Ian Glen Ferris

Background

Ferris, Ian Glen was born on February 7, 1949 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. Son of Glen Lyle and Dorothy Pearl (Phillips) Ferris.

Education

Bachelor in Biology, Macquarie U., Sydney, 1970; Master of Science in Plant Physiology, Macquarie U., Sydney, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1980.

Career

Clerk, Reserve Bank Australia, Sydney, 1965-1967; analyst, NSW Agriculture, Sydney, 1969-1976; pesticide chemist, NSW Agriculture, Tamworth, NSW., Australia, since 1980; research coordinator, Wheat Research Council, Canberra, ACT., Australia, 1987-1993; expert roster, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, since 1992. Consultant Institute Application of Atomic Energy, Beijing, 1993-1996, Grains Research and Development Corporation, Australia, since 1992, research grantee, 1994-1997. Trainee NSW Public Svc.

Board, Sydney, 1968; grant reviewer Australian Water Resources Advisory Council, National Soil Conservation Program, 1989. Member review committee Western Australian Weeds Research Projects, 1990. Honorary associate U. New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.

Conductor grower seminars and workshops, since 1980.

Achievements

• Ian Glen Ferris has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Association member American Chemical Society.

Interests

• Avocations: small area farming, music, languages, Internet.

Connections

Married Jacqueline ElisabethVan der Waals, September 1, 1973 (divorced November 1978).

Father:

Glen Lyle Ferris

Mother:

Dorothy Pearl (Phillips) Ferris

Spouse:

Jacqueline ElisabethVan der Waals