NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — H. Gary Hancock, Ph.D., has joined AMVAC Chemical Corporation as Southern Regional Product Development Manager. Hancock’s responsibilities will include field research and development, product development, technical support and project management for the company’s product line of crop protection herbicides, insecticides and fungicides, and pest management products.
Hancock was previously employed by FMC Corporation, where he served increasing roles as senior research biologist, manager of global development, manager of global fungicide projects, and most recently as manager of global field development.
Hancock holds a Ph.D. in plant pathology, and a Master of Science degree in plant pathology, from Auburn University, and a Bachelor’s degree in botany from Columbus State University. He has also served as Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, at Columbus State University.
A resident of Hamilton, Ga., Hancock is a member of the Southern Weed Science Society, the Weed Science Society of America, the Entomological Society of America and the American Phytopathology Society. He has published more than 50 articles in refereed journals, and is a frequent speaker at professional society meetings.
To learn more about AMVAC, visit the company’s web site at www.amvac-chemical.com