Alfred Cofrancesco
Technical Director
CEERD-EM-W
Al.F.Cofrancesco@usace.army.mil
Education
- B.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1971, Biology
- M.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1976, Biology/Biochemistry
- Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi, 1979, Biology/Statistics
- U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1991-1992 (Correspondence)
- Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Senior Executive Fellow 2007: John F. Kennedy School of Government
Professional Experience
- Research Entomologist, Environmental Laboratory, WES, September 1982-1987
- Team Leader, Aquatic Plant Ecology Team, Environmental Laboratory, WES, 1987-1995
- Acting Branch Chief, Aquatic Ecology Branch, Environmental Laboratory, WES, 1995-1999
- Branch Chief, Aquatic Ecology Branch, Environmental Laboratory, WES, 2000 - 2003
Research Interests
- Biological control
- Ecosystem Restoration
- Pest management
- Aquatic and terrestrial plant management
- Expert systems
Professional Memberships
- Entomological Society of America
- Aquatic Plant Management Society
- Sigma Xi
- International Organization on Biological Control
Additional
- Armed Forces Pest Management Board, 1988-Present; Chairman - Natural Resources Committee 1999 Present
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Technical Advisory Group ( USA, Canada, Mexico), Member 1983- Present, Chairman 1990-Present
- International Organization for Biological Control, Working Group on World Wide Management of Waterhyacinth, 1996- Present
- Federal Interagency Committee of the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds Member 1997-Present
- Supervised and conducted overseas research on biological control of aquatic plants on six Continents in over 30 countries.
- Presented Papers on Biological Control Research at International meetings in France, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Canada, and U.S.
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Distinguished Service Award, 1991
- Department of the Army Research and Development Achievement Award, 1992
- Numerous publications and journal articles on biological control research
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