Person
Fitt, Gary
- Occupation
- Entomologist
Summary
Dr Gary Fitt is an expert in insect ecology and its role in agricultural sustainability.
He has worked extensively on the genetic modification of cotton varieties, focusing particularly on their enhancement with proteins that are insecticidal to the Helicoverpa caterpillar. This work was done in collaboration with Dr Danny Llewellyn and Dr Greg Constable and received the CSIRO Chairman's Medal (2003) and the ATSE Clunies Ross Award (2006).
In 2007 Dr Fitt was made Deputy Chief of the CSIRO Division of Entomology. He has worked within the Division since 1977.
Details
Chronology
- 1977 - 1979
- Career position - Experimental Scientist, CSIRO Division of Entomology, Darwin
- 1983 - 1986
- Career position - Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Divisions of Plant Industry and Entomology, Narrabri, N.S.W.
- 1990 - 1999
- Career position - Officer-in-Charge and Program Leader, CSIRO Cotton Research Unit, Narrabri, N.S.W.
- 1990 - 2004
- Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Entomology
- 1993 - 1999
- Career position - Program Leader, CRC for Sustainable Cotton Production, Narrabri, N.S.W.
- 1999 - 2003
- Career position - Chief Executive Officer, Australian Cotton CRC, Narrabri
- 2001 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in rural science and technology
- 2002
- Award - Ian Mackerras Medal, Australian Entomological Society
- 2003 - 2006
- Career position - Strategy Director, CSIRO Division of Entomology, Brisbane
- 2006
- Award - Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award (jointly with Greg Constable and Danny Llewellyn), Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
- 2006 - 2007
- Career position - Assistant Chief, CSIRO Division of Entomology
- 2007 -
- Career position - Deputy Chief, CSIRO Division of Entomology
- 2019
- Career position - President, Entomological Society of Queensland
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Published resources
Resources
- 'Fitt, Gary P', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-545509. Details
Resource Sections
- Ward, C., 'Gary Fitt', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Fitt-Gary. Details
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Created: 24 February 2012, Last modified: 7 March 2024