Science Lectures & Shows
Saturday, Oct 23
Comets, Asteroids & Meteorites - Neuroscience & Brain Universe |
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| 10:30 am | Sponsored by PSEG. Part I – by the Newark Museum's planetarium astronomer Kevin Conrad. Part II – by Science Education Manager, Susan Petroulas. Recommended for ADVANCED MIDDLE SCHOOL and UP. | Theater A29 |
Close Encounters with Birds of Prey |
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| 10:45 am | Live Eagles, Hawks, Owls & more. Live Presentation with host Bill Streeter from the Delaware Valley Raptor Center. Recommended for ALL AGES. Visit www.dvrconline.org | Main Auditorium |
Low Temperature Physics Extravaganza - Live webcast from Texas A&M University |
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| 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm | Presented by your host, Professor Glenn Agnolet, Low Temperature Physics Department, Texas A&M University Recommended for HIGH SCHOOL and UP. Click here for more details. | E-111 |
The Great Reptiles |
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| 12:15 pm | Live Presentation with host Bill Boesenberg from Snakes n Scales. Visit www.snakes-n-scales.com. Recommended for ALL AGES. | Main Auditorium |
One Earth So Green and Round |
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| 1:00 pm | Live Music and interactive fun, about our Earth and the environment, performed by renowned singer songwriters Lydia Adams Davis and Kathy Byers. Visit www.lydiaadamsdavis.com, and www.kathybyers.com. Recommended young children and UP. Click here for more details. | Media Center |
The Science of Superheroes |
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| 1:00 pm | Join New Jersey's own "Nerdy Bird", Jill Pantozzi, and editor of The Quarter Bin, Luke Brown, for an exciting discourse on the science of superheroes. It's a panel of epic proportions, and you don't want to miss out. | Theater A29 |
Live Physics is FUN Show |
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| 1:30 pm | Live Presentation with host David Mauillo from the Physics Department of Rutgers University. Recommended for MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE and UP. | Main Auditorium |
DNA - the Molecule of Life |
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| 2:00 pm | Presented by your host, Professor Robert Delotto, University of Copenhagen. Recommended for HIGH SCHOOL AGE and UP. | Theater A29 | Close Encounters with Birds of Prey |
| 2:45 pm | Live Eagles, Hawks, Owls & more. Live Presentation with host Bill Streeter from the Delaware Valley Raptor Center. Visit www.dvrconline.org Recommended for ALL AGES. | Main Auditorium |
Hereditary breast cancer and the BRCA1 gene |
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| 3:00 pm | Presented by your host, Professor Blase Billack, St. Johns University. Recommended for ADVANCED HIGH SCHOOL and UP. | Theater A29 |
"We'll See Tomorrow" |
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| 1:00 pm and 4:30 pm | Special Performances: Written by Ben Clawson, award-winning playwright and founding member of the StrangeDog Theatre Company. Ben has been commissioned to write this just for the Festival. Click here for more details. |
Theater A28 |
Sunday, Oct 24
One Earth So Green and Round |
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| 10:00 am | Live Music and interactive fun, about our Earth and the environment, performed by renowned singer songwriters Lydia Adams Davis and Kathy Byers. Visit www.lydiaadamsdavis.com, and www.kathybyers.com. Recommended young children and UP. Click here for more details. | Media Center |
Liberty Science Center in the context of the Evolving Purpose of Science Museums |
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| 10:30 am | Presented by Dr. Emlyn Koster, President and CEO of Liberty Science Center. Recommended for ADVANCED HIGH SCHOOL and UP. | Theater A29 |
Close Encounters with Birds of Prey |
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| 10:45 pm | Live Eagles, Hawks, Owls & more. Live Presentation with host Bill Streeter from the Delaware Valley Raptor Center. Visit www.dvrconline.org Recommended for ALL AGES. | Main Auditorium |
The Great Reptiles |
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| 12:15 pm | Live Presentation with host Bill Boesenberg from Snakes n Scales. Visit www.snakes-n-scales.com. Recommended for ALL AGES. | Main Auditorium |
Astronaut, Dr. Greg Olsen |
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| 1:30 pm | Live Presentation by Dr. Greg Olsen, the third private citizen in space, who orbited the earth on the International Space Station. Questions and Answers will follow. Recommended for ALL AGES. | Main Auditorium |
DNA - the Molecule of Life |
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| 2:00 pm | Presented by your host, Professor Robert Delotto, University of Copenhagen. Recommended for HIGH SCHOOL AGE and UP. | Theater A29 |
Close Encounters with Birds of Prey |
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| 2:45 pm | Live Eagles, Hawks, Owls & more. Live Presentation with host Bill Streeter from the Delaware Valley Raptor Center. Visit www.dvrconline.org Recommended for ALL AGES. | Main Auditorium |
Ice Age Fossils from the Atlantic Continental Shelf |
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| 3:00 pm | Presented by your host, Dr. David Parris, Curator of Natural History of the New Jersey State Museum. Recommended for MIDDLE SCHOOL and UP. | Theater A29 |
"We'll See Tomorrow" |
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| 1:00 pm and 4:30 pm | Special Performances: Written by Ben Clawson, award-winning playwright and founding member of the StrangeDog Theatre Company. Ben has been commissioned to write this just for the Festival. Click here for more details. |
Theater A28 |
