Background
Michelsen, Ari Montgomery was born on August 10, 1954 in Oslo. Son of Arve and Frances Michelsen.
Michelsen, Ari Montgomery was born on August 10, 1954 in Oslo. Son of Arve and Frances Michelsen.
Bachelor of Science in Conservation Resource Management, University Maryland, 1976. Master of Science in Economics, Colorado State University, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, 1988.
Research associate, Jack Faucett Associations, Inc., Chevy Chase, Maryland., 1976-1980; research and teaching assistant, Colorado State University, 1982-1988; vice president, principal, Coal Network Associations, Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado, 1983-1987; senior associate environment and resource group, RCG/Hagler, Bailly, Inc., Boulder, Colorado, 1987-1989; associate professor department agricultural economics, U. Wyoming, Laramie, 1989-1994; associate director technical and information transfer water resources center, U. Wyoming, Laramie, 1989-1993; assistant professor department economics, Washington State University, Vancouver, since 1994. Consultant to United Nations in China for integrated economics water resource management decision support system, 1991-1994.
Active natural resources advisory board City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 1985-1990, chair, 1987-1989. Member advisory committee Colorado River Basin Severe and Sustained Drought Study, 1990-1991, Southwest Washington Air Quality Control Commission. Representative University Council Water Resources.
Member American Economic Association, American Water Resources Association, American Water Works Association, Association Environmental and Resource Economics, International Association Energy Economics.
Married Miriam A. Cook, May 27, 1984. 1 child, Sonja.