Expertise
Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Entomology, Insect Ecologist
Education
- B,Sc (Hons) Zoology University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur (1973)
- Masters with distinction (1979) and PhD degrees from Imperial College, London (1986)
- Doctor of Science, University of London (1999)
Employment
- 2005, Executive secretary, Environmental Council
- 1988 - Current, IPM specialist & International Rice Research Institute
- Insect ecologist (IRRI) Los Banos, Philippines
- 1973 - 1987, Entomologist, Malaysian Agricultural Research & Development Institute (MARDI)
Academic Appointments
- Advisor - International Foundation for Science
- Visiting professor in
- Visayas State College of Agriculture, Leyte 1998 - present
- University of Philippines, Los Banos 1988 - present
- Zhejiang Agricultural University, PR China 1990 - present
- Zhongsan University, PR China 1992 - present
- Zhejiang Academy of Agric Sci., PR China 1994 - present
- China Jiliang University 2005 - present
- Fujian Agricultural University 2006 - present
External examiner
- University of Science, Malaysia
- University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia
- University of Peridynia, Sri Lanka
Awards
- 2006 - COM+ Communications Award for communicating science to people and the Planet - Alliance of communicators for sustainable development
- 2006 - Third World Academy of Science (TWAS) Prize
- 2005 - World Bank Development Marketplace Award
- 2003 - Golden Rice Award 2003 - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam
- 2003 - Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practices, UK
- 2003 - Excellence Award for Plant Protection - Malaysian Plant Protection Society
- 2003 - Charles Black Award for exemplary contributions to public understanding of food and agricultural sciences - US Council for Agricultural Sciences and Technology (CAST)
- 2002 - St Andrews Prize for Environment, University of St Andrews, UK
- 2002 - Partnership Award, CSIRO co recipient with Grant Singleton.
- 2002 - Golden Rice Award 2002 - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam
- 1997 - Article of the year. Journal of Applied Communications, USA
- 1996 - Gold Medal for Agriculture Development in Vietnam - Government of Vietnam
- 1986 - Outstanding contributions - Malaysian Plant Protection Society
Scientific Publications
More than 100 in peer review journals. Edited 10 books. 3 CD publications.