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NREL/ESS Fall 2024 Events

This webpage will be updated weekly with information about NREL/ESS Fall 2024 events. Latest update: November 13, 2024.

This semester at CSU, we have a great lineup of seminars and events that include graduate students, research scientists, invited speakers, and interactive workshops.

Scroll to the bottom for the full available schedule. Past seminars will include a link to the recording as they become available.

Full Schedule

DateTopic/TitlePresenter(s)AffiliationLocation | Links
September 3-5
10:00-3:00 p.m.
CSU Fall Involvement ExpoStudent Leadership, Involvement, Community Engagement (SLiCE) OfficeLory Student Center Plaza
September 5
4:00-6:00 p.m.
WCNR Annual Fall PicnicWarner College of Natural ResourcesSherwood Forest
September 6
1:00-3:00 p.m.
ESS Grad Office HousewarmingEcosystem Science &
Sustainability
Natural & Environmental
Sciences Bldg.
A105, A245, &
B251
September 7
BBQ: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
CSU vs. UNC game: 5:00 p.m. kickoff
Ag Day 2024College of Agricultural Sciences, Colorado agricultural partnersGet tickets for the game here.
Canvas Stadium
September 9
10:00-10:45 a.m.
NREL Monday MunchiesNREL Research AssociatesNESB Lobby
September 10
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Powell Center September SeminarChris Guiterman (NOAA), Ellis
Margolis (USGS), Sean Parks (USDA)
USGS, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and SynthesisClick here to join on Teams.
September 13
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Depolarizing climate change in the United StatesMatt BurgessESS, University of WyomingLory Student Center, Room 312
September 18
5:00-6:30 p.m.
Living in the Pyrocene: Managing the Changing Risks from Forest FiresSheryl Magzamen, Jeff Pierce, Camille Stevens-RumannSchool of Global Environmental Sustainability (SoGES)Avogadro’s Number, 605 S. Mason Street
September 19
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Climate Grief to Active Hope WorkshopCenter for Environmental Justice, Student Sustainability Center (SSC)Warner College Room 345
RSVP here.
September 27
6:30 p.m.
Book Launch for The Blue Plate: A Food Lover’s Guide to Climate ChaosMark J. EasterSoGESFoothills Unitarian, Unity Hall
September 28
9:00-3:00 p.m.
Youth Climate Action DaySustainable Living AssociationOld Town Square
October 3
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Integrating Digital and Environmental Twins to Solve Complex ProblemsJohn NormanGeospatial CentroidMorgan Library Room 174
More information here.
October 9
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Distinguished Ecologist SeminarKevin GurneyGraduate Degree Program in Ecology (GDPE)Biology Room 136
October 14
10:00-10:45 a.m.
NREL Monday MunchiesNREL Research AssociatesNESB Lobby
October 15
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Diana H. Wall Memorial LectureRob JacksonSoGESPlant Sciences Room C101
October 17
11:30-1:00 p.m.
Accelerated Master’s Program Open HouseESSNESB B218
RSVP here.
October 18
4:30 p.m.
Cheetah Conservation: Research, Community, and PracticeLaurie MarkerCheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), NRELBehavioral Sciences Building Room 131
October 22
4:00-5:00 p.m.
A Game of Thorns: How Plant Defense Shapes Predator-Prey Interactions in African RangelandsJacob GoheenUniversity of Wyoming, Dept. of BiologyBiology Room 136
October 30
5:00-8:00 p.m.
75th Anniversary of Aldo Leopold’s “A Sand County Almanac”WCNR, College of Liberal ArtsLSC Theater
October 31
4:00-5:30 p.m.
College of Agricultural Sciences Fall EventCollege of Agricultural SciencesNutrien Agricultural Sciences Building
November 4
4:40-5:40 p.m.
Water and Tribal Leadership SeminarLorelei Cloud, Vanessa TorresColorado Water CenterWarner College Room 109
Learn more here.
November 5
10:00 a.m.
City-Scale Geothermal Energy Everywhere to Support Renewable ResilienceErick BurnsUSGS, Powell CenterClick here to join on Teams.
November 6
11:00-12:00 p.m.
ESS Coffee Hour [Bring your own mug!]ESSWarner College Room 345
November 6
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Distinguished Ecologist SeminarLiba PejcharGDPEBiology Room 136
November 11
10:00-11:00 a.m.
NREL Monday MunchiesNREL Research AssociatesNESB Lobby
November 13
5:00-6:30 p.m.
Fostering Community Resilience: Adapting to the Impacts of Climate ChangeJacob Castillo, Joel Correia, Josie PlautSoGESAvogadro’s Number, 605 S. Mason Street
November 13
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Norm Evans Lecture: “Can the Colorado River Community Meet the Challenge- Collision of Law and Climate Change”Pat MulroyColorado Water CenterCSU Spur Hydro, 4777 National Western Dr, Denver, CO 80216
Register here.
November 14
4:00-6:00 p.m.
National Parks Native Sovereignty: Building Sustainable CollaborationsCenter for Protected Area Management, College of Liberal ArtsAvenir Museum, Room 157
November 19
4:15-5:15 p.m.
Can (Should) We Cool the Planet by Changing the Atmosphere?Jim Hurrell, Ken ShockleyCSU Climate InitiativeNutrien Room 135