30 pm: "Unraveling the Mysteries of Glacier Movement"
Dr. Lucas Zoet, Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, Madison
2 pm to 3 pm: "Meltdown in the Arctic: A Perspective from the Greenland Ice Sheet"
Dr. Åsa Rennermalm, Department of Geography, Rutgers University
Kids Activities
All kids activities are free and no pre-registration is required.
10:30 am to 11:30 am
- Room 103- Frozen in Time: Examining Ice Cores
- Room 104- Working in the Extreme Cold
- Room 105- Imaging the Poles
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
- Room 103- Frozen in Time: Examining Ice Cores
- Room 104- Working in the Extreme Cold
- Room 105- Imaging the Poles
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
- Room 103- Frozen in Time: Examining Ice Cores
- Room 104- Working in the Extreme Cold
- Room 105- Imaging the Poles
Make-and-Take Activities and Guest Appearances
All arts & crafts stations and guest appearances will be held in the Geology Museum between 11 am and 2:30 pm.
We welcome the following organizations who will be hosting activity tables this year.
- Field Station Dinosaurs, Geology Museum
- Friends of Mineralogy: New Jersey Chapter, Scott Hall
- Rutgers MakerSpace, Scott Hall Room 105
- New Brunswick Free Public Library & Polar Ambassadors, Geology Museum
- PolarTREC Educator, Joanna Chierici: Looking for Jellyfish in the Bering Sea, Geology Museum
Rock and Mineral Identification
Friends of Mineralogy: NJ Chapter will be running a rock and mineral identification station in Scott Hall Room 116 between 11 am and 2 pm.
Guided Tours of the Historic Schanck Observatory
Guided tours of the observatory will be given throughout the day on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations must be made in advance.
See the Observatory Tours Flyer for tour times and additional information.
All tours are now full. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, please click here.
