A day devoted to volcanic eruptions, mass extinction, hunts for dinosaurs, hidden nukes, and learning how oceans breathe – and keep us breathing
WHAT: Rutgers Geology Museum annual open house, featuring presentations, rock and mineral identification programs, mineral sale and hands-on kids activities.
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
WHERE: Scott Hall, 43 College Ave., New Brunswick, N.J. Presentations in Room 123; mineral sale in Room 135; “make-and-take” sessions for kids (all ages) in the Geology Museum, College Avenue and Somerset Street, New Brunswick. Other hands-on activities for children, 8 years old and older, in various rooms in Scott Hall.
BACKGROUND: This will be the 43rd annual open house at the Rutgers University Geology Museum. In addition to activities for children, the following general interest presentations about contemporary research are scheduled:
- Morgan Schaller, a doctoral candidate in Rutgers’ Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, will talk about “Continental Flood Volcanism, Mass Extinctions, and Atmospheric CO2” from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Jason Schein, assistant curator of natural history at the New Jersey State Museum, will talk about “Dinosaur Hunting with the New Jersey State Museum” from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Brian Stump, of the Department of Geological Sciences at Southern Methodist University, will talk about “Forensic Seismology and Nuclear Testing” from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Elisabeth Sikes, associate professor of marine science at Rutgers, will talk about “The Missing Sink: Carbon Dioxide and the Ocean Connection” from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Media Contact: Ken Branson
732-932-7084, ext. 633
E-mail: kbranson@ur.rutgers.edu