NEMAC is located at the University of North Carolina-Asheville and collaborates with other universities, the federal government, and private enterprise to address the region’s economic well-being through the establishment of knowledge-based technology jobs dealing with environmental issues that are specific to the Western Carolinas, the nation and the world. 

Undergraduate research is a core value of NEMAC that supports students as they work on intellectually driven projects with faculty mentors from atmospheric sciences, environmental studies, computer science, multimedia arts and sciences and management and accountancy.

NEMAC’s vision is to become a National Center for the prediction and analysis of environmental data.  Collaborators include the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), Education and Research Services (ERS), Barons Advanced Meteorological Systems (BAMS), The US Forest Service and others.  NEMAC’s current projects are the RENCI Engagement Site, Southern Appalachian Report Card on Sustainability, CERO, EFETAC, the Decision Theatre.           

Fact Sheet

Mission Statement:

UNC Asheville’s National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC):

• Conducts interdisciplinary applied research to address the challenges and opportunities of human interaction with the environment.
• Supports the university’s mission by promoting collaborations between the university, its students and faculty, and the community.
• Applies research to integrate data, create visualizations, convey meaning through story telling and provide decision support tools to address the issues that impact our society.
• Fosters active partnerships with academic, governmental, commercial and community organizations.