Loke T Kok, PhD
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Primary responsibilities are research (34%), teaching (33%), extension (33%), and administration. Provides leadership in development of departmental programs, and recruitment of graduate students.
Research: The goal is to develop a strong, nationally or internationally recognized, research program in biological control, with specific emphasis on the biological control of weeds and arthropod pests. The biological control program focuses on the development of effective, economical, and environmentally sound approaches for management of noxious weeds and arthropod pests. This includes selection, host specificity testing, and evaluation of natural enemies as potential biological control agents of pests that are of importance to Virginia and the USA. Both native and exotic beneficial organisms are evaluated for potential use in the target ecosystem. Where applicable, research findings are published in reviewed journals as well as extension or popular journals.
Teaching:Contribute to the instructional mission of the department by helping to develop new courses and teach as guest lecturer in Biological Control and Insect Pest Management. Instruction incorporates multimedia techniques and focuses on recent published information in the respective fields. Responsibilities include serving as major advisor for graduate students and as committee member in graduate advisory committees.
Extension: Identify leaders for branded programs in extension. Promote construction of websites by extension specialists that have detailed and current information that are instructive and useful for the clientele, and encourage cooperation between specialists and extension agents .
Awards:
2005: Fellow, Ent. Soc. of America
2004:
L. O. Howard Distinguished Achievement Award, Ent. Soc. of America Eastern
Branch.
1997:
Gamma Sigma Delta Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award, VPI&SU.
1988:
Ent. Soc. of America National Agriculture Recognition Award (Ciba-Geigy).
1988: Ent. Soc. of America
Eastern Branch Agriculture Recognition Award (Ciba-Geigy)
1986:
Alumni Award for Research Excellence, VPI&SU.
1983:
Gamma Sigma Delta Faculty Research Award, VPI&SU.
1964:
International Rice Research Institute, Research Fellowship, The Philippines.
1960-63:
Harrison's and Crosfield Agricultural Group Scholarship, Malaysia.
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