Design Science Association
Education and adventure in the field of Creation Science.
What is the Design Science Association?
Design Science Association is a Portland, Oregon based outreach offering opportunities for education and adventure in the field of Creation Science. Highlights include:
- Monthly Meetings featuring prominent Creation Science Speakers.
- Book Store offering the latest and best Creation Science resources at discount prices.
- Field Trips exploring the handiwork of our Creator, Jesus Christ, as well as the evidence for the global flood of Noah’s day.
MONTHLY MEETING: March 21, 2026
Continuous Environmental Tracking: How Organisms Actually Adapt to their Environment
Michael Calcagno
This presentation will describe a model for how scientists, researchers, and every-day observers can study how organisms, both plants and animals, adapt to their respective environments, utilizing basic engineering principles as a starting-point. Understanding how adaptation actually operates with living organisms points unmistakably to our awesome Creator who designed life on planet Earth to "... be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth."
Michael Calcagno currently serves as President of the Arizona origin Science Association, and directs operations for the Gila and Navajo Divisions. He is a veteran of the US Navy and Oregon Army National Guard. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree With Honors in Elementary Education from Portland State University in 1986, taught in Oregon public schools for 17+ years and he speaks regularly on Creation and Biblical Apologetics. He and his wife Michelle live in Heber, Arizona.
We meet usually on the third Saturday of each month from
9:00 am to 11:30 am at:
Greater Portland Bible Church
2374 SW Vermont Street
Portland, OR 97219
For upcoming months' meetings, see our Meetings page.
Creation Encounter Field Trips
Design Science Association hosts field trips through Creation Encounter. Our purpose is to provide quality creation field study, tours, road guides, and other information glorifying God as Creator. We also conduct special field trips for local pastor groups, and offer "tailor-made" creation programs for various organizations. Our mission is to help believers defend the reliability of the Bible and to support the church in fulfilling its Great Commission.
Livestream
The meeting will stream live every third Saturday of the month at 9am Pacific. Click below to watch it LIVE. Did you miss the Livestream? Don’t worry. It’s in our video archive on our YouTube channel.