Formative Years Grew up in Merrick, Long Island, N.Y. University Degrees: B.S. (1981) Forest Resource Management and Pest Management at Iowa State University M.S. (1985) Entomology at the University of Arkansas Ph.D. (1989) Forestry at the University of British Columbia Post-Student Years Post-doctoral Associate 1989 with Dr. Kenneth Raffa, Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI. Post-doctoral Associate 1989 - 1991 with Dr. Thomas Payne, Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Research Scientist 1991 - 1993 with Dr. Thomas Payne, Department of Entomology at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Assistant Professor 1993 - 1999, Department of Entomology at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Courtesy Appointment 1998 - Present, Department of Forestry at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Associate Professor 1999 - Present, Department of Entomology at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Family Stuff On April 16th, 1999, Harris Ashari Salom was born. On December 4, 2001, Daniel Faiz Salom was born. My wife Mar (my wife) are very fortunate to have these two great boys. Other Family pictures: 2002 The boys 2004 Meeting Sir Topham Hat