Caleb Fogel is a masters student interested in the interactions between physical and ecological processes within river systems, especially the role of large wood within river and floodplain environments. He completed a Bachelors of Science in Geology and Environmental Science at the University of Michigan. He spent the past five years at the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center working to develop a restoration plan for salmon and steelhead in the Chehalis River Basin, in Washington State.