Pest Control, OH
03-30-06
Joel R. Coats Receives ACS's International Award for Research in
Agrochemicals
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — EcoSMART Technologies’ Scientific Advisory Panel
member Joel R. Coats was presented with the International Award for Research
in Agrochemicals recently at the 231st American Chemical Society national
meeting in Atlanta.
Coats is currently a professor of entomology and toxicology in the
Department of Entomology at Iowa State University. He has worked on
EcoSMART’s Scientific Advisory Panel since 1998.
A symposium at the ACS meeting honored Coats, who has devoted more than
30 years to the investigation of insect toxicology and the environmental
toxicology and chemistry of agrochemicals. His research in insect toxicology
focuses primarily on natural products as insecticides and insect repellents; his
study of the environmental effects, degradation and mobility of modern
agrochemicals includes conventional and natural insecticides, herbicides,
insecticidal Bt protein toxins from transgenic plants, and veterinary drugs.
“Dr. Coats is very deserving of this award and its international recognition,” said
EcoSMART’s founder and president, Steven Bessette. “He has been an integral
part of EcoSMART’s research and development program, and we look forward to
continuing this rewarding relationship.”