Science Café
Science Cafés help to promote scientific literacy by encouraging relaxed, open conversations among scientists and nonscientists of all ages.
Join us at the museum for snacks/social at 5:30 p.m., with presentations beginning in the RELC at 6:00 p.m.
The RELC was built, in part, by the Volusia County ECHO Program in 2007 with a generous grant of $325,000. This ECHO-supported facility is used as a classroom, lecture hall, and activity space for our monthly public events (Science Saturdays and Science Cafes) and for K-12 school and other tour group programming; it also includes a small exhibit and exploration gallery called The Nature Nook which is open to the public during regular museum hours at no cost to visitors.
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Dates at a Glance
Fall 2023
- August 31 - The Geological Story of Florida with Kristen Marshall-Mattson, Director, Gillespie Museum
- September 28 - Shipwreck Archaeology in our Nation's Oldest Port with Chuck Meide, Director, Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program, St. Augustine
- October 19 - Demystifying the Florida Black Bear with Mike Orlando, FWC, Bear Management Program
- November 9 - Water Lettuce in Florida: Tourist or Cracker? with Allen Dray and Paul Madeira, USDA, Invasive Plant Research Laboratory
Spring 2024
- February 22 - Searching for the First Floridians – Excavations at the Tatum-Crockett Site (8CO1483) on the Lower Santa Fe River with Bob Knight, Director of the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute
- March 14 - Solar Eclipse 2024 with Derek Demeter, Director of the Seminole State College Planetarium
- April 18 - Coastal Pollution Challenges with Brooke Saari (Stetson alum), South Carolina Sea Grant
Fall 2023
August 31
The Geological Story of Florida with Kristen Marshall Mattson, Gillespie Museum director; 6 p.m. in the RELC adjacent to the museum, 5:30 for snacks/social.
Cultural Credit available for Stetson undergraduates.
September 28
Shipwreck Archaeology in our Nation's Oldest Port with Chuck Meide, Director, Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program, St. Augustine; 6 p.m. in the RELC adjacent to the museum, 5:30 for snacks/social.
Cultural Credit available for Stetson undergraduates.
October 19
Demystifying the Florida Black Bear with Mike Orlando, FWC, Bear Management Program; 6 p.m. in the RELC adjacent to the museum, 5:30 for snacks/social. Read more & RSVP Today!
Cultural Credit available for Stetson undergraduates.
November 9
Water Lettuce in Florida: Tourist or Cracker? with Allen Dray and Paul Madeira, USDA, Invasive Plant Research Laboratory; 6 p.m. in the RELC adjacent to the museum, 5:30 for snacks/social. Cosponsored by Stetson's Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience (IWER). Read more & RSVP Today! (reservations are appreciated but not required)
Cultural Credit available for Stetson undergraduates.
Spring 2024
February 22
Searching for the First Floridians – Excavations at the Tatum-Crockett Site (8CO1483) on the Lower Santa Fe River with Bob Knight, Director of the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute; 6 p.m. in the RELC adjacent to the museum, 5:30 for snacks/social. Read more & RSVP Today! (reservations are appreciated but not required)
Cultural Credit available for Stetson undergraduates.
March 14
Solar Eclipse 2024 with Derek Demeter, Director of the Seminole State College Planetarium; 6 p.m. in the RELC adjacent to the museum, 5:30 for snacks/social. Read more & RSVP Today! (reservations are appreciated but not required)
Cultural Credit available for Stetson undergraduates.
April 18
Coastal Pollution Challenges with Brooke Saari (Stetson alum), South Carolina Sea Grant; 6 p.m. in the RELC adjacent to the museum, 5:30 for snacks/social. Co-sponsored by Stetson's Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience (IWER). Read more & RSVP Today! (reservations are appreciated but not required)
Cultural Credit available for Stetson undergraduates.
Archived Videos
Spring 2021 - Armchair Geology - event recordings now available
- Episode 1: February 24, 2021 - Armchair Geology Series - Wetlands Geology with Stetson University professor Ben Tanner, et al.; (watch Armchair Geology - Wetlands event recording).
- Episode 2: March 31, 2021 - Armchair Geology Series - Hydrology with J.P. Gannon, Virginia Tech; (watch Armchair Geology - Hydrology event recording).
- Episode 3: April 7, 2021 - Armchair Geology Series - Tectonics & Structural Geology with Cheryl Waters-Tormey, Western Carolina University; (watch Armchair Geology - Structural Geology event recording).
- Episode 4: April 22, 2021 - Armchair Geology Series - Metamorphic Uplift with Ethan Fagan, University of Texas - San Antonio and Natural Bridge Caverns, San Antonio, Texas; (watch Armchair Geology - Metamorphic Uplift event recording).