Larry Hanks

Lawrence Michael Hanks (born January 26, 1953) is an American entomologist and Professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Larry Hanks
Born
Lawrence Michael Hanks

(1953-01-26) January 26, 1953[1]
Alameda County, California, U.S.
OccupationEntomologist, professor
Years active1978–present
RelativesTom Hanks (brother)
Jim Hanks (brother)
Colin Hanks (nephew)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Maryland (PhD, 1991)
University of Nevada (MS, 1982)
UC Davis (BS, 1978)
Awards2000 National Recognition Award in Urban Entomology from the Entomological Society of America (2000)
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ThesisFactors influencing the distribution and abundance of the white peach scale, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti) (Homoptera:Diaspididae): Host plants and natural enemies (1991)
Doctoral advisorRobert Denno

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.[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5][6] 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.[2]

Personal life

He is the eldest brother of actors Tom Hanks and Jim Hanks.[7][8][9]

References
  1. "Lawrence Michael Hanks, Born 01/26/1953 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  2. "Lawrence M. Hanks Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. Kline, Greg (6 May 2003). "Research focuses on pest control". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. "Controlling Insects Naturally". College News. University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. 28 April 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  5. "Wasps attacking beetles may save dying eucalyptus trees". Stanford News. 24 August 1993. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  6. Henter, Heather (January 2005). "Tree Wars". @UCSD. UCSD Alumni. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  7. Warwick, Kevin (30 March 2012). "Tom Hanks is important. Celebrate him". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  8. Piantadosi, Roger (28 August 1984). "Tom Hanks, in The Hot Seat". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  9. He discusses his brother beginning at 3:00 "Tom Hanks interview". The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. CBS. April 29, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
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