Peter Gasson

Senior Wood Anatomist

Senior Wood Anatomist

Senior Wood Anatomist

Peter is the research leader in wood and timber at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He has more than 40 years of experience working in systematic wood anatomy and the identification of fragmentary plant material, especially timbers, for a wide variety of enquiries including enforcement, timber importers, antique dealers and archaeologists. As the lead wood anatomist for World Forest ID, Peter uses his expertise to confirm or refute wood identity and provenance.

Our People

Our People

Our Team

Our Team

Chess Ablett

Research Assistant & Collections Curator

Raúl R. Aguirre Vásquez

Collector, Bolivia

Gael Bouka

Collector, Congo

Bogdan Buliga

Collector, Romania

Rosario Carrasco

Latin America Collections Coordinator

Caspar Chater

Forest-Risk Commodity Project Lead

Ellen Crocker

Collector, USA

Victor Deklerck

Director of Science

Alexandru Galupa

Collector, Moldova

Lee Grace

Collector, USA

Henry Jennings

Molecular Biology Technician

Somporn Khongthanakrittakorn (Koki)

Collector, Thailand

Arthur La Rosa Sánchez

Collector, Peru

Cady Lancaster

Research Leader

Andy Lowe

Consortium Lead, The University of Adelaide

Arif Malik

Consortium Lead, The University of Adelaide

Roi Maor

Forest Risk Commodity Data Analyst

Enrique Molas

Collector, Paraguay

Cynel Moundounga

Collector, Gabon

Marigold Norman

Director of Research

Eli Pariente

Collector, Peru

Lauren Phelan

Collections Manager

Cicely Podmore

Communications Associate

Mauricio Portillo

Collector, Paraguay

Alejandra Maria Ramirez Arango

Collector, Colombia

Alfredo Rodriguez Zunino

Collections Coordinator

Jade Saunders

Executive Director

Charlotte Smith

Geospatial Data Scientist

David Stewart

Director of Finance & Grant Management

Daniela Texeira Vilela

Collector, Brazil

Wilson Tiubule

Collector, Solomon Islands

Jakub Truszkowski

Data Scientist

Laura Van Arsdel

MEL, Fundraising and Grant Management Intern

Sarah Wilson

Collections Curator

Herman Zanguim

Collector, Cameroon

Pieter Zuidema

Consortium Lead, Wageningen University

Chess Ablett

Research Assistant & Collections Curator

Raúl R. Aguirre Vásquez

Collector, Bolivia

Gael Bouka

Collector, Congo

Bogdan Buliga

Collector, Romania

Rosario Carrasco

Latin America Collections Coordinator

Caspar Chater

Forest-Risk Commodity Project Lead

Ellen Crocker

Collector, USA

Victor Deklerck

Director of Science

Alexandru Galupa

Collector, Moldova

Lee Grace

Collector, USA

Henry Jennings

Molecular Biology Technician

Somporn Khongthanakrittakorn (Koki)

Collector, Thailand

Arthur La Rosa Sánchez

Collector, Peru

Cady Lancaster

Research Leader

Andy Lowe

Consortium Lead, The University of Adelaide

Arif Malik

Consortium Lead, The University of Adelaide

Roi Maor

Forest Risk Commodity Data Analyst

Enrique Molas

Collector, Paraguay

Cynel Moundounga

Collector, Gabon

Marigold Norman

Director of Research

Eli Pariente

Collector, Peru

Lauren Phelan

Collections Manager

Cicely Podmore

Communications Associate

Mauricio Portillo

Collector, Paraguay

Alejandra Maria Ramirez Arango

Collector, Colombia

Alfredo Rodriguez Zunino

Collections Coordinator

Jade Saunders

Executive Director

Charlotte Smith

Geospatial Data Scientist

David Stewart

Director of Finance & Grant Management

Daniela Texeira Vilela

Collector, Brazil

Wilson Tiubule

Collector, Solomon Islands

Jakub Truszkowski

Data Scientist

Laura Van Arsdel

MEL, Fundraising and Grant Management Intern

Sarah Wilson

Collections Curator

Herman Zanguim

Collector, Cameroon

Pieter Zuidema

Consortium Lead, Wageningen University

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World Forest ID is an international organization aiming to protect our forests with a science-based solution for product verification. Copyright ©2023 WorldForestID. All Rights Reserved.

World Forest ID
1 Thomas Cir NW, Suite 700,
Washington, DC 20005, USA

info@worldforestid.org

World Forest ID is an international organization aiming to protect our forests with a science-based solution for product verification. Copyright ©2023 WorldForestID. All Rights Reserved.

World Forest ID
1 Thomas Cir NW, Suite 700,
Washington, DC 20005, USA

info@worldforestid.org