Graduate Certificate Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
On Monday, April 23rd, a group of EAP students, alumni, and faculty met up on Madison’s Capitol Square to celebrate Earth Day and the EAP program! We had a great turnout, and wonderful discussions. Thank you to Dan York (EAP Alum) for planning this event! Click here to view photos and read about our Earth …
Ron Meissen enrolled in the Land Resources PhD program in 2000 and quickly began his association with the EAP program. Ron was not a traditional student, as he maintained a full-time position on the management team of Baxter International Inc. (Baxter), and commuted from the north side of Chicago for more than six years to …
For Sean Stalpes, much of his job satisfaction comes from helping parties with different points of view reach consensus. The 2009 grad is an energy technologies specialist with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. He prepares reports that compile testimony, provides analysis and technical expertise, and advises the commission on energy-related matters. “I am fortunate to …
“If you feel passionate about your work and do good for the world, you may be surprised by the opportunities life hands you.” Patty Monahan (M.S. Land Resources, Class of ’91) understands the importance of coupling exploration with direction to find your career path. After graduating with a BS in Environmental Studies from UC-Berkeley, Patty …
Martha Goodell (M.S., Class of 2014) loves finding creative solutions to complex challenges. “I’ve always been a problem solver,” she says. A passion for problem solving and an early interest in art drove Martha to pursue a degree in architecture as an undergraduate student at the University of Colorado Boulder in the early 90s. Architects, …
“I’ve been to some really grimy places,” says Don Wichert (M.S., Land Resources and Energy Analysis & Policy, Class of 1987). He laughs, and then goes on to describe what it was like to be on the job with Clean Air Engineering, an air pollution testing company he joined following his undergraduate career at Western Illinois …
EAP alumnus Dan York has a longstanding interest in energy policy. “I was a student in high school during the 1970s energy crises,” he said. The crises “had a big impact on me…. The more I learned about different environmental problems of the day the more they pointed back toward energy.” Following high school, Dan …
May 30, 2018 | by KAI BRITO When we think about the health impacts of air pollution, it’s important to know which pollutants are in the air we breathe. Fortunately, the U.S. has a large network of air monitoring instruments designed to measure this “nose-level” pollution, from ozone to particulates. In fact, the U.S. has …
In three comprehensive studies, an international consortium of 20 researchers, including the La Follette School’s Greg Nemet and Sophia Rogers, found a major gap in climate change dialogue between science and policy. The journal Environmental Research Letters recently published results of the studies by researchers at La Follette, the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons …