Chiang Huai C. 姜怀章

Chiang Huai C. 姜怀章

M.S., Entomology, 1946
Ph.D., Entomology, 1948

Chiang Huai C., who was born in 1915 in Jiangsu province, graduated from Southwest Associated University in 1938, and a master of science in 1946 and a doctorate in entomology in 1948 from the University of Minnesota. After graduation, Chiang first worked at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus before starting his teaching career at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) in 1953. He returned to the Twin Cities campus to teach in 1961 until his retirement in 1984.

Chiang published some 250 academic articles and is internationally recognized as a pioneer and leader in integrated pest management and crop loss assessment. He served as president of the north central branch of the Entomological Society of America from 1975 to 1976.

Chiang is credited for the extensive agricultural research partnership between the University and China. In 1975, he was invited by the U.S. National Academy of Science to visit China. Then in 1979 he hosted the first visiting scholar from Mainland China to Minnesota since 1949. Chiang coordinated many China Program activities for the College of Agriculture at the University.

Chiang received many honors and awards during his career at the University. In 1961, he received the Teacher of the Year Award from the UMD Student Council. After his service as project adviser for Integrated Pest Management in Thailand (1985-1988), Chiang received a Distinguished Service Award by the Royal Thai Government. In 1999, he received the Hodson Outstanding Alumni Award from the University of Minnesota.

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姜怀章,1915年生于江苏省,1938年毕业于西南联大,并于1946年和1948年获得明尼苏达大学昆虫学专业的硕士学位和博士学位。

毕业后,姜怀章先留校任职于明尼苏达大学双子城校区。1953年,他任教于明尼苏达大学德鲁斯分校,从此开始了他的教学生涯。1961年,他又回到了双子城校区任职。

姜怀章发表了约250篇学术论文,在综合病虫害管理领域是国际公认的先驱和领袖。他曾于1975至1976年任美国昆虫学会中北部分会的会长。姜怀章为明尼苏达大学和中国高校在农业方面的合作研究做出重要贡献。1975年,他应美国国家科学院之邀访问中国,随后他又于1979年接待了1949年后第一位来明尼苏达大学的中国访问学者。姜怀章组织了很多中国和明大农学院合作交流的活动。

姜怀章获得过很多荣誉和奖彰。1961年,他获得明大德鲁斯分校学生理事会颁发的年度教师奖。他在泰国任综合病虫害管理的顾问,之后泰国皇家政府授予他杰出服务奖。1999年,姜怀章获得明尼苏达大学颁发的Hodson杰出校友奖。