Meeting/Event Information

The AIPG Colorado Section is excited to launch our every-other-month virtual lunch talks. It's been a few years since we have hosted talks, and we're thrilled to be back at it!

Cost: Members - $10, Non-Members - $15, Student Members - FREE (must be a currently registered member or student member to receive the discounted price) 

To kick our program off right, we will be joined by Nick Coscarella, a Metropolitan State University of Denver student, and his 360° Virtual Tour of the Colorado Plateau.

Description of the Tour: The following geologic virtual tour was created over the summer (May 2022) and was created utilizing the virtual tour site CloudPano: https://app.cloudpano.com/tours. The tour explores the
Colorado Plateau including the unique stratigraphy found within some of Utah’s national parks and found within western Colorado. The Colorado Plateau is known to be one of the ideal places in the world to study
sedimentary geology, so the purpose of this tour is to show and teach interested geologists about the Colorado Plateau. This virtual experience allows geologists the opportunity to study and see the stratigraphy even if
they are not able to visit the stops themselves. It is important to note that there are instructions at the first stop on the tour (Gypsum, CO) that specify how to operate the software and maximize the experience while going
through each stop. A huge appreciation goes out to the EAS Department at MSU Denver and to Aaron Adams and Jessica Davey for leading the class and providing all that was needed for the trip to occur.

Colorado Plateau 360° Tour Link: https://app.cloudpano.com/tours/iDtn6LN-i 

Biography: Nick Coscarella has lived in Colorado throughout his entire life, and he has always had a passion for outdoor activities and science. Nick has always had a particular interest in rocks and fossils and his passion for geology started at a young age. Currently preparing for grad school and enrolled in his 9th semester at MSU Denver, Nick is planning to get his masters in geological engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. He also plans to eventually get a PhD, depending on where his career takes him. After working closely with Dr. Barbara EchoHawk and Dr. Uwe Kackstaetter, Nick began working on creating his own virtual tours with the use of Dr. EchoHawk’s GoPro. After purchasing his own GoPro Max, he began creating geologic virtual tours that showcase some of the incredible geology around the world. Here are some links to other virtual field trips Nick has created so far:

• Triceratops Trail (Golden, CO): https://app.cloudpano.com/tours/DiMAjBdKX
• Future Glade Reservoir Site and Owl Canyon (Laporte, CO): https://app.cloudpano.com/tours/8Cwh5_SoL
• Volcanoes and Volcanic Features of the Western United States: https://app.cloudpano.com/tours/4vPLe7kie

Contact Info: [email protected]

Image: Nick Coscarella at Mount Rainier overlook (WA)

Ticket Prices: Members $10, Student Members FREE, Non-Members $15

A Zoom meeting link will be emailed out two days before the event, please make sure to use a valid email address during the checkout process.