Join the Rutgers Geology Museum as we host distinguished professors and lecturers from around the country to discuss new and exciting discoveries in the fields of geology, anthropology, astronomy, paleontology, natural resources, evolution and more! These public lectures are held at the Geology Museum in the Spring and are sponsored by the generous support of the Friends of the Geology Museum.
2023 Friends of the Museum Lecture
Thursday, May 4th at 7PM
Topic: Earthquakes
Parking Information:
Visitors to this event can park in Rutgers Lots 11, 26, 30 and the College Avenue Deck without permits, but you must register ahead of time to avoid a ticket.
Parking Registration: https://rudots.nupark.com/v2/portal/eventregister/90aa828f-f3db-4966-afc8-0ed7eebe2f12#/events/registration/
There is also paid metered parking along all the streets surrounding the Geology Museum.
Past Friends of the Geology Museum Speakers
- Dr. Josh Kohut, Dr. Ramaydalis Keddis, & Rohi Muthyala, Rutgers University; Capt. Breezy Grenier, Informal Educator
- "Environmental Technology: A Panel Discussion"
- Dr. Kenneth Miller and James Wright, Rutgers University
- "Ocean Drilling: Past, Present, and Future"
- Bill Shankle, Monmouth Amateur Paleontologist Society (MAPS)
- Dr. Carla Yanni, Rutgers University
- AJ Blandford, Rutgers University
- Erika Gorder, Rutgers University
"History of the Geology Museum" - Dr. Lauren Neitzke Adamo, Rutgers University
"Tracking North Atlantic Deep Water Circulation Changes from the Eirik Drift" - Dr. Tony Broccoli, Rutgers University
"A Geological Perspective on Climate Change: Past, Present and Future" - Dr. Kelsey Bitting, The University of Kansas
"Delaware River: Glacial Maximum to Modern Day" - Dr. James Wright, Rutgers University
"Geologic Examples for a Warming Earth" - Dr. Christopher Lepre, Rutgers University
"Detangling Environmental Factors of Hominin Evolution in East Africa" - Richard Mortlock, Rutgers University
"Unraveling the Ups and Downs of Sea Level with Fossil Corals" - Bruce Mohn, Rutgers University
"Bringing Them Back to Life: The Science and Art of Dinosaur Reconstruction" - Dr. Emma Rainforth, Ramapo College
"Variability in Growth Measurements in Ceolophysis: Implications for Dinosaurs Speed Estimates from Trackways." - Dr. Sorena Sorensen, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
"Jadeitite and the History of Subduction Zone Fluids"
