2019 Community Engagement Celebration Day
Preserving the Past: Scientific Study, Conservation, and Interpretation of the Mammut Americanum
Type of Presentation
Poster
Presentation Type
Event
Project Summary
This project, funded by the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust, enabled the UNI Museum to research, preserve, and conserve the mastodon tusk in the museum's collection. This project involved a collaboration across multiple entities throughout campus and the community. The Instrumental Analysis class in Chemistry spent a semester researching the tusk to help us learn more about previous conservation efforts; museum staff has worked with several organizations to create the case and digital interpretation for the final display; and students from Industrial Technology designed and manufactured the final mount for the tusk. In addition to this work, museum student assistants have been involved in this work and have helped to further our knowledge about mastodons in Iowa. From students in the Departments of Chemistry and Industrial Technology to case manufactures in Germany, this project has engaged the talents of many people and has provided students with the opportunity to expand their skills. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/mastodon/ https://museum.library.uni.edu/exhibits/conservation-and-exhibition-hampton-mastodon-tusk
Start Date
19-4-2019 9:00 AM
End Date
19-4-2019 10:30 AM
Event Host
UNI Office of Undergraduate Studies
Department/Center/Organization
UNI Museum
Award Category
Research-Based Project Award
Copyright
©2019 Jessica Cruz, Nathan Arndt, and Elizabeth Akers
Recommended Citation
Cruz, Jessica; Arndt, Nathan; and Akers, Elizabeth, "Preserving the Past: Scientific Study, Conservation, and Interpretation of the Mammut Americanum" (2019). Community Engagement Celebration Day. 9.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/communityday/2019/all/9
Preserving the Past: Scientific Study, Conservation, and Interpretation of the Mammut Americanum
This project, funded by the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust, enabled the UNI Museum to research, preserve, and conserve the mastodon tusk in the museum's collection. This project involved a collaboration across multiple entities throughout campus and the community. The Instrumental Analysis class in Chemistry spent a semester researching the tusk to help us learn more about previous conservation efforts; museum staff has worked with several organizations to create the case and digital interpretation for the final display; and students from Industrial Technology designed and manufactured the final mount for the tusk. In addition to this work, museum student assistants have been involved in this work and have helped to further our knowledge about mastodons in Iowa. From students in the Departments of Chemistry and Industrial Technology to case manufactures in Germany, this project has engaged the talents of many people and has provided students with the opportunity to expand their skills. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/mastodon/ https://museum.library.uni.edu/exhibits/conservation-and-exhibition-hampton-mastodon-tusk
