Background
Smith, Ray Fred was born on January 20, 1919 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Ray M. and Elsie E. (Weisheit) Smith.
Smith, Ray Fred was born on January 20, 1919 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Ray M. and Elsie E. (Weisheit) Smith.
Bachelor of Science, University California-Berkeley, 1940. Master of Science, University California-Berkeley, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, University California-Berkeley, 1946.
D.Agr.Sc. (honors causa), Landbouwhogeschool, Wageningen, 1976.
As chair of the Entomology Department at the University of California at Berkeley from 1959-1973, he was instrumental in expanding the program to include four subdivisions within the field During this time, he was also director for the University of California for Pest Management and Related Environmental Protection Project with University of California/Agency for International Development, and later, executive director of the Consortium for International Crop Protection. Doctor Smith also helped to establish the Panel of Experts on Integrated Pest Control of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme.
Beginning in 1972, Smith was an associate project director of the Huffaker Project, which coordinated the research of scientists at 18 land-grant universities regarding integrated pest management for six major crops.
lieutenant was through this endeavor that Doctor Smith met and developed breakthrough techniques of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) with Doctor Perry L. Adkisson. By using locally relevant ecological methods to control insects, weeds, and disease, integrated pest management allows farmers to reduce their use of and reliance upon pesticides while increasing profits.
Smith died on 23 August 1999. He was 80 years old.
Fellow Entomological Society of America (president 1976), American Academy Arts and Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Entomological Society of Canada. Member Pacific Coast Entomological Society, National Academy of Sciences.
Married Elizabeth J. McClure. Children– Donald, Thomas (deceased), Kathrine N. Stark.