Dr. Rod Chimner is an Associate Professor of Wetland Ecology in the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Technological University. He received his M.S. in Forest Hydrology from Michigan State University and his Ph.D. in Ecology from Colorado State University, both studying peatland ecology. Rod did his post-doctoral work as a Wetland Ecologist with the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, Hawaii, investigating carbon cycling of tropical peatlands in Hawaii and Micronesia. Rod’s current research focuses mainly on peatland carbon cycling and restoration. He currently has ongoing research projects in the Andes and Amazon of South America, Indonesia, the Rocky Mountains, and throughout the Upper Great Lakes region studying Northern White Cedar.