Robert B. Rummer

Employee Information
Name:	Robert B. Rummer
Title:	Project Leader
Unit:	Forest Operations Research to Achieve Sustainable Management (4703) AD Unit - Inventory and Monitoring
Phone:	334-826-8700 Ext. 22
Fax:	334-821-0037 - Location Fax
E-Mail:	rrummer@fs.fed.us
Location Information
Mailing Address:	USDA-Forest Service G.W. Andrews Forestry Sciences Laboratory 520 Devall Drive Auburn, AL 36849-5418
Shipping Address:	Same
Location Phone:	334-826-8700
Research Information
Education:
Education: B.S., 1980, Univ. of Idaho (Forest Mgmt), M.S., 1982, Univ. of Idaho (Forest Products), PhD, 1988, Auburn University (Industrial Engr)
Current Research:
Water quality and erosion processes are the focus of several current projects.These include: an assessment of alternative management prescriptions in SMZs in the coastal Plain, assessment of the impact of various temporary stream crossings on water quality, and a long-termevaluation of the effect of forest roads in bottomland hardwood stands subjected to flooding.In addition, we are investigating system performance of new harvesting equipment for wet sites and in cut-to-length operations.I also have ongoing projects to evaluate the operator's workstation on grapple skidders and to examine hazards and risk taking in forest work.
Collaborative Research:
Assessment of ecological impacts of forest operations; safety and performance of forest workers; impacts of tropical timber harvesting.
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