The 47th Annual Rutgers University Geology Museum Open House will take place on Saturday January 31, 2015 between 9 am and 4 pm. 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 4 pm, Scott Hall Room 135
Lecture Series
**Click here to download a transcript of the lectures presented on 1/31/15.**
All lectures will be held in Scott Hall Room 123.
10 am to 11 am- "A Dip in the Ocean: An Interactive Exploration of How the Ocean Impacts You and How You Impact the Ocean"
- Janice McDonnell, Rutgers University, Marine Science Institute
- Please contact the museum at
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11:30 am to 12:30 pm- "Extremophilic Environments and Microbial Diversity Within"
- Dr. Ramaydalis Keddis, Kean University, Department of General Studies
- Download a copy of Dr. Keddis' presentation here.
***1:30 pm to 2:30 pm- "Earth's Cocktail Party: Deciphering the Physics of Earthquakes with Networks of Seismic Arrays"
- Dr. Jean-Paul Ampuero, California Institute of Technology, Seismological Laboratory
- Please contact the museum at
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***3:00 pm to 4:00 pm- "The Art of the Geological Map"
- Dr. Don Monteverde, New Jersey Geological and Water Survey and Rutgers University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Download a copy of Dr. Monteverde's presentation here Part1 - Part2
***This time slot has been changed since it's original publication.
Kids Activities
All of the kids activities will be held Scott Hall Rooms 203 to 205.
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Room 203- Activity 1- Outbreak
- Room 204- Activity 2- Stone Tools
- Room 205- Activity 3- Earth Impact
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Room 203- Activity 1- Outbreak
- Room 204- Activity 2- Stone Tools
- Room 205- Activity 3- Earth Impact
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Room 203- Activity 1- Outbreak
- Room 204- Activity 2- Stone Tools
- Room 205- Activity 3- Earth Impact
Make-and-Take Activities
All make-and-take arts and crafts activities will be held in the Geology Museum between 11 am and 3 pm.
Rock and Mineral Identification
Rock and mineral identification will be held in Scott Hall Room 206 between 11 am and 2 pm.
