UNCERTAINTY TRAINING
July 20-24, 2026 | IN PERSON ONLY | Fort Collins, CO
This week-long uncertainty training will introduce participants to practical approaches for quantifying, propagating, and communicating uncertainty in ecosystem modeling workflows. The course will cover both frequentist and Bayesian approaches, starting with core concepts and hands-on methods before moving into model calibration, evaluation, and uncertainty propagation. By the end of the training, participants will understand how uncertainty methods can be applied systematically across modeling pipelines to support more transparent, reproducible, and decision-ready analysis.
COST
Researchers + non-profit consortium members: $2000
Commercial Consortium Members: Free
Students: $1000
Registration priority will be given to EMDC members and the total number of seats is limited to 15.
We have a limited number of scholarships available.
Meet the Experts
Dr. Ames Fowler
Ecosystem Modeler, Soil Carbon Solutions Center
Ames is an ecosystem modeler with experience in processing-based modeling from the field to national scale with a diversity of hydrology, crop yield, and bio-geochemical soil system models. Ames is dedicated to enhancing access, development, technical support, and user training for CSU's state-of-the-art soil system models through the SCSC consortium. Leveraging these advanced tools, we can drive soil-based climate solutions grounded in leading-edge science. Ames’ affinity for the outdoors and agroecosystems fuels his passion for this work.
Dr. Stephen Ogle
Senior Research Scientist + Full Professor
Research Scientist
Dr. Ligia Souza
Data Science Lead
Soil Carbon Solutions Center
Dr. Corinne Walsh
Consortium Operations Lead
Soil Carbon Solutions Center
Frequently Asked Questions
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This will be a technical training, designed for the beginner/intermediate to ecosystem modeling and R. We will do our best to make the material accessible, however some experience in R is required.
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Unfortunately we cannot provide remote participation for this training.
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For this uncertainty training, we are prioritizing commercial and nonprofit/research consortium members for our limited number of seats. We are happy to take names for the waitlist and will offer additional trainings in the near future.
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You will need to have your own laptop - any operating system is ok!
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The Uncertainty Training tuition provides you with in-person instruction in a small group setting. This includes staff time, training materials, coffee, tea and light refreshments. Lodging and travel are not included.
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This will be the first Uncertainty training, however we have had several successful model trainings in a similar format and we anticipate running the training again within the next calendar year. Please stay tuned for more information.
Questions? Get in touch
Email ames.fowler@colostate.edu with questions or fill out the form below: