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Larry Hanks
Birth Name:Lawrence Michael Hanks
Birth Place:Alameda County, California, U.S.
Occupation:Entomologist, professor
Years Active:1978–present
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Fields:Entomology
Workplaces:University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alma Mater:University of Maryland (PhD, 1991)
University of Nevada (MS, 1982)
UC Davis (BS, 1978)
Thesis Title:Factors influencing the distribution and abundance of the white peach scale, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti) (Homoptera:Diaspididae): Host plants and natural enemies
Thesis Url:http://search.proquest.com/docview/303967968
Thesis Year:1991
Doctoral Advisor:Robert Denno
Awards:2000 National Recognition Award in Urban Entomology from the Entomological Society of America (2000)
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Relatives:Tom Hanks (brother)
Jim Hanks (brother)
Colin Hanks (nephew)
Chet Hanks (nephew)
Rita Wilson (sister-in-law)

Lawrence Michael Hanks (born 1953) is an American entomologist and professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Education and career

Hanks received his B.S. from the University of California, Davis in 1978, his M.S. from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1982, and his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1991. His Ph.D. supervisor was Robert Denno.[1] As a graduate student, he became curious as to why trees in woodland settings were almost free of a pest that was infecting numerous trees in urban landscapes. He subsequently published a study on the subject with Clifford Sadof of Purdue University, which indicated that woodlands contained natural organisms that preyed on the tree pests.[2] [3] He completed his post-doctorate at the University of California, Riverside, where he studied ways to combat the effects of a pest borer beetle on eucalyptus trees.[4] [5] He joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's faculty in 1996 as an assistant professor, and became an associate professor there in 2003 and a full professor in 2008.[1]

Personal life

He is the eldest brother of actors Tom Hanks and Jim Hanks.[6] [7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lawrence M. Hanks Curriculum Vitae . 1 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Research focuses on pest control . The News-Gazette . 6 May 2003 . 1 May 2017 . Kline, Greg.
  3. Web site: Controlling Insects Naturally . University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences . College News . 28 April 2003 . 1 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Wasps attacking beetles may save dying eucalyptus trees . Stanford News . 24 August 1993 . 1 May 2017.
  5. Web site: Tree Wars . UCSD Alumni . @UCSD . January 2005 . 1 May 2017 . Henter, Heather . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429055741/http://ucsdmag.ucsd.edu/magazine/vol2no1/features/wars.htm . 29 April 2017 . dead .
  6. Web site: Tom Hanks is important. Celebrate him. . Chicago Reader . 30 March 2012 . 1 May 2017 . Warwick, Kevin.
  7. News: Tom Hanks, in The Hot Seat . The Washington Post . 28 August 1984 . 1 May 2017 . Piantadosi, Roger.
  8. He discusses his brother beginning at 3:00 News: Tom Hanks interview. May 4, 2017. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. CBS. April 29, 2017.