100-Year Jubilee: October 24-25, 2025

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Celebrate botanical research and botanists of New Jersey by attending our research symposium, poster session, open house at the herbarium and field trips Oct 24-25, 2025. Join us to share old and new specimens, incredible plants, fun stories, new ideas, classic research, and research on plants, algae, and fungi.

REGISTER HERE!

Registration is mandatory for the symposium and spaces are limited.
The symposium will be held in the IFNH building on Cook Campus at Rutgers University.

Preliminary program
8:30 – 10.00 AM: Poster Session and check-in for all registered participants
10:00 AM – 4:45 PM: Symposium (lunch served)
(Open House afterwards, see below)

• Max one poster per registration.
• Add authors and poster title during your registration.
• Max number of poster available (first come, first serve): 20
• Maximum poster size: 48 inches wide by 36 inches long

Registration costs
$30 – Current Rutgers Student
$70 – All other Participants
Registration fee includes morning coffee and tea during poster presentations, catered sandwich lunch, and symposium attendance.

Donations to support our work in Chrysler Herbarium, including our internship program the Herbarium Army, are much appreciated and go to support research, education, and outreach by the herbarium. You may make a donation to Chrysler Herbarium during your jubilee symposium registration, in-person during the event, or by using this link at any time: Donate to Chrysler Herbarium.

Open House at Chrysler Herbarium (24 October 2025, 5:15-6:15 PM)

Information about Chrysler Herbarium’s Open House will be sent out separately through the Chrysler Herbarium mailing list. If only attending the open house, registration for the symposium is not necessary. For questions about the Open House on Oct 24 contact Megan King (megan.king@rutgers.edu).

Botanical Fieldtrip (25 October 2025, 10.00 AM – 2.00 PM)

We will arrange a short botanical fieldtrip to areas near New Brunswick, NJ and the Sourland Mountains on 25 October 2025. The fieldtrip is free and participants will arrange their own transportation and bring their own lunch. The fieldtrip with end with a social gathering (details after you have registered for the fieldtrip). Information about the fieldtrip will be sent out through the Chrysler Herbarium mailing list. If only attending the field trip, registration for the symposium is not necessary. For information and registration for the fieldtrip contact Lena Struwe (lena.struwe@rutgers.edu).

Questions and Information

Mailing List Information: Sign up for Chrysler Herbarium’s mailing list to receive event information and updates. The mailing list is also used to share information about herbarium events, news and botanical research at Rutgers University. If you have trouble or receive any errors while subscribing, contact us at herbarium@sebs.rutgers.edu.

Parking Information: Please register for parking, parking is free to event attendees and allows parking in Rutgers lots 97 and 98B. Please let us know if you require handicap accessible parking. There will be separate event parking for the open house for those who would prefer to park closer to the herbarium.

Places to Stay

• Rutgers University Inn on Cook Campus
• The Heldrich
• Home2 Suites by Hilton
• Holiday Inn Express East Brunswick
• Hilton East Brunswick
• Residence Inn by Marriott
• Hyatt Regency New Brunswick

Places to Eat

• Coming soon

Directions (coming soon)