UW-Green Bay Graduate Studies Catalog - Environmental Science and Policy

UW-Green Bay Master of Science in

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLICY

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay's Environmental Science and Policy program is appropriate for students with interests in the scientific and/or public policy aspects of complex environmental problems. It provides a course of study that prepares its graduates for positions in scientific, technical and administrative organizations and agencies. The program's core focuses on identification and analysis of environmental issues and on developing interdisciplinary approaches and solutions to problems. The program offers three areas of emphasis: Ecosystems Studies, Resource Management, and Environmental Policy and Administration.

Although the areas of emphasis seek to integrate the sciences with policy and administration, students choose to specialize in one depending on future career interests. Each area of emphasis has a practical orientation that involves the student in real world problems and issues rather than presenting theoretical knowledge alone. Each area of emphasis allows for and encourages student flexibility in designing a particular program of study around a core of required courses. A personal program of study, as described below, may also be developed.

The program fits the needs of both part-time and full-time students. Most graduate courses are offered once weekly in the evening or at other times convenient for working individuals. Students benefit from the mix of perspectives and experiences held by participants in courses. Full-time students gain from the practical knowledge of the working professionals, who are in turn challenged by the current theoretical knowledge of those with recent undergraduate degrees. Students like the small class sizes and the close association with faculty. Fully prepared students usually complete the program in two years. Part-time students normally complete the program in four to five years.

The program features a faculty that is widely published in the professional literature, active in externally funded research, and committed to excellence in teaching. The faculty associated with the program firmly believe that environmental policy must be based on good science but also that science is ineffective without sound policy decisions. Close ties exist with national, state and local agencies providing students with opportunities to become engaged with and contribute to meaningful scientific research and policy formulation.

The University offers modern and well-equipped facilities that support research and study in environmental science and policy areas. Computer equipped ecology, engineering graphics and geographic information systems (GIS) laboratories are available. The library collection is strong in all areas of environmental studies, but is particularly so in environmental policy and administration. The library maintains subscriptions to most pertinent journals in science and public policy and administration. Interlibrary loans are easily available from UW-Madison and elsewhere when sources are not available locally.

AREAS OF EMPHASIS

One of the primary goals of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay graduate program is to prepare highly skilled and imaginative individuals for middle-management and policy-making positions in government, nonprofit organizations and the private sector. Individuals with such career objectives will focus on environmental policy course work. Another objective of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay graduate program is to prepare technically competent and imaginative individuals for positions in the public or private sectors. Individuals with such career objectives will focus on environmental science course work. Students will be prepared to deal with a variety of environmental problems or to pursue further graduate work in similar or related areas.

Ecosystems Studies
Students who select Ecosystems Studies may address problems of general features of ecosystems such as nutrient regeneration, productivity, or trophic relationships. They can also focus on specific questions such as endangered species, predation and competition. Natural, managed and disturbed ecosystems are examined in classroom and field activities. Studies on aquatic systems take advantage of the University's location on Green Bay, participation in the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Program, and the Center for Bio diversity. The University's proximity to large areas of northern forests and the Door Peninsula provides convenient locations for the study of diverse ecosystems.

Resource Management
Students who select this area of emphasis may study concepts of natural resource management, watershed management, or of the handling, processing, treatment and disposal of municipal, industrial and agricultural wastes. Emphasis is on evaluating alternative strategies for effective policy implementation and planning for the future. Other studies focus on ground or surface water systems. Principles and techniques of quantitative analysis are applied to problems of supply, distribution and utilization of natural resources and to the optimization of treatment and waste management costs in the context of public agencies, consulting firms and industries. Studies take advantage of the University's cooperation with the Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center located on campus.

The Ecosystems Studies, and Resource Management areas of emphasis prepare students to:

• design and conduct scientific investigations;

• collect, evaluate, and interpret data;

• make responsible decisions to implement appropriate technologies and strategies to solve environmental problems, and;

• effectively communicate the results of environmental studies to other scientists, decision makers and the general public.

Graduates typically work as scientists, environmental specialists, or project managers with industry, commercial laboratories, engineering firms, or government agencies, where their work involves analysis, research, consulting, compliance, or enforcement.

Environmental Policy and Administration
Students who select Environmental Policy and Administration study the characteristics and operation of government institutions; organizational theory, design and evaluation; and substantive policies in regulation, environmental protection, science and technology, and energy and natural resources. Courses emphasize environmental problem analysis and planning, policy analysis and formulation, environmental law and implementation, program evaluation, statistical analysis and the application of social science research methods to environmental issues. Studies benefit from interaction with the Center for Public Affairs and the Center for Bio diversity.

The Environmental Policy and Administration area of emphasis prepares students to:

• identify and analyze policy-relevant problems of major importance;

• design, evaluate, and implement strategies and programs for addressing such problems, and;

• design, manage, and evaluate project teams and organizational systems concerned with such problems, policies, programs, and strategies.

Graduates typically enter governmental agencies at the national, state or local level, or nonprofit organizations, where their work involves policy analysis, planning, or administration. Some prefer positions in legislative bodies, environmental organizations, or industry where administrative or analytical work is combined with politics, public relations, education or advocacy.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Each student's prior academic background is evaluated by a program admissions committee when he or she applies. Admission to the Environmental Science and Policy graduate program requires a student to have completed the equivalent of a basic undergraduate course in statistics and submitted current GRE general test scores. Students with a background in both policy and science will be given preference in admission decisions.

Each area of emphasis requires different skills and preparation; therefore, additional prerequisites vary. Courses appropriate to the area of emphasis or needed to meet prerequisites of specific courses that a student wishes to incorporate into a plan of study will also be required as described below.

Applicants who do not meet these requirements may be admitted if their academic record, letters of reference, and GRE scores indicate potential for successful completion of the program. However, these students will have additional requirements placed upon them as part of their academic plan to make up any deficiencies.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Students who are adequately prepared when they enter the program may earn the degree by satisfactorily completing a minimum of 28 credits of course work, plus a six-credit thesis. Those who lack appropriate prerequisites may need to take additional courses to strengthen their backgrounds. Credits earned in undergraduate courses numbered at the 100- or 200-level cannot be applied toward the graduate degree.

Credit requirements are determined by the student's chosen area of emphasis and program of study. At least 12 credits of 700-level courses must be included. Students develop individual program plans with the assistance and approval of their advisers and graduate committees.

By the time a student has successfully completed 15 credits, usually during the second semester, he or she should have selected a thesis adviser, formed a committee and started to develop a thesis proposal with their assistance. Approval of the thesis proposal places the student in candidacy for the degree. Successful defense of the written thesis and completion of all courses in the student's program plan result in awarding of the degree. See the "General Information" section for additional details.

General Core Requirements, 19 Credits
All students matriculated into the Environmental Science and Policy program are required to successfully complete the following set of required core courses (13 credits) and a six-credit thesis.

Complete the following three courses, 7 credits:

008-701 Perspectives in Environmental Science and Policy, 3 credits

008-762 Graduate Seminar, 1 credit

008-763 Seminar in Environmental Science and Policy, 3 credits

And one of the following environmental science courses, 3 credits:

008-740 Ecosystem Management, 3 credits

008-743 Landscape Ecology, 3 credits

008-766 Waste Management/Resource Recovery, 3 credits

362-660 Resource Management Strategy, 3 credits

And one of the following public policy courses, 3 credits:

008-713 Energy, Natural Resources, and Public Policy, 3 credits

008-752 Environmental Policy and Administration, 3 credits

835-578 Environmental Law, 3 credits

835-602 Environmental and Resource Economics, 3 credits

And thesis requirement, 6 credits:

008-799 Thesis, 6 credits

Area of Emphasis Requirements
In addition to the general core requirements described above, students will select a program of study from one of the areas of emphasis described below. A fourth option is to develop a “personal program of study” more fitting to the career interest of the student.

Area of Emphasis courses (must total at least 15 credits, unduplicated by the program core):

• Ecosystem Studies, 15-16 credits

• Resource Management, 15-16 credits

• Environmental Policy and Administration, 15-16 credits

• Personal Program of Study, 15 credits minimum

Personal programs of study must conform to Environmental Science and Policy program guidelines. Such programs must be filed as a Graduate Program Plan and be approved by the student's academic adviser, the Environmental Science and Policy program coordinator, and the associate dean of graduate studies and research. These programs must include the entire 19-credit program core requirements and include a minimum of 34 credits.

It is possible, even necessary depending on area requirements, that students will include one or two four-credit statistics courses in their academic program. In those cases, only seven credits would be needed in one semester which could be satisfied by the Seminars in Ecology and Evolution (008-715) or an independent study or internship. If a regular course is selected, the academic program would include a total of 36 credits.

• Ecosystem Studies (15 credits minimum)

Emphasis Prerequisites: (taken elsewhere or prior to entrance)
Students who pursue the Ecosystems Studies area of emphasis are expected to have completed biology courses beyond introductory courses, typically the equivalent to a minor or major in biology. These courses should include an ecology course.

Core Courses:
Complete one of the following science courses, 3 credits:

008-740 Ecosystems Management, 3 credits

008-743 Landscape Ecology, 3 credits

008-749 Wetland Ecology and Management, 3 credits

Complete one of the following quantitative courses, 3-4 credits:

008-755 Environmental Data Analysis, 4 credits

008-765 Environmental Modeling and Analysis, 4 credits

600-555 Applied Mathematical Optimization, 3 credits

600-630 Design of Experiments, 4 credits

600-631 Multivariate Statistical Analysis, 4 credits

600-667 Applied Regression Analysis, 3 credits

Additional Courses, 9 credits:
Choose any combination from the courses listed here or above.

General Ecology:

008-715 Seminar in Ecology and Evolution, 3 credits (3 semesters - 1 credit each semester)

362-667 Ecological Methods and Analysis, 4 credits

362-668 Ecological Applications, 4 credits

Aquatic Ecology:

362-530 Hydrology, 3 credits

362-605 Aquatic Ecology, 3 credits

Plant Biology and Ecology:

204-511 Plant Physiology, 4 credits

204-602 Advanced Microbiology, 3 credits

362-520 The Soil Environment, 4 credits

362-563 Plants and Forest Pathology, 3 credits

Animal Ecology:

204-553 Invertebrate Biology, 4 credits

204-555 Entomology, 3 credits

Environmental Policy and Planning:

008-752 Environmental Policy and Administration, 3 credits

835-522 Environmental Planning, 3 credits

835-650 Advanced Geographic Information Systems, 3 credits

• Resource Management (15 credits minimum)

Emphasis Prerequisites: (taken elsewhere or prior to entrance)
Students who pursue Resource Management come from a variety of undergraduate disciplines including biology, chemistry, earth science, economics, engineering, environmental planning, environmental policy, mathematics, physics, political science, public administration, and resource management. The appropriate undergraduate course preparation is dictated by the prerequisites to the courses to be included in a program of study and the thesis topic area.

Core Courses:
Complete one of the following science courses, 3 credits:

008-724 Hazardous and Toxic Materials, 3 credits

008-733 Ground Water: Resources and Regulations, 3 credits

008-766 Waste Management/Resource Recovery, 3 credits

Complete one of the following quantitative courses, 3-4 credits:

008-755 Environmental Data Analysis, 4 credits

008-765 Environmental Modeling and ` Analysis, 4 credits

600-555 Applied Mathematical Optimization, 3 credits

600-630 Design of Experiments, 4 credits

600-631 Multivariate Statistical Analysis, 4 credits

600-667 Applied Regression Analysis, 3 credits

Additional Courses, 9 credits minimum:
Choose any combination from the courses listed here or above.

Physical Resources Management:

225-602 Advanced Organic Chemistry, 3 credits

225-613 Instrumental Analysis, 4 credits

225-617 Nuclear Physics and Radio- chemistry, 3 credits

225-618 Nuclear Physics and Radio- chemistry Laboratory, 1 credit

362-505 Environmental Systems, 3 credits

362-518 Pollution Control, 3 credits

362-520 The Soil Environment, 4 credits

362-523 Pollution Prevention, 3 credits

362-530 Hydrology, 3 credits

362-535 Water and Waste Water Treatment, 3 credits

362-615 Solar and Alternate Energy Systems, 3 credits

362-632 Hydrogeology, 3 credits

362-634 Environmental Chemistry, 3 credits

362-635 Environmental Chemistry Lab, 1 credit

362-660 Resource Management Strategy, 3 credits

Biological Resources Management:

008-740 Ecosystems Management, 3 credits

008-743 Landscape Ecology, 3 credits

008-749 Wetland Ecology and Management, 3 credits

362-669 Conservation Biology, 4 credits

Natural Resources Analysis:

362-650 Advanced Geographic Information Systems, 3 credits

362-654 Remote Sensing of the Environment, 3 credits

Environmental Policy and Planning:

008-713 Energy, Natural Resources, and Public Policy, 3 credits

008-752 Environmental Policy and Administration, 3 credits

298-612 Economics of Sustainability, 3 credits

835-506 Regulatory Policy and Administration, 3 credits

835-522 Environmental Planning, 3 credits

835-578 Environmental Law, 3 credits

835-602 Environmental and Resource Economics, 3 credits

• Environmental Policy and Administration (15 credits minimum)

Emphasis Prerequisites: (taken elsewhere or prior to entrance)
Students who pursue Environmental Policy and Administration come from a variety of undergraduate backgrounds such as economics, engineering, environmental planning, environmental policy, political science, public administration, sociology, or more traditional science disciplines. The appropriate undergraduate course preparation is dictated by the prerequisites to the courses to be included in a program of study and the thesis topic area. It would normally be expected that students would have the equivalent of one year of undergraduate course work in political science, public administration, or economics.

Core Courses:
Complete all of the following courses, 9 credits:

008-708 Public Policy Analysis, 3 credits

008-752 Environmental Policy and Administration, 3 credits

008-760 Social Research Methods, 3 credits

Administrative Organizations and Processes – complete one course, 3 credits:

002-753 Organizational Theory and Behavior, 3 credits

778-610 Intergovernmental Relations, 3 credits

835-514 Administrative Law, 3 credits

835-615 Public and Nonprofit Budgeting, 3 credits

835-652 Planning Theory and Methods, 3 credits

Public Policy – complete one course, 3 credits:

008-713 Energy, Natural Resources, and Public Policy, 3 credits

298-612 Economics of Sustainability, 3 credits

778-516 Congress: Politics and Policy, 3 credits

835-506 Regulatory Policy and Administration, 3 credits

835-522 Environmental Planning, 3 credits

835-578 Environmental Law, 3 credits

835-602 Environmental and Resource Economics, 3 credits

Additional Courses:
Choose any combination from the courses listed here or above.

Research Methods:

002-765 Program Evaluation, 3 credits

008-755 Environmental Data Analysis, 4 credits

008-765 Environmental Modeling and Analysis, 4 credits

600-630 Design of Experiments, 4 credits

600-631 Multivariate Statistical Analysis, 4 credits

600-667 Applied Regression Analysis, 3 credits

Environmental Science:

008-715 Seminar in Ecology and Evolution, 3 credits (3 semesters – 1 credit each semester)

008-724 Hazardous and Toxic Materials, 3 credits

008-733 Ground Water Resources and Regulations, 3 credits

008-740 Ecosystems Management, 3 credits

008-743 Landscape Ecology, 3 credits

008-766 Waste Management/Resource Recovery, 3 credits

362-505 Environmental Systems, 3 credits

362-518 Pollution Control, 3 credits

362-523 Pollution Prevention, 3 credits

362-634 Environmental Chemistry, 3 credits

362-635 Environmental Chemistry Lab, 1 credit

362-660 Resource Management Strategy, 3 credits

362-668 Ecological Applications, 4 credits

Environmental Planning and Geographic Information Systems:

835-522 Environmental Planning, 3 credits

835-650 Advanced Geographic Information Systems, 3 credits

FACULTY

Chen, Dechang, Assistant Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Statistics). B.S. (1983) Southeast University; M.S. (1988) Peking; Ph.D. (1998) SUNY-Buffalo.
Fields of interest: pattern recognition; Bayesian analysis; model building; design of experiments; clinical trials; functional analysis; partial differential equations.

Davis, Gregory J., Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Mathematics). B.S. (1981) UW-Green Bay; M.A. (1985), Ph.D. (1987) Northwestern.
Fields of interest: smooth, discrete, and chaotic dynamical systems; mathematical modeling of biological and physical systems.

Dolan, David M., Assistant Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Mathematics/Statistics). B.S. (1971), M.S. (1972) Notre Dame; M.A. (1980) Michigan; Ph.D. (1999) McMaster (Canada).
Fields of interest: statistical applications to ecosystems studies and resource management; spatial statistics; pollutant load estimation; water quality monitoring and modeling.

Draney, Michael L., Assistant Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Biology). B.S. (1989) New Mexico State University; M.S. (1992), Ph.D. (1997) Univ. of Georgia.
Fields of interest: ecology, taxonomy, and conservation of spiders and ground-dwelling arthropods; winter active arthropods; life history strategies; inventory, monitoring, and assessment techniques for terrestrial arthropods.

Fencl, Heidi S., Assistant Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Physics). B.S. (1984) Nebraska Wesleyan; M.S. (1986) Univ. of Nebraska; Ph.D. (1992) Ohio State.
Fields of interest: science education, physics, astrophysics

Fermanich, Kevin J., Assistant Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Earth Science). B.S. (1985) UW-Stevens Point; M.S. (1988), Ph.D. (1995) UW-Madison.
Fields of interest: pesticide mobility and persistence in soil; vadose zone processes; hydrology.

Furlong, Scott R., Associate Professor, Public and Environmental Affairs (Political Science). B.A. (1985) St. Lawrence University; M.P.A. (1987), Ph.D. (1993) The American University.
Fields of interest: regulatory policy; environmental policy; legislative politics; administrative law; public policy and administration; research methods and interest group influence on the administrative rulemaking process.

Howe, Robert W., Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Biology); Director, Cofrin Arboretum and Center for Biodiversity. B.S. (1974) Notre Dame; M.S. (1977), Ph.D. (1981) UW-Madison.
Fields of interest: terrestrial ecology and conservation biology; bird population dynamics in fragmented forests; natural history and biogeography of vertebrates; evolutionary ecology.

Katers, John F., Assistant Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Engineering). B.S. (1991), M.S. (1993) UW-Green Bay; Ph.D. (1996) Marquette.
Fields of interest: water and waste water treatment; beneficial reuse of industrial byproducts; industrial recycling technologies; renewable energy/energy efficiency.

Kraft, Michael E., Herbert Frisk Johnson Professor, Public and Environmental Affairs (Political Science). B. A. (1966) UC-Riverside; M. A. (1967), Ph.D. (1973) Yale. (On leave 2001-2002)
Fields of interest: American politics and government; public policy analysis, congressional behavior and legislative processes; environmental policy and politics in the U.S.; sustainable communities; politics of nuclear waste disposal.

Lyon, John M., Associate Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Chemistry). B. S. (1977) Le high; Ph.D. (1983) Rutgers.
Fields of interest: transition metal chemistry; reactions of transition metals in high oxidation states as oxygenation catalysts; photochemical energy conversion systems.

Marker, James C., Associate Professor, Human Biology (Exercise Physiology). B. S. (1979) Weber State University; M. S. (1981) Utah State University; Ph.D. (1985) Brigham Young University; Post-Doctoral Fellow (1985- 88) Washington State University of Medicine.
Fields of interest: exercise physiology/endocrinology; the role/response of hormones during exercise; metabolic responses to exercise and exercise training; adaptions to exercise training in the elderly; the role of the sympathoadrenal system and glucose counter-regulatory system during exercise; exercise/muscle physiology; exercise testing and prescription; kinesiology.

Merkel, Brian J., Assistant Professor, Human Biology (Biology). B.S. (1989) Richmond; Ph.D. (1994) Virginia Commonwealth.
Fields of interest: the environmental effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on the human and murine immune system; specifically the effects of PCBs on neutrophils and lactoferrin concentrations are being examined in individuals living in the Fox River watershed; examination of the effects of environmental contaminants on T. Lymphocytes and HLA protein expression.

Meyer, Steven J., Assistant Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Earth Science). B.S. (1983) Northern Illinois; M.S. (1986), Ph.D. (1990) University of Nebraska.
Fields of interest: climate change, the effects of climate change on agriculture, climate related decision making, science education.

Morgan, Michael D., Herbert Fisk Johnson Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Biology). B.S. (1963) Butler; M.S., Ph.D. (1968) Illinois.
Fields of interest: reproductive ecology of plants; terrestrial plant ecology and conservation biology; relations between climatic change and plant production and distribution.

Nair, V.M.G., Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Forest and Plant Pathology, Mycology). B.Sc., Madras; M.Sc., Aligarh; Associate I.A.R.I, Agricultural Ministry, New Delhi; Ph.D. (1964) UW-Madison.
Fields of interest: international quarantine and disease control programs of plant-forest tree diseases; Weedicide-Silvicide applications in the establishment of exotic tree species in developing countries and their aftereffects on wildlife and fishes; preservation of tropical forests species and forest medicinal plants; host parasite interactions of vascular wilt and canker pathogens; electron and three-dimension electron microscopy.

Nekola, Jeffrey C., Associate Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Ecology). B.A. (1987) Coe College; Ph.D. (1993) University of North Carolina.
Fields of interest: principles of ecology; biological resource management; conservation biology; plant taxonomy.

Niedzwiedz, William R., Professor, Public and Environmental Affairs (Geography). B.S. (1969), M.S. (1972) Massachusetts; Ph.D. (1981) Virginia Polytechnic.
Fields of interest: geographic information systems; remote sensing applications; land use planning; environmental impact assessment.

Norman, Jack C., Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Chemistry). B.S. (1960) New Hampshire; Ph.D. (1965) UW-Madison.
Fields of interest: nuclear and radio chemistry; environmental radioactivity; distribution and cycling of natural and artificial radionuclides in the environment; wastepaper recycling and deinking; recycling and decontamination of pulping liquors and effluents.

Phoenix, Laurel, Assistant Professor, Public and Environmental Affairs (Planning). B.S. (1992), M.S. (1994) Colorado at Boulder; Ph.D. (2001) SUNY.
Fields of interest: environmental policy; water resources; rural planning; regional/state planning; smart growth.

Reed-Anderson, Tara, Assistant Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Biology). B.A. (1980) Whitworth; M.S. (1995) Oregon State; Ph.D. (1999) UW-Madison.
Fields of interest: impacts of anthropogenic activities and exotic invasions on aquatic ecosystem; changes in the Green Bay ecosystem following zebra mussel invasion; evaluating the changes in macroinvertebrate community structure downstream following dam removal.

Scheberle, Denise L., Associate Professor, Public and Environmental Affairs (Political Science). B.S. (1982), M.P.A. (1984) University of Wyoming; Ph.D. (1991) Colorado State University.
Fields of interest: public administration, intergovernmental relations, public policy, environmental policy and law; special interest in policy implementation and formation; federal-state relationships in environmental programs.

Stieglitz, Ronald D., Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Earth Science-Geology). B.S. (1963) UW-Milwaukee; M.S. (1967), Ph.D. (1970) Illinois.
Fields of interest: environmental geology; stratigraphic analysis; sedimentary geology; applications of geology to land use problems; ground water resources.

Stoll, John R., Professor, Public and Environmental Affairs (Economics). B.S. (1973) UW-Green Bay; M.S. (1977), Ph.D. (1980) Kentucky.
Fields of interest: natural resources and environmental economics; econometrics; nonmarket valuation methodology; economics of recreation and leisure; cost-benefit analysis, regional economics, fisheries economics.

Terry, Patricia A., Associate Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Engineering). B.S. (1989), M.S. (1991) Texas; Ph.D. (1995) Colorado.
Fields of interest: environmental separations, water remediation.

Weedermann, Marion, Assistant Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Mathematics). B.S. (1995) Jozsef Attila Un., Hungary; Ph.D. (2000) Georgia Instute of Technology.
Fields of interest: infinite dimensional systems, in particular differential equations with delay time (FDE); realization of vector fields via FDE; periodic orbits of FDE; behavior near invariant manifolds; bifurcation theory.

Emeriti Faculty

Day, Harold Jack, Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Engineering). B.S. (1952), M.S. (1953), Ph.D. (1963) UW-Madison.
Fields of interest: water resources, fluid mechanics, hydrology and related applications of engineering to society and technology; regional water quality and associated land management and flood plain management; resource management.

Harris, Hallet J., Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Biology). B.A. (1961) Coe College; M.S. (1965), Ph.D. (1966) Iowa State.
Fields of interest: animal and wetland ecology; management of coastal areas; wildlife management; ecological risk assessment.

McIntosh, Thomas H., Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Earth Science). B.S. (1956), M.S. (1958), Ph.D. (1962) Iowa State University.
Fields of interest: soils, agronomic systems, remote sensing.

Moran, Joseph M., Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Earth Science). B.A. (1965), M.S. (1967) Boston College; Ph.D. (1972) UW-Madison.
Fields of interest: nature of climatic change, air pollution meteorology; applications of paleoclimatic reconstruction techniques to Glacial-age evidence; environmental implications of current climatic changes; quaternary climatology; geology.

Rhyner, Charles R., Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Physics). B.S. (1962), M.S. (1964), Ph.D. (1967) UW-Madison.
Fields of interest: applied physics including radiation dosimetry and electronic instrumentation; primary research interest is in modeling solid waste management systems.

Sager, Paul E., Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Biology). B.S. (1959) Michigan; M.S. (1963), Ph.D. (1967) UW-Madison.
Fields of interest: ecology of aquatic communities including nutrient studies in the phytoplankton of freshwater lakes; eutrophication of lakes; ecological effects of nutrient enrichment and water quality deterioration; limnology.

Schwartz, Leander J., Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Biology). B.S. (1957) UW-Platteville; M.S. (1959), Ph.D. (1963) UW-Madison.
Fields of interest: resource recovery: anaerobic digestion of organic wastes and/or use as fertilizers and in other applications; bacterial survival in aquatic ecosystems.

Wenger, Robert B., Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Mathematics). B.S. (1958) Eastern Mennonite; M.A. (1962) Pennsylvania State; Ph.D. (1969) Pittsburgh.
Fields of interest: application of mathematical models to environmental problems such as solid waste management and water quality management; ecosystem risk assessment and graph-theoretic approaches to the study of ecosystem stressors.

Wiersma, James H., Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Chemistry). B.S. (1961) UW-Oshkosh; M.S. (1965), Ph.D. (1967) Missouri-Kansas City.
Fields of interest: assessment of fate of water pollutants (pesticides); performance of water pollution abatement methods; development of new analytical chemical methods with emphasis on techniques applied to environmental problems; bioremediation, arsenic in ground water.

Adjunct Faculty

Medland, Vicki, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences (Biology). B.S. (1984) UW-Madison; M.S. (1989) New Mexico State University; Ph.D. (1997) University of Georgia.
Fields of interest: evolutionary and behavioral ecology of aquatic invertebrates. Current research: characterizing the parameters that maintain coexistence of both males and hermaphrodites (i.e., androdioecy) in clam shrimp populations in desert ponds in the southwestern United States. Identifying the environmental cues important in regulating dormancy in cyclopoid copepods inhabiting temporary ponds.

Robinson, Dale, Adjunct Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Policy (Hydrology). B.S. (1981) St. Norbert College; M.S. (1984), Ph.D. (1989) UW-Madison.
Fields of interest: physical limnology; water-quality modeling; influence of environmental factors, watershed management strategies, and in-lake management alternatives on the water quality rivers and lakes; ice as climatic indicators; effects of artificial destratification; regional loading estimates; meteorological and lake physical measurements; air-water interactions.