Program: Geo-Launchpad

Project Locating Fossils: Georeferencing and Mapping Invertebrates in the Western United States Poster About Liz After receiving her bachelor’s degree in geography from the University of Texas, Liz worked in the outdoors on trail crews, as an environmental educator, and as a natural resources technician. Liz decided to get back into her original interests in … Continued

Project 3D Printing Procedures and Applications in Outreach and Field Support Poster About Dylan Dylan is presently studying geography at Front Range Community College, with plans to transfer to the University of Northern Colorado in 2018. Through a chance encounter on his campus, Dylan met a former Geo-Launchpad intern who piqued his interest in the … Continued

Project The Modern Library: Digitizing Historic Photographs and Field Records for the United States Geological Survey Poster About Katie Katie is currently pursuing an A.S. at Front Range Community College, with plans of pursuing a bachelor’s in Environmental Science. During the Geo-Launchpad Program Katie digitized the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) extensive collections of historic … Continued

Project Using National Hydrography Linked Data to Better Understand Wild and Scenic River Protections Poster About Alex Alex Hurtado is a 3rd year student at Front Range Community College (Larimer Campus) pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Geography. Alex has had former experience with outreach, working as the Visibility Coordinator for the Climate Reality Project Campus … Continued

Project Using National Hydrography Linked Data to Better Understand Wild and Scenic River Protections Poster About Grace Grace is a student at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU) pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science. Before recently transferring to MSU, she completed two years at Front Range Community College. Grace originally planned on pursing a … Continued

Project The Modern Library: Digitizing Historic Photographs and Field Records for the United States Geological Survey Poster About Santiago Santiago is currently studying geology at Arapahoe Community College with plans to transfer to the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2019. Santiago’s interest in the geosciences began at a young age. With the guidance of many … Continued

Project The Future of Published Papers: Improving Reproducibility Practices for USGS Publications Poster About Shannon Shannon is a recent graduate of Front Range Community College with an Associate’s of Science. In fall 2019, they are transferring to CU Boulder to pursue a Bachelor’s degree of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences. They are passionate about making science … Continued

Project Creating the Digital Collection of William E. Davies at the USGS Library Poster About Daniel Daniel was a participant in the Geo-Launchpad program at UNAVCO. His project involved data entry and synthesizing at USGS. Daniel graduated from Front Range Community College in Fort Collins in May and now plans to finish his undergraduate degree … Continued

Project Analysis of Avian North American Migratory Flyway Use to Enable Effective Conservation of Species in Greatest Conservation Need Poster About Kaely Kaely is a participant in the 2019, Geo-Launchpad Internship hosted by UNAVCO in Boulder, Colorado. She is a former student of Front Range Community College and will be transferring to Colorado State University … Continued

Project Creating the Digital Collection of William E. Davies at the USGS Library Poster About Jackson Jackson was a participant in the Geo-Launchpad internship program at UNAVCO and spent the summer working with the US Geological Survey in digitizing and managing data archives in their Antarctic collections. Jackson recently transferred to CU-Boulder, where he plans … Continued