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The INSTAAR Stable Isotope Lab at the University of Colorado is hosting the Front Range Isotope Day (FRIDay) on Friday August 21^th 2026.��

FRIDay meetings are an annual, gathering of scientists and technicians from institutions along the Front Range who use stable isotopes in their research. Participants come from a broad range of scientific backgrounds, but we use common research tools and instrumentation. Students are especially encouraged to participate.

In this one-day meeting we’ll learn how researchers are using familiar measurements in different research fields, and how technicians are tackling age-old problems in our analyzers - both isotope ratio mass spectrometers and cutting edge optical methods. This is a great venue for talking shop, showing off proud solutions to technological challenges, and sharing the favorite pieces of our isotope toolkits. We’ll also report the cool science that we’ve learned from various isotopic tracers, and gather useful feedback on our work. Most of all, we’ll build community - so that we have friends “in the business” from up and down the Front Range that we can reach out to for troubleshooting and collaboration (or maybe even just a borrowed filament in a pinch).

This is the best kind of meeting because it is casual, friendly, and fun.��We are looking forward to seeing you.��Please spread the FRIDay word, along the Front Range and beyond!

Contact: If you have any questions, please email Sylvia Michel (INSTAAR Stable Isotope Lab).��

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Participants of the 2022 Front Range Isotope Day (FRIDay), held��at the Colorado School of Mines on August 19, 2022.��Image courtesy Susann Stolze.

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����Registration

Please register by July 24, 2026

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Talks & posters

The agenda will include:

Science talks – presentations with some background, methods, results. Because we all love science!

Tech talks – presentations showing clever solutions to tricky problems. If you are proud of it, please tell us about it!

Posters/Student Posters – A few neat plots and a bit of background so we can get to know you and the awesome project that you are working on. THERE WILL BE A CASH PRIZE for best student poster, courtesy of our sponsors, and fun prizes for non-student posters!

Abstract submission deadline is July 24, 2026

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����Location & parking

The meeting will be held at the����(SEEC) building on ����'s East Campus. Parking information (permits and maps) will be posted elsewhere. Permitting costs will be covered by our generous sponsors.

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����Mailing list

Registrants for the 2026 meeting will automatically be added to our mailing list and receive updates about this years' meeting (e.g., schedule)��and future events.��If you're not ready to register but still want to be on the list, just sign up below:

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��Our sponsors

This meeting would not happen if not for the generosity of our sponsors!�� To learn more about them, click a logo below:

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