Dr. K. L. Heong
Insect Ecologist
Senior Scientist
Crop and Environmental Sciences Division
Interantional Rice Research Institute
Los Banos Laguna
DAPO 7777 Metro Manila
Philippines
Tel: +632 580 5600
Fax: +632 580 5699
email: kehong@cgiar.org or kl.heong@gmail.com

Curriculum Vitae

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.

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