VIP Biography for
James A. Gagne, Ph.D.
 | James A. Gagne, Ph.D. |
| Industry | Pesticide research and development |
| Title | Research Fellow, Ecotoxicology |
| Expertise | Ecotoxicology, ecological risk assessment, product defense, entomology |
| Current Organization | BASF Corporation |
| Type of Organization | Pesticide research and development |
| Major Product | Plant protection products |
| Area of Distribution | International |
| University/Degree | Ph.D., Entomology, Texas A&M University, 1980 |
| Born | November 25, 1948, Hartford, Connecticut |
| Published Works | 20+ publications |
| Affiliations | Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; Entomological Society of America; CropLife America |
| Hobbies & Sports | Golf, music, flyfishing |
| Career Accomplishments | As ecotoxicologist, contributed to the registration or re-registration of 5 major plant protection products, mainly insecticides; Chaired CropLife America technical committee for ecotoxicology and environmental chemistry; Awarded American Cyanamid Co. Scientific Achievement Award for developing field techniques to measure potential effects of an insecticide on birds; As expert witness, successfully defended all testing costs in a cost sharing arbitration for a major insecticide |
| Work History | Started at American Cyanamid Co. in 1980 as a Program Coordinator and was promoted to increasingly responsible positions as Senior Program Coordinator, Product Development Manager, Principal Research Scientist, Associate Research Fellow and to Research Fellow in 1997 |
| Spouse | Cynthia C. Gagne (nee Catt) |
| Married | May 31, 1975 |
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