NREL/ESS Fall 2024 Events
This webpage will be updated weekly with information about NREL/ESS Fall 2024 events. Latest update: December 9, 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
| Date | Topic/Title | Presenter(s) | Affiliation | Location | Links |
| September 3-5 10:00-3:00 p.m. | CSU Fall Involvement Expo | Student Leadership, Involvement, Community Engagement (SLiCE) Office | Lory Student Center Plaza | |
| September 5 4:00-6:00 p.m. | WCNR Annual Fall Picnic | Warner College of Natural Resources | Sherwood Forest | |
| September 6 1:00-3:00 p.m. | ESS Grad Office Housewarming | Ecosystem 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 2024 | College of Agricultural Sciences, Colorado agricultural partners | Get tickets for the game here. Canvas Stadium | |
| September 9 10:00-10:45 a.m. | NREL Monday Munchies | NREL Research Associates | NESB Lobby | |
| September 10 10:00-11:00 a.m. | Powell Center September Seminar | Chris Guiterman (NOAA), Ellis Margolis (USGS), Sean Parks (USDA) | USGS, John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis | Click here to join on Teams. |
| September 13 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Depolarizing climate change in the United States | Matt Burgess | ESS, University of Wyoming | Lory Student Center, Room 312 |
| September 18 5:00-6:30 p.m. | Living in the Pyrocene: Managing the Changing Risks from Forest Fires | Sheryl Magzamen, Jeff Pierce, Camille Stevens-Rumann | School 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 Workshop | Center 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 Chaos | Mark J. Easter | SoGES | Foothills Unitarian, Unity Hall |
| September 28 9:00-3:00 p.m. | Youth Climate Action Day | Sustainable Living Association | Old Town Square | |
| October 3 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Integrating Digital and Environmental Twins to Solve Complex Problems | John Norman | Geospatial Centroid | Morgan Library Room 174 More information here. |
| October 9 4:00-5:00 p.m. | Distinguished Ecologist Seminar | Kevin Gurney | Graduate Degree Program in Ecology (GDPE) | Biology Room 136 |
| October 14 10:00-10:45 a.m. | NREL Monday Munchies | NREL Research Associates | NESB Lobby | |
| October 15 5:00-6:00 p.m. | Diana H. Wall Memorial Lecture | Rob Jackson | SoGES | Plant Sciences Room C101 |
| October 17 11:30-1:00 p.m. | Accelerated Master’s Program Open House | ESS | NESB B218 RSVP here. | |
| October 18 4:30 p.m. | Cheetah Conservation: Research, Community, and Practice | Laurie Marker | Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), NREL | Behavioral 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 Rangelands | Jacob Goheen | University of Wyoming, Dept. of Biology | Biology Room 136 |
| October 30 5:00-8:00 p.m. | 75th Anniversary of Aldo Leopold’s “A Sand County Almanac” | WCNR, College of Liberal Arts | LSC Theater | |
| October 31 4:00-5:30 p.m. | College of Agricultural Sciences Fall Event | College of Agricultural Sciences | Nutrien Agricultural Sciences Building | |
| November 4 4:40-5:40 p.m. | Water and Tribal Leadership Seminar | Lorelei Cloud, Vanessa Torres | Colorado Water Center | Warner College Room 109 Learn more here. |
| November 5 10:00 a.m. | City-Scale Geothermal Energy Everywhere to Support Renewable Resilience | Erick Burns | USGS, Powell Center | Click here to join on Teams. |
| November 6 11:00-12:00 p.m. | ESS Coffee Hour [Bring your own mug!] | ESS | Warner College Room 345 | |
| November 6 4:00-5:00 p.m. | Distinguished Ecologist Seminar | Liba Pejchar | GDPE | Biology Room 136 |
| November 11 10:00-11:00 a.m. | NREL Monday Munchies | NREL Research Associates | NESB Lobby | |
| November 13 5:00-6:30 p.m. | Fostering Community Resilience: Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change | Jacob Castillo, Joel Correia, Josie Plaut | SoGES | Avogadro’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 Mulroy | Colorado Water Center | CSU 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 Collaborations | Center for Protected Area Management, College of Liberal Arts | Avenir Museum, Room 157 | |
| November 19 4:15-5:15 p.m. | Can (Should) We Cool the Planet by Changing the Atmosphere? | Jim Hurrell, Ken Shockley | CSU Climate Initiative | Nutrien Room 135 |
| November 21 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Historical Development of the Century and DayCent Models | Bill Parton | NREL | NESB B218 Swift Conference Room |
| December 2 5:00-8:30 p.m. | ESS/NREL Holiday Party | NREL/ESS | Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant | |
| December 9 10:00-11:00 a.m. | NREL Monday Munchies | NREL Research Associates | NESB Lobby |
