{"id":320119,"date":"2023-05-31T14:26:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T18:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/?p=320119"},"modified":"2023-06-26T14:24:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T18:24:13","slug":"david-andow-to-lead-applied-ecology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/david-andow-to-lead-applied-ecology\/","title":{"rendered":"David Andow to Lead Applied Ecology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
David Andow, an ecologist with an extensive international background in agriculture and species conservation, will lead the Department of Applied Ecology beginning July 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andow, an Ohio native, was selected as department head after a nationwide search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a young, dynamic department, and I feel like I can help everybody there flourish,\u201d Andow says. \u201cMy hope is to help put them on a pathway to continued success into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andow spent most of his career in the Department of Entomology at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, becoming a Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Science. For the last several years, he has been working as a researcher with the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, Andow was a fellow for the Bellagio Center of the Rockefeller Foundation in Italy, a scientific expert for the World Trade Organization, and the chair of the United States Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service\u2019s recovery planning team for the endangered Karner blue butterfly. He also advised the Vatican\u2019s Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDavid has exceptional experience in research, teaching, extension and policy, and we are excited for him to bring his skills to NC State,\u201d CALS Interim Dean John Dole says. \u201cThe Applied Ecology department has a bright future that will be even stronger with him as its head.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Throughout his career, Andow\u2019s research has focused on insect population and community ecology, ecological risk assessment for invasive species and genetically engineered organisms, and science policy. He was named an Entomology Society of America Fellow in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n