Colorado Scientific Society – Earth Sciences since 1882

The oldest scientific society in the Rocky Mountain region

Founded in 1882, the Colorado Scientific Society promotes knowledge, the understanding of science, and its application to human needs.
We focus primarily on earth science, welcoming members with interests in all fields of science. Learn more.

Future Colorado Scientific Society Meetings and Field Trips

We normally hold monthly meetings from September through May.
Our meetings are normally now both in-person and virtual.

CSS November Meeting
Poster Night for Early Career and Student Earth Scientists

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

In-person Meeting at Calvary Church Golden or Join us on Zoom for Lightning Talk off presentations.

See details about attending in-person at the church below.

Link to Join CSS November Meeting via Zoom

CSS is inviting you to our meeting on Thursday, November 21th at 6:45 pm.

Signup for CSS November Meeting, Poster Night for Early Career and Student Earth Scientists

Early career and student earth scientists are invited to present your research via a poster at our November CSS meeting.
Get more mileage from your existing GSA or AGU posters!
During our meeting you can give a Lightning Talk (3 minutes) on your research.

We will have pizza with beer and soft drinks for refreshments.

Please sign up to present below the growing list of posters.

List of Posters and Presenters

As people sign up, the posters and presenters are listed here.

Geologic mapping of the Mosca Creek Window at Great Sand Dunes National Park, southern Colorado: New insights into Laramide contraction, Oligocene contact metamorphism and Rio Grande Rift extension
Samantha Malavarca, Colorado State University/USGS

Geologic Map of the Conterminous United States: Pre-Quaternary Bedrock Geology
Bryant Platt, U.S. Geological Survey

Marine process variability in an enigmatic, shelf-isolated sandstone: the Late Turonian Wall Creek-Turner System, WY
Patrick Sullivan, Colorado School of Mines

Decoupling of extreme precipitation from mean annual precipitation during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum in the Uinta Basin, UT
Jake Slawson, Colorado School of Mines

Does Smoothing Of Lava Flows From Surface Degradation Correlate With Emplacement Age?
Isaac Pope, Colorado School of Mines

Investigating Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell (SOEC) Degredation Using Electron Microscopy
Heather Slomski, NREL/Colorado School of Mines

(U-Th)/He geochronology of zircon megacrysts: A new chronometer for dating kimberlite emplacement
Spencer Zeigler, University of Colorado Boulder

Using lidar to improve Quaternary mapping: Examples from the Wallace 1° x 2° quadrangle, Idaho and Montana, USA
Jordan Craft, U.S. Geological Survey

Capturing Cold-Region Stream Water Seasonal Thermal Regimes with an Improved Annual Temperature Cycle Function
Daniel Philippus, Colorado School of Mines

The Nature of Mass Failure Elements in Association with Salt Diapirs: A Case Study in the Thunderhorse Area, Gulf of Mexico Salt Province
Rakan Alghamdi, Colorado School of Mines

Geologic Map Derivatives: From Pen and Paper to Digital Databases
Michael G. Frothingham, U.S. Geological Survey: Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

Sedimentology & Geochronology of the Upper Cretaceous Lachman Crags (Beta) Member of the Santa Marta Formation on James Ross Island, Antarctica
Zoë Bowers, Colorado School of Mines

Underground Coal Fire Detection through Multispectral Analysis, Terrain Subsidence Assessment, and Geospatial Analytics: Marshall and Lewis Coal Fires
Jessica Hiatt, Colorado School of Mines/Tetra Tech

In-person Meeting at Calvary Church Golden

All are welcome – no admission charge
6:30 pm – Social time at in-person meetings
6:45 pm – Join Zoom meetings
7:00 pm – Meeting and Program begin. Please arrive early.
Church doors are locked, and no one will be at the door to let you in after 7:00 pm.

Calvary Church Golden
Click on link to open a Google map.

Enter from 14th St., go in by the main glass doors at [906] 14th St.
Do not enter via the old church above 13th St.
From the 14th Street entrance go down the hallway following Colo Sci Soc signs to Community Rooms 1 and 2, where we meet.

The church doors must stay locked, and we will have a person to let you in at the doors off 14th st.
They want to see the presentation too, so please arrive before 7:00 pm.
There will be a phone number that you can text to be let in if you arrive late.

Parking
On street parking is available close by, along 14th St and west of Washington Ave in Golden.
The AirGarage parking structure, which can be entered from Arapahoe St., is $3.00 for three hours.

Copies of The Geology of Boulder County by Raymond Bridge (2004) will be available for $20.

CSS December Holiday Potluck, Meeting and President’s Address

Quaternary Records of Spring Ecosystems

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
Jeff Pigati and Kathleen Springer, U.S. Geological Survey
In-person Potluck Dinner at New Terrain Brewing Company for 50 people or Join us on Zoom

Please pay your CSS dues for 2025!

You may pay dues online or print out a PDF of the membership form and mail it to us with a check. Continuing your membership in CSS will enable us to continue all our ongoing programs, including our field trips, virtual meetings, Student Research Grants, and more.

See Membership and Donations for the CSS membership PDF and our online membership payment form.
Regular CSS Membership is $25;
Student Membership, $5;
Life Membership, $395.
Send your membership payment, if not done through our online membership payment form, to Colorado Scientific Society P.O. Box 150495 Lakewood, CO 80215-0495.
Thank you!

Read past Colorado Scientific Society Newsletters

Start or renew your membership with the Online CSS Membership Form

Or print and mail in the Colorado Scientific Society Membership Form (PDF)

Archive of Past Colo. Scientific Society Meetings

About the Colorado Scientific Society

The Colorado Scientific Society was founded in 1882 as a forum for the exchange of observations and ideas on the topics of earth science. Lecture topics largely focus on earth science, and are open to the public. In addition to our monthly lecture series, the society is also active in public service. We fund student research grants, construct and post signs that describe local geologic features, and organize and lead field trips.

The Colorado Scientific Society normally meets on the third Thursday of the month from September through May. (In the summer months of June-August, too many members are out in the field.)
6:30 – Social time at in-person meetings
6:45 – Join Zoom meetings
7:00 – Meeting and Program begin

The Colorado Scientific Society is an Associated Society of the Geological Society of America

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We meet at the Golden Calvary Church and appreciate them sharing their facilities.

We have our December Business Meeting and Potluck Supper at New Terrain Brewing Company and appreciate their support.

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