Background
Craswell, Eric Thurlow was born on August 8, 1943 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Allen Thurlow and Dorothy Edith (Shirley) Craswell.
Craswell, Eric Thurlow was born on August 8, 1943 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Allen Thurlow and Dorothy Edith (Shirley) Craswell.
BAgr.Sci., University Queensland, Brisbane, 1964. Master of Agriculture.Sci., University Queensland, Brisbane, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University Queensland, Brisbane, 1973.
Soil scientist Queensland Wheat research Institute, Toowoomba, Australia, 1968-1976. Leverhulme fellow University Reading, England, 1973-1974. Soil scientist International Fertilizer Development Center, Muscle Shoals, 1977-1983.
Senior agricultural officer Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, 1990-1992. Research coordinator Australian Center for International Agricultural Research, Canberra, 1983-1996. Director general International Board for Soil Research and Management, Bangkok, since 1996.
Consultant United States Agency for International Development, Cairo, 1982. Reviewer United States Competitive Grants, Washington, 1983-1985. Australian representative finance committee Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research, 1994-1996.
Consultant Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, 1989. Visiting scientist International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1987.
Member British society Soil Science, American Society Agronomy, British Club Bangkok.
Married Alison Rose Gillespie, March 18, 1971. Children: Nicholas Eric, Penelope Rose.
