Richard R Rediske is a Professor of Water Resources at the Annis Water Resources Institute at Grand Valley State University. Previously, he was the Vice President of Environmental Services for a large consulting engineering firm (Earth Tech). Dr. Rediske has published over 50 scientific articles and book chapters concerning water quality issues in the Great Lakes region, China, and Haiti, He was awarded $8 million in federal and state grants for scientific research projects involving contaminated sediments, harmful algal blooms, environmental monitoring and restoration, contaminant fate and transport, and environmental assessment. He served on the Federal Advisory Committee for establishing method detection limits for environmental analytical methods, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Rule 57 Development and Advisory Board for water quality standards, the Governor’s Environmental Monitoring Advisory Committee, and the Sediment Review Working Group for the International Joint Commission. He received the West Michigan American Chemical Society. Distinguished Service Award, the Michigan Public Health Partnership Award, and the State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference Success Story Award. Dr. Rediske served 15 years as Planning Commissioner for Allendale Township and was an assistant Scout Master for the local Boy Scout Troop. He has a Ph.D. degree in Environmental Health Sciences (Toxicology) and an MS Degree in Water Resources Science from the University of Michigan.