Upcoming Programs, Classes and other Opportunities

Upcoming Programs, Classes and other Opportunities

2013

March

Mar. 20 (Wed.) – An up-side-down physics & seismology based boundary layer model for geodynamics, geochemistry and ambient mantle, by Dr. Don Anderson, Cal Tech. CU-Boulder Geological Science Colloquium. Room 180, Benson Earth Science Building, CU Boulder, Boulder, CO. 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served at 3:30pm just outside Benson Room 380. All are invited.

Mar. 21 (Thurs.) – Ash in the Wind: NOAA Development of Global Atmosphere-Soil-Vegetation-Ocean-Earth System Forecast Models Including Volcanic Eruptions, lecture by Stan Benjamin at the monthly meeting of the Colorado Scientific Society. Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church, 11500 W. 20th Ave., Lakewood, CO. Social time, 6:30-7, speaker at 7. all are welcome to attend.

Mar. 21 (Thurs.) – Coastal Erosion of Ice-Rich Permafrost Bluffs, Alaska, lecture by Dr. Irina Overeem, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, part of the Van Tuyl lecture series. Room 241, Berthoud Hall, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO. 4 p.m.

March 26 (Tues.) – Oceanic and Continental Core Complexes, seminar by Christian Teyssier, Univ. of Minnesota. USGS Rocky Mountain Seminar. Auditorium, Building 25, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO. 10:30 a.m. Info.: Pete Modreski.

Mar. 29 (Thurs.) – Frontiers of Radar Remote Sensing, lecture by Dr. Zhong Lu, USGS. Van Tuyl lecture series. Room 241, Berthoud Hall, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO. 4 p.m.

April

Apr. 2 (Tues.) – Petrogenesis and Metal Budget of the Chichinautzin Monogenetic Field, Mexico: A Melt Inclusion Study, USGS Rocky Mountain Seminar by Julie Roberge, Mexican Polytechnical Institute. Auditorium, Building 25, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO. 10:30 a.m.

Apr. 7 (Sun.) – Pearl Knotting (class). Nomad Bead Merchants, 1909 9^th St., Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80302. 2-4. Margot will be teaching how to knot pearls using Griffin Beading Thread. Fee covers all materials. $30. Info.: 303-786-9746.

Apr. 9 (Tues.) – Miocene volcanoes, hot springs, and gold deposits in the Bodie Hills, California and Nevada, USGS Rocky Mountain Seminar by Dr. David John, USGS, Menlo Park CA. Auditorium, Building 25, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO. 10:30 a.m. (Rescheduled from March 5.)

Apr. 10-June 5 (Wed.) – Front Range Geology course, taught by Ed Raines, sponsored by the Flatirons Mineral Club. Community Room, Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St , Boulder, CO. 7 p.m. 10 sessions on Wednesdays, plus 4 field trips corresponding to the course material on weekends. Ed requests that the class members not miss any classes. The material is cumulative and attendance is imperative. Open to Flatirons Club members, limited to the first 12 participants who sign up. Info. and registration: Gabi Accatino.

Apr. 14 (Sun.) – 108 Bead Mala and Tassel with Jake (class). Nomad Bead Merchants, 1909 9^th St., Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80302. 2-5. A selection of beads and matching threads will be available to chose from. Base fee covers thread and stringing materials, but not beads. Students may either purchase beads at the class, or bring a mala of their own that needs restringing. $25 plus materials. Info.: 303-786-9746.

Apr.. 21 (Sun.) – Grape Cluster Earrings (class). Nomad Bead Merchants, 1909 9^th St., Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80302. 2-4. Learn this simple technique to make these great-looking earrings for summer. Practice your closed wire loop. Fee includes all materials.. $30. Info.: 303-786-9746.

Apr. 21 (or 22) – Geology/natural history hike on the occasion of Earth Day (April 22). At some location TBD in the Lakewood/Golden/Morrison area. Led by USGS Geologist Pete Modreski. Details will be available later. Info.: Pete Modreski.

Apr. 26 (Fri.) – Public Open-House with guided tours of the Geological Society of America World H-Q Building. 3300 Penrose Pl., Boulder, CO 80301. 3-6. It's part of their 125th Anniversary during 2013.

Apr. 28 (Sun.) – Wrap bracelet (class). Nomad Bead Merchants, 1909 9^th St., Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80302. 2-4. Learn how to make this popular style bracelet using 6mm beads, leather, thread, and a button fastener. $30. Info.: 303-786-9746.

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January

Jan. 17 (Thurs.) – Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy, lecture by AAPG Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Art Saller. Berthoud Hall, Room 241, Colorado School of Mines, Golden CO. 4-5 p.m. Part of the Spring 2013 Van Tuyl Lecture Series.

Jan. 17 (Thurs.) – A 2013 Update of Wyoming and Colorado Coal Industries, Geology, and Resources, lecture by by Chris Carroll, Coal Geologist, Wyoming Geological Survey (formerly with the Colorado Geological Survey) at the monthly meeting of the Colorado Scientific Society. Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church, 11500 W. 20th Ave.,Lakewood, CO. Social time 6:30-7 p.m., speaker 7 p.m All are welcome to attend.

Jan. 18 (Fri.) – Copper Mines and Copper Minerals, talk and slide show by USGS geologist Pete Modreski, at the monthly meeting of the Littleton Gem and Mineral Club. Columbine Hills Church, 9700 Old Coal Mine Ave. (just east of Kipling St.), Littleton, CO. 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

Jan. 20 (Sun.) – The Day the Mesozoic Died, video presentation at the monthly meeting of the Florissant Scientific Society. Morrison, CO. Noon to 3. A DVD video about how the K/T impact/extinction theory was developed. This recent (2012) video features Kirk Johnson and other scientists. The video will be followed by a short presentation by Pete Modreski about several recent avenues of research that have challenged the "conventional interpretation" of the K-T extinction as presented in this video; including Gerta Keller's work arguing that toxic emissions from the eruption of the Deccan Traps caused the extinctions, and Jim Fassett's claims that dinosaurs survived into the Paleocene Epoch in the San Juan Basin. We hope for a lively discussion! All interested persons are welcome to attend. Potluck lunch (all welcome to join) at noon; presentation, about 1. This will be at a NEW LOCATION, just for this meeting: a building (formerly a small church) which is newly being purchased for use as a visitors center on the west side of Dinosaur Ridge. Morrison, CO. From the town of Morrison, come north on Highway 93 to the second road to the left (just across from the west end of Alameda Parkway), marked as the NORTH entrance to Red Rocks Park. Turn right at the first driveway. For more information please contact Beth Simmons.

Jan. 22 (Tues.) – Paleoclimate Reconstructions Using Diatoms and Isotope Geology, talk by Zach Sharp, Univ. of New Mexico, at the weekly or biweekly USGS Rocky Mountain Science Seminar Series [same speaker, but a change from the previously announced topic]. Building 25 auditorium, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO. 10:30 a.m. All interested persons are welcome to come to these lectures. Enter the Federal Center via the main gate (Gate 1) on Kipling St., and go north to the large parking lot (with overhead solar photovoltaic panels) east of Building 25; enter Bldg. 25 via the Security station at entrance E-14, near the center of the building. Please email Pete Modreski for a complete list of all our seminars scheduled through May 28.

Jan. 22 (Tues.) – Who's asking? Getting sea level predictions right", talk by Tad Pfeffer, PhD, Professor of Engineering, UCB, and Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), as part of Café Scientifique. Wynkoop Brewing Co., Mercantile Room, 1634 18th St., Denver, CO. 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 22 (Tues.) – Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change, and the Future, a “Meet the Experts” Science Forum Panel Discussion. at the Chautauqua Community House, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, CO. 7 p.m. Come and hear from a few of Boulder's top scientists on why they are concerned with greenhouse gases, how they measure them and then use those measurements to understand what is happening on a global basis. Panel will be Dr. Betsy Weatherhead (moderator), Dr. Peter Tans, Dr. Lori Bruhwiler, and Dr. Britt Stephens. Admission: $10 ($7 Chautauqua members) Info.: 303-440-7666.

Jan. 23 (Wed.) – Scaling Terrestrial Sediment Yield, talk by Mike Church, Univ. of British Columbia, in the CU Geological Sciences Colloquium series. Benson Earth Science Building Room 180, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. 4-5 p.m. Refreshments are served at 3:30 just outside Benson Room 380. All are welcome!

Jan. 30 (Wed.) – Paleoelevation of the North American Cordillera from the late Cretaceous to late Eocene: an Integrated Climate Model-Oxygen Isotope Approach, talk by Henry Fricke, Colorado College, in the CU Geological Sciences Colloquium series. Benson Earth Science Building Room 180, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. 4-5 p.m. All are welcome!

February

Feb. 5 (Tues.) – Epeirogeny or Eustasy? Deciphering the Rise and Fall of Continental Interiors and Implications for Mantle Dynamics, talk by Becky Flowers, Univ. of Colorado, at the weekly or biweekly USGS Rocky Mountain Science Seminar Series. Building 25 auditorium, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO. 10:30 a.m. All interested persons are welcome to come to these lectures. Enter the Federal Center via the main gate (Gate 1) on Kipling St., and go north to the large parking lot (with overhead solar photovoltaic panels) east of Building 25; enter Bldg. 25 via the Security station at entrance E-14, near the center of the building. Please email Pete Modreski for a complete list of all our seminars scheduled through May 28.

Feb. 15 (Fri.)-? – Mammoths & Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age, exhibit at Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO. Return to the Ice Age. Encounter some of Earth's most awe-inspiring mammals, roam among sabertoothed cats and giant bears, and wonder over some of the oldest human artifacts in existence. Life-size models, fossil tusks and skulls, touchable teeth, spear points, cave paintings, interactive displays, and monumental video installations bring the Ice Age back to life.

March

Mar. 5 – New Frontiers in the Biology of Mammoths and Mastodons, lecture by Daniel Fisher, director of the Museum of Paleontology at the University of Michigan, a leading expert on mammoths and mastodons. Ricketson Auditorium, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO. 7 p.m.

Mar. 11 (Mon.) – To Reactivate or Not to Reactivate—Nature and Varied Behavior of Structural Inheritance in the Proterozoic Basement of the Eastern Colorado Mineral Belt--Over 1.7 Billion Years of Earth History, talk by Jonathan Caine (USGS), John Ridley and Zachary Wessel (CSU); Colorado School of Mines, at the Denver Region Exploration Geologists' Society meeting. Berthoud Hall Rm. 241, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO. Social hour 6:30-7, Presentation 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend. (Pete Modreski says this should be a very good talk about geologic structures in the Colorado Front Range and their relationship to ore deposits.)

Mar. 12 (Tues.) – Water for Energy: How much does it take? How much will we need? The latest in the free, weekly public lecture series on FrackingSENSE with Reagan Waskom. Room 270, Hale Science Building, CU Boulder, Boulder, CO. 6:30.

Mar. 13 (Wed.) – To Reactivate or Not to Reactivate—Nature and Varied Behavior of Structural Inheritance in the Proterozoic Basement of the Eastern Colorado Mineral Belt Over 1.7 Billion Years of Earth History, lecture by Jonathan Caine (USGS), John Ridley and Zachary Wessel (CSU) at the Denver Region Exploration Geologists' Society meeting. Room 241, Berthoud Hall, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO. Social hour 6:30 to 7, Presentation at 7. All are welcome to attend.

Mar. 14 (Thurs.) – The Mystery of the Giant Crystals, a film by Javier Trueba, written and presented by Juan Manuel Garcia Ruiz, shown at the bimonthly meeting the Colorado Chapter, Friends of Mineralogy. VIP Room, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO. (Enter the Museum through the staff/security station entrance, to the left of the main entrance). 7:30. From the Roman mines of Segobriga described by Pliny the Elder, to Europe's biggest geode, found in Almeria, Spain; from the volcanic depths of the Andes, to the grandiose "Cueva de los Cristales" of Naica…." (2010; 50 minutes); as well as a show and tell of specimens, stories, or photos from the 2013 Tucson mineral show. All are welcome to attend.

Mar. 16-17 (Sat-Sun.) – Western Interior Paleontological Society (WIPS) Symposium, Ice Worlds and Their Fossils. At the Green Center, CSM campus, Golden, CO. Discover how glacial climates & life interact to shape evolution and the biosphere. Registration: $85; student registration: $30; single-day registration also available.

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