Many UNC Asheville faculty members and students take an active interest in sustainability questions and solutions. Take a look at what our faculty and students are doing!
Applied Sustainability
UNC Asheville’s National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC), established in November 2003, is a center of the University and specializes in science communication and the development of decision support tools for local and regional planners, decision makers, and the public.
NEMAC helps people understand the relevance and importance of complex issues such as climate and weather, forest health, natural hazards, land use planning, and the efficient use of our energy and water resources. Our tools, developed with the assistance of UNC Asheville undergraduate research students, include web applications, interactive geographic information system (GIS) applications, multimedia delivery technologies, and print media. NEMAC and its many partnerships bring students, scientific professionals, and local decision makers together to help solve problems facing our society. NEMAC supports its applied research through mechanisms such as contracts, agreements, and grants with our various partners, including federal agencies; city, county, and state governments; and local entrepreneurs.
The McCullough Program at UNC Asheville facilitates applied undergraduate research projects in collaboration with a faculty advisor and local partner organization. To learn more about this research, visit the McCullough Institute past fellows webpage.
Faculty Researchers
Anthropology
Heidi Kelley, John Wood Caitlin Meagher, Paige Ambord, Blu Buchanan
Art
Carrie Tomberlin, Eric Tomberlin, Jackson Martin
Art History
Eva Bares, Leisa Rundquist
Atmospheric Science
Chris Hennon, Doug Miller, Caitlin Crossett
Biology
David Clarke, Rebecca Hale, Jonathan Horton, Christopher Nicolay, Jennifer Rhode Ward,
Graham Reynolds
Chemistry
Oksana Love, Sally Wasileski, Amanda Wolfe,Jeromy Rech, Pin Lyu,
Jason Schmeltzer, Philip Shivokevich
Classics
Lora Holland, Jake Butera
Computer Science
Marietta Cameron, Susan Reiser, Adam Whitley
Drama
Robert Bowen, Lise Kloppel, Casey Watkins
Economics
Kathleen Lawlor, Leah Mathews, Muhammad Newaz, Jonathan Brown, Melissa Mahoney
English
Erica Abrams-Lockyear, Kirk Boyle, Mildred Barya, Wiley Cash, Rachel Hanson, Leslee Johnson, William Revere, Angela Du
Environmental Studies
David Gillette, Andrew Laughlin, Landon Ward, Jeff Wilcox, Brittani McNamee, Jackie Langille, Irene Rossell, Jake Hagedorn, Dee Eggers, Catherine King, Ashley Case
Health and Wellness
Aubrianne Rote, Aubrey Mast, Ameena Batada,Fabrice Julien, Margaret Steele, Linnea Carlson
History
Daniel Pierce, Sarah Judson
Interdisciplinary Studies
Trey Adcock, Amanda Wray
Joint Mechatronics (JME)
Moorthy Muthukrishnan
Management
Jeff Shields
Mass Communication
Sonya DiPalma, Laura Meadows, Anne Slatton
Mathematics-Statistics
Steven Patch, Becky Sanft, Rudy Beharrysingh, Sam Kaplan
Music
Bill Bares, Toby King
Neuroscience
Patrick Foo
New Media
Victoria Bradbury
Philosophy
Grace Campbell
Physics
James Perkins, Don Nichols, Chandra Joshi, Christian Kerpal
Psychology
Mark Harvey, Patrick Foo