ARM Program Chair: Jamie Schauer
ARMSIRP Director: Erhard Joeres
Nelson Institute Graduate Advisor: Jim Miller, 608-263-4373
ARM Admissions Coordinator: Sara Lorence, 608-262-9206
A list of the faculty affiliated with the ARM program can be found on our searchable faculty directory.
Emissions from human activities have repercussions on local and global economics and ecosystems. These emissions, often dispersed over wide areas at low concentrations, can have profound and complex effects and interactions related to human health and terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Recognition of such ubiquitous impacts has resulted in significant state and federal legislation and international initiatives that redefine how people live, work, and define their quality of life.
The Air Resources Management Program (ARM) is an optional graduate-level certificate or Ph.D. minor that prepares students for interdisciplinary professions related to air quality. Graduate students who complete the 18-credit program receive a certificate in ARM to supplement their graduate degree. Doctoral students may choose either the full certificate or the 10-credit Ph.D. minor. ARM is not available as a stand-alone graduate degree.
The original ARM curriculum was introduced in 1993 to help meet the nationwide need in government, business, and industry for professionals in air quality management. This need stemmed in part from the adoption across the country of stringent air quality laws and regulations, notably the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and their state and local counterparts.
The ARM curriculum acquaints students with a carefully planned mix of pertinent topics, including air system behavior, multimedia issues, regulation, analysis, planning, design, and control. The curriculum combines education in science, economics, health, engineering, ecology, and policy in addressing air management at the ecosystem scale.
The Air Resources Management Program is administered by the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies (Nelson Institute) at UW-Madison.
Generally, applicants to ARM should have completed at least one college-level course in each of the following subjects:
Prerequisites may be waived upon recommendation of the ARM advisor to the ARM chair.