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Professor
Fred Gould was born in New York City and
grew up in New York and Rhode Island. He graduated
from Queens College in New York City with a BA in
Biology. He received his PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology from the State University of New York at
Stony Brook. His thesis examined the genetics of
spider mite adaptation to novel host plants. After
a short postdoc that followed up his thesis work,
he was hired by North Carolina State University
as a soil insect ecologist and later had his responsibilities
broadened to insect ecology and genetics. Dr. Gould’s
research has examined evolutionary approaches for
dealing with agricultural problems. Since 1986 he
has conducted theoretical and empirical research
aimed at increasing the evolutionary sustainability
of transgenic insecticidal crops. He has also conducted
more basic research aimed at understanding the ecological
and genetic factors that shape herbivore host range,
and that enable the evolution of complex traits
such as sexual communication systems. Recently,
Dr. Gould has begun using evolutionary theory in
designing strategies for effective use of transgenic
insects for control of insect-vectored human diseases
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Professor
Bob Hill is Head of the School of Earth
and Environmental Sciences at the University of
Adelaide and Head of Science at the SA Museum. He
was previously a Professorial Research Fellow in
the Department of Environmental Biology, and prior
to 1999 was Professor and Head of the School of
Plant Science at the University of Tasmania. He
heads an ARC Research Network based on understanding
and managing environmental change. His research
interest interest is the evolution of the southern
Australian vegetation in response to long term climate
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Dr
Simon Ferrier is a Principal GIS Research
Officer leading a small research and development
team within the NSW Department of Environment and
Conservation, based in Armidale. He has 20 years
of experience in developing and applying GIS-based
analysis and modelling techniques to regional biodiversity
assessment and conservation planning. His work ranges
from basic research and development of new analytical
approaches through to direct involvement in a wide
variety of regional conservation assessment and
land-use planning activities throughout NSW and
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Professor
Stephen Simpson did his undergraduate degree
at the University of Queensland, majoring in Entomology,
before undertaking his PhD on locust feeding behaviour
at the University of London as a University of Queensland
Travelling Scholar. He then moved to the Department
of Experimental Psychology at the University of
Oxford, where he worked as a Medical Research Council
post-doc on the neural bases of feeding in monkeys,
before moving to the Zoology Department at Oxford
as a Departmental Lecturer in entomology, animal
behaviour and neurobiology. He began a project to
explore nutrient balancing in insects - a project
which has continued ever since and which has resulted
in a set of nutritional models that are currently
being applied to other animals, including humans.
In 1986 Steve was appointed University Lecturer
in the Department of Zoology and Curator of Entomology
in the University Museum of Natural History, University
of Oxford, then in 1998 to Professor of the Hope
Entomological Collections, University of Oxford.
During the early 1990s he established a research
programme on swarming in locusts, which continues
to this day. Steve has been Guest Professor in Insect
Behaviour at the University of Basel (1990), Distinguished
Visiting Professor at the University of Arizona
(1999), Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Study,
Berlin (2002-3) and is currently an ARC Federation
Fellow in the School of Biological Sciences at the
University of Sydney and a Visiting Professor at
the University of Oxford. |
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Dr
Tim Entwisle has ten years’ experience
in the senior management of botanic gardens and
biological collections, in Melbourne and Sydney,
and was appointed Executive Director of the Botanic
Gardens Trust Sydney in 2004. He is an internationally
recognised plant scientist with specialist expertise
in freshwater algae but a broad interest in horticulture
and biodiversity. Tim has authored over 50 scientific
publications, including two books, and has chaired
numerous national and State committees. He was recently
appointed Scientific Program Coordinator for the
International Botanical Congress to be held in Melbourne
in 2011. Tim is also a regular contributor to ABC
Sydney radio and writes regularly for popular science
magazines. |
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After Dinner Speaker
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Tony Peacock
Tony Peacock is the Chief Executive Officer
of the Pest Animal Control Cooperative Research
Centre in Canberra, Australia and CEO Designate
for the Invasive Animals CRC commencing
1 July 2005. These CRC’s bring together
Australian and International organisations
with an interest in managing the impact
of pest animals on the environment and agriculture.
Prior to his current appointment Tony was
the Managing Director of the Australian
Pig Research and Development Corporation.
He holds a BSc Agr (Hons) and PhD from the
University of Sydney and had held research
positions at the University of Melbourne
and University of Saskatchewan. He is a
fellow of the Australian Institute of Company
Directors. |
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The CRC’s Chief Executive, Tony Peacock,
will outline the evolution of public engagement
over the past decade for a large Australian project
named by New Scientist magazine as one of the
world’s technologies “most likely
to affect your life”. The need to
consistently improve the interface of scientists,
the public and end-users will be discussed.Vertebrate
Diversity in Landscape
Management: the people factor in getting
technologies used.
The Pest Animal Control Cooperative Research
Centre is developing genetically-engineered
viruses to alter the breeding performance
of mice. After 12 years of research,
the technique appears to satisfy all the technical
requirements. Satisfying public concerns
about the use of a fertility-altering virus
is another thing altogether. When the
research commenced, there was no GM debate,
and scientists felt no obligation at all to
consult the public. As GM concerns became
apparent, engagement of the public and end-users
moved on to an ‘education’ point
of view, involving a transfer of information
from informed scientists to the less informed.
With time, the CRC has progressed to a ‘dialogue’
point of view whereby much greater effort
is taken to try to understand the public’s
position. |
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