Background
Smith, Michael Thomas was born on February 7, 1954 in New Orleans. Son of Edward Thorton and Bobbye Jean (Curtis) Smith.
Smith, Michael Thomas was born on February 7, 1954 in New Orleans. Son of Edward Thorton and Bobbye Jean (Curtis) Smith.
Bachelor of Science in Forest Management, Louisiana State University, 1976; Master of Science in Entomology, Louisiana State University, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology, Oklahoma State University, 1985.
Research assistant, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1979-1980; research associate, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1980-1982; postdoctoral fellow, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1986-1987; research scientist, Virginia Polytech. & State University, Blacksburg, 1987-1988; research entomologist, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service-Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory, Byron, Georgia, 1988-1991; research entomologist, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service-Southern Insect Management Laboratory, Stoneville, Mississippi, since 1991. Member Pecan Germplasm Advisory Board, since 1994.
Member Entomological Society American (John Henry Comstock award 1985), S.E. Pecan Growers Association (Excellence in Research award 1995), International Society Chemical Ecology, International Organisation Biological Control.
Married Billie J. Banker, August 7, 1975 (divorced February 1989). Children: Meghan C., Matthew C. Married Rejane Rocha de Moraes, July 23, 1993.