Prof. Philip Stevenson

Email: P.C.Stevenson@gre.ac.uk
Professor of Plant Chemistry. Over twenty years experience isolating, identifying and elucidating structures of plant chemicals and determining their biological activities. Particular interests in plant pesticides in resource-poor farming in Africa, resistance mechanisms to insects and diseases in crops (e.g., sweetpotato, groundnuts, chickpea, rice) and pollination ecology. Current funding sources include BBSRC, Science Foundation of Ireland, European Union (ACP S&T) and McKnight Foundation. Holds parallel position at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Extensive field experience in South Asia and Africa.

Dudley Farman

Email: D.I.Farman@gre.ac.uk
Analytical chemist with over 18 years experience in analysis and formulation of insect pheromones and related natural products, and also in chemical quality assessment of horticultural produce. Wide experience of installation and maintenance of computer hardware and software, and of analytical equipment. Short-term overseas experience in Africa.

Professor David Hall

Email: D.R.Hall@gre.ac.uk
Professor of Chemical Ecology. Natural products chemist with over 25 years experience in isolation, identification, synthesis, formulation and field application of insect semiochemicals and other natural products for monitoring and control of insect pests. Extensive short-term overseas experience in Asia, Africa and South America. Currently working on pests of coffee, cocoa, potatoes and wheat in developing countries, and horticultural pests in UK and the rest of Europe. Author of over 125 peer-reviewed publications.

Dr Rick Hodges

Email: R.J.Hodges@gre.ac.uk
Reader in Postharvest Entomology. Specialist in the reduction of grain postharvest losses, pest and commodity management of durable commodities in warehouses and shipping. Thirty years research, teaching and consultancy on pest and quality control on-farm, in warehouses and during transport, including: rational use of insecticides and fumigants; storage pest behaviour and ecology, especially of larger grain borer. Long-term experience in Ghana, Mali and Indonesia; field experience in many other countries. Working knowledge of French and Indonesian.

Dr Steve Torr

Email: S.Torr@gre.ac.uk
Control of veterinary and medical insect pests. Over 25 years experience in research, development and field application of technologies for controlling insect pests of veterinary and medical importance. Current interests include: use of insecticide-treated cattle to control tsetse, ticks and mosquitoes; improved methods for controlling and monitoring midges and the development of artificial baits to control tsetse-transmitted sleeping sickness. Extensive overseas experience in Africa, including eight years on attachment to the Zimbabwe Department of Veterinary Services as a tsetse ecologist.