Mike Piotrowski is the lab coordinator for the Computational Plant Science Lab. He got his B.S. in Environmental Sciences with a minor in Sustainability from the University of Notre Dame. His completed undergraduate research studying the phenology of spring ephemeral forbs and the conservation of endangered plants in the Midwest. Previous to the Computational Plant Science Lab, Mike worked at NEON as an Ecological Field Technician and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service as an Ecologist for the Soil Survey department. He has backgrounds in field ecology, environmental science, geographic information systems, and plant science.