Form 5		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* VAN RIPER, DANIEL S.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol New Brunswick Scientific Co., Inc.   (NBSC)		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _X_ Director                    ___ 10% Owner ___ Officer (give             ___ Other (specify                   title below)                     below)
(Last)             (First)            (Middle) 57 FOREMOST MOUNTAIN ROAD	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) ###-##-####	4. Statement for Month/Year 12/2001
(Street) MONTVILLE, NJ 07045		5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)	7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)             (State)             (Zip)	Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Owner- ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
		Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
COMMON STOCK							5,500 (a)	D

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FORM 5 (continued)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.Title of Derivative Security (Instr.3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/ Day/ Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of(D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9.Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Year (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

COMMON STOCK OPTION

$2.73 (b)

04/11/2001

A

5,500(b)

(c)

04/11/2007

COMMON STOCK

5,500(b)

$2.73 (b)

5,500 (b)

D

Explanation of Responses:

(a)INCLUDES SHARES RECEIVED UPON PAYMENT OF 10% STOCK DIVIDEND ON MAY 15,2001
(b) ADJUSTED FOR 10% STOCK DIVIDEND PAID MAY 15, 2001
(c) 04/11/02 20%, 04/11/03 40%, 04/11/04 60%, 04/11/05 80%, 04/11/06 100%

**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).	/s/ DANIEL S. VAN RIPER **Signature of Reporting Person	01/24/2002  Date
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