Background
Cannell, Robert Quirk was born on March 20, 1937 in Isle of Man.
agricultural sciences educator
Cannell, Robert Quirk was born on March 20, 1937 in Isle of Man.
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural with 1st class honors, King's College, University Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, University Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1968.
Agronomist fertilizer development section Shell Chemical Company Ltd., London, 1959-1961. Lecturer crop physiology department agriculture University Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1961-1970. Research fellow, Fulbright scholar department agronomy/plant genetic University Minnesota, St. Paul, 1968-1969.
Principal science officer, head field studies department Agricultural and Food Research Council, Letcombe Laboratory, Oxfordshire, 1970-1984. Director Welsh Plant Breeding Station, professor agricultural botany University College Wales, Aberystwyth, 1984-1987. Professor, head crop and soil environmental science Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1987-1994, director Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, associate dean research, 1994-1999.
Retired
International consultant, lecturer in field. Member Food and Agriculture Organization panel of experts on agricultural mechanization, Rome, 1981. Assessor for United Kingdom Overseas Development administration on conservation tillage project, 1980, 82.
Fellow Institute Biology. Member British Society Soil Science, Institute Biology London, International Society Soil Science, International Soil Tillage Research Organization.
Married; 2 children.