Jan Harms, Ph.D.

Biography

As Forestry Coordinator for the College of Natural Resources (CNR), University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP), Jan Harms facilitates and coordinates the
activities of the Forestry Discipline within the College. He also chairs the McIntire Stennis Project Review Committee and manages the Forestry Advisory
Committee. As an Associate Professor of Forestry in the CNR, he instructs courses in Biometry, Forest Management and Finance, and Harvesting Systems. In
addition, Professor Harms advises students in the Forest Administration & Utilization field and consults in the areas of Forest Management, Strategic
Planning, and Decision Analysis.

A native of Chicago, Jan Harms has lived and worked in most of the major forested regions of the Continental United States including: the North Central,
Southeast, South Central, Rocky Mountains, and the Pacific Northwest. He has also worked on projects in British Columbia and Brazil. Prior to coming to UWSP,
Professor Harms spent 14 years employed in the forest products industry. During that time he held positions of Division Manager of Timberland Operations,
Division Manager of Strategic Planning and Business Services, Manager of Strategic Planning, Forestry Manager, Forest Economist, and Forestry Researcher. As
Division Manager of Timberland Operations he was responsible for 1.1 million acres of timberland in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Formal Education

Ph.D. Operations Research; Duke University, Durham, NC. June 1973.

M.F. Operations Research; Duke University, Durham, NC. June 1970.

B.S. Forest Business Management; University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. June 1968.

Silviculture Institute; University of Washington, Seattle, WA/Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. 1980 - 1981.

Selected Service Activities

Member, Governor's Pulpmill Siting Feasibility Committee.
Co-Chair, Chequamegon/Nicolet National Forest Socio-Economic Roundtable.
Member, Wisconsin Implementation Committee for American Forest and Paper
Association's Sustainable Forestry Initiative.
Chairman, Louisiana State Steering Committee for Project Learning Tree.
Steering Committee, Mississippi Institute for Technological Development.

Past & Present Professional Memberships

Chair & Treasurer, Wisconsin Society of American Foresters
Director, Louisiana Forestry Association
Member, Mississippi Forestry Association
Member, Louisiana Political Action Council

Courses

(2002-2003)
Forestry 321: Forest Biometry
Forestry 329: Harvesting Systems
Forestry 425/625: Forest Management and Finance
Forestry 725: Advance Forestry Management/Economics

Research

Areas of Interest

Operations Research, Economics, Financial Analysis, Forest Management, and Decision Analysis.

Selected Publications

Jakes, Pamela and J. C. Harms. 1995. Report on the socioeconomic roundtable
convened by the Chequamegon and Nicolet National Forests. Gen. Tech. Rep.
NC-177. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North
Central Forest Experimentation. 62 p.

Harms, J. C., J. E. Johnson, P. W. Johnson, J. C. Stier, and R. P. Guries.
1991. Market assessment and economic potential of the red pine utility
pole industry in Wisconsin. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry.
NJAF 7(1990) p189-193.

Harms, J. C., J. E. Johnson, P. W. Johnson, J. C. Stier, and R. P. Guries.
1988. Market analysis and opportunity assessment for red pine utility
poles in Wisconsin. Department of Forestry, U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Forest Resource Analyses R3457 p1-20.

DeBell, D. S., and J. C. Harms. 1976. Identification of cost factors
associated with intensive culture of short-rotation forest crops.
Iowa State Journal of Research 50:295-300.

Selected Presentations

Harms, J. C. 1986. Cavenham So. Timberland Strategy. Cavenham Forest Industries Internal Presentation. New York.

Harms, J. C. 1984. Treated Wood Products Strategy Presentation. Crown Zellerbach Internal Presentation. San Francisco.

Harms, J. C. 1984. Relative Competitive Position - Forestry Research. Crown Zellerbach Internal Presentation. Portland, OR.

Harms, J. C. 1983. McComb Board Presentation. Prepared for Crown Zellerbach Board of Directors. San Francisco.

Harms, J. C. 1983. Corporate Strategic Operating Area (CSOA) Land & Timber Strat. Crown Zellerbach Internal Presentation. Bogalusa, LA.

Harms, J. C. 1982. K.K.R. Presentation - Joyce Business Alternatives - ST&WP. Sales Proposal for Crown Zellerbach Wood Products Facility Sale. Bogalusa, LA.

Personal

 
Hobbies/Interests

Investing and most outdoor recreational activities.