Dr. Jeremy McNeil
Fellow
Current Employer
Western University
Election Year
1999
Academy
Académie des sciences
Discipline
Animal Biology
Department
Department of Biology
Keywords
Entomology, chemical ecology, behavioural ecology, reproduction, migration
Jeremy N. McNeil, was born in England, and received his primary and secondary education in Newfoundland and England, respectively. He moved to Canada in 1964, received a B.Sc. Hon. in Zoology at the University of Western Ontario in 1969 and a Ph.D. in Entomology and Ecology at North Carolina State University in 1972. During his graduate studies Jeremy received both a regional and a national award from the Entomological Society of America for his research.
In 1972 Jeremy took a position in the Department of Biology at Laval University, where he was a professor for 30 years, until the end of 2002. He received a Humboldt Prize and spent 2003 at Hamburg University, then in 2004 was named the Helen Battle Professor in the Biology Department at the University of Western Ontario.
Dr. McNeil’s research interests are in behavioral and chemical ecology, studying fundamental aspects of mate choice, migration, as well as plant-insect and host-parasitoid interactions from an interdisciplinary perspective. He has trained 32 M.Sc., 17 Ph. D. students, as well as 12 PDFs, most now well established researchers in Universities and Government agencies around the world.Together they have published >190 papers in primary international journals and > 10 book chapters. He was received a number of research awards, including the C. Gordon Hewitt Award and Gold Medal from the Entomological Society of Canada, The Fry medal from the Canadian Society of Zoologists, The Silver Medal of the International Society of Chemical Ecology, the L. O. Howard Award from the Entomological Society of America (Eastern Branch) and the Delwart Prize in Chemical Ecology (Belgium).
Professor McNeil has been heavily involved in teaching, giving both undergraduate and graduate courses in entomology and ecology, as well as developing a course, "Communication in Science" discussing the preparation of manuscripts, posters and oral presentations. In the last decade he has given short versions of this course in France, Portugal, Thailand and China, as well as annually at the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland. He was named "Professuer etoile" in the Faculty of Science at Laval University and in 1985 was the Eastern Branch Nominee for the Entomological Society of America's Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching.
Jeremy has served on editorial boards of The Canadian Entomologist, The Canadian Journal of Zoology, Entomologia experimentalis et applicata, The Journal of Chemical Ecology, Chemoecology and the Journal of Economic Entomology. He regularly serves on committees for granting agencies (Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada, The Canadian Foundation of Innovation, The Canada Research Chairs program), as well as a referee for international journals, granting agencies and Universities.
Dr. McNeil is a member of several learned Societies and served as President of the Entomological Society of Canada, the Entomological Society of Quebec, the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies and the International Society of Chemical Ecology. He is currently a councillor for the Entomological Society of Ontario. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and is currently the RSC Foreign Secretary.
Dr. McNeil is also been very active in the public awareness of science and each year, for the last 20 years, has spoken to > 500 school children in North America, Europe and Australia. He also gives regular presentations at public institutions, as well as to amateur science and gardening clubs. Jeremy has received several regional and national awards for his outreach activities, including The Faculty of Science Outreach award at UWO, the McNeil Medal from the RSC (no relation!!) and the Gordin Kaplin Award from the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies.
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Jeremy N. McNeil, was born in England, and received his primary and secondary education in Newfoundland and England, respectively. He moved to Canada in 1964 when he enrolled in an honours degree in Zoology at the University of Western Ontario. Upon graduation in 1969 he enrolled as a graduate student in Entomology and Ecology at North Carolina State University and received his Ph.D. in 1972 under the direction of Professor R. L. Rabb. During his graduate studies Jeremy received a regional and a national award from the Entomological Society of America for his research on the diapause of hyperparasitoids of the tobacco hornworm.
Following his Ph.D. Dr. McNeil immediately moved to the Department of Biology at Laval University in Quebec City, where he was a professor for 30 years, until he took early retirement at the end of 2002. At this time he received a Humboldt Prize and spent 2003 at Hamburg University working with Professor W. Francke in the Department of Organic Chemistry. Having decided retirement was not for him, Jeremy accepted a position as the Helen Battle Professor in the Biology Department at the University of Western Ontario in 2004. From 2008-2011 he was the Scientific Director of the Biotron, a research facility on campus, set up to study different aspects of climate change.
Dr. McNeil’s research interests are in behavioral and chemical ecology, studying fundamental aspects of mate choice, seasonal migration, as well as plant-insect and host-parasitoid interactions from an interdisciplinary perspective. Within his research program Professor McNeil has trained 32 M.Sc., 17 Ph. D. students, as well as 12 PDFs, most now well established researchers in Universities and Government agencies around the world. With his students and collaborators Jeremy has published >190 papers in primary international journals and > 10 book chapters. He was received a number of research awards, including the C. Gordon Hewitt Award and Gold Medal from the Entomological Society of Canada, The Fry medal from the Canadian Society of Zoologists, The Silver Medal of the International Society of Chemical Ecology, the L. O. Howard Award from the Entomological Society of America (Eastern Branch) and the Delwart Prize in Chemical Ecology (Belgium).
Throughout his career Professor McNeil has been heavily involved in teaching, giving both undergraduate and graduate courses in entomology (Introductory Entomology, Integrated Pest Management) and ecology (Introductory Ecology, Behavioral Ecology and Chemical Ecology). In addition he developed a course, "Communication in Science" discussing techniques for the preparation of manuscripts, posters and oral presentations, which he taught regularly for a number of years. In the last decade he has been invited to give short versions of this course at Universities in France, Portugal, Thailand and China, as well as giving it regularly for the last 6 years at the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland. He was named "Professuer etoile" in the Faculty of Science at Laval University (based to student evaluations) and in 1985 was the Eastern Branch Nominee for the Entomological Society of America's Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching (a nomination prepared by the undergraduate and graduate students in Biology).
Jeremy has/does serve on several editorial boards: The Canadian Entomologist, The Canadian Journal of Zoology, Entomologia experimentalis et applicata, The Journal of Chemical Ecology, Chemoecology and the Journal of Economic Entomology. In addition he annually serves on committees for national granting agencies (Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada, The Canadian Foundation of Innovation, The Canada Research Chairs program), as well as a referee for international journals, granting agencies and Universities.
Dr. McNeil is a member of several learned Societies and has served as President of the Entomological Society of Canada, the Entomological Society of Quebec, the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies and the International Society of Chemical Ecology. He is currently a councilor for the Entomological Society of Ontario. Since being elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Jeremy has chaired several RSC committees, organised an international symposium on GM plants in collaboration with the l’Academie Francais and represented the RSC in nationally funded collaboration with the Senegalese Academy. Currently he serves as the RSC Foreign Secretary.
Dr. McNeil is also been very active in the public awareness of science and each year, for the last 20 years, has spoken to > 500 school children in North America, Europe and Australia. He also gives regular presentations at public institutions, as well as to amateur science and gardening clubs. Jeremy has received several regional and national awards for his outreach activities, including The Faculty of Science Outreach award at UWO, the McNeil Medal from the RSC (no relation!!) and the Gordin Kaplin Award from the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies.
In 1972 Jeremy took a position in the Department of Biology at Laval University, where he was a professor for 30 years, until the end of 2002. He received a Humboldt Prize and spent 2003 at Hamburg University, then in 2004 was named the Helen Battle Professor in the Biology Department at the University of Western Ontario.
Dr. McNeil’s research interests are in behavioral and chemical ecology, studying fundamental aspects of mate choice, migration, as well as plant-insect and host-parasitoid interactions from an interdisciplinary perspective. He has trained 32 M.Sc., 17 Ph. D. students, as well as 12 PDFs, most now well established researchers in Universities and Government agencies around the world.Together they have published >190 papers in primary international journals and > 10 book chapters. He was received a number of research awards, including the C. Gordon Hewitt Award and Gold Medal from the Entomological Society of Canada, The Fry medal from the Canadian Society of Zoologists, The Silver Medal of the International Society of Chemical Ecology, the L. O. Howard Award from the Entomological Society of America (Eastern Branch) and the Delwart Prize in Chemical Ecology (Belgium).
Professor McNeil has been heavily involved in teaching, giving both undergraduate and graduate courses in entomology and ecology, as well as developing a course, "Communication in Science" discussing the preparation of manuscripts, posters and oral presentations. In the last decade he has given short versions of this course in France, Portugal, Thailand and China, as well as annually at the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland. He was named "Professuer etoile" in the Faculty of Science at Laval University and in 1985 was the Eastern Branch Nominee for the Entomological Society of America's Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching.
Jeremy has served on editorial boards of The Canadian Entomologist, The Canadian Journal of Zoology, Entomologia experimentalis et applicata, The Journal of Chemical Ecology, Chemoecology and the Journal of Economic Entomology. He regularly serves on committees for granting agencies (Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada, The Canadian Foundation of Innovation, The Canada Research Chairs program), as well as a referee for international journals, granting agencies and Universities.
Dr. McNeil is a member of several learned Societies and served as President of the Entomological Society of Canada, the Entomological Society of Quebec, the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies and the International Society of Chemical Ecology. He is currently a councillor for the Entomological Society of Ontario. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and is currently the RSC Foreign Secretary.
Dr. McNeil is also been very active in the public awareness of science and each year, for the last 20 years, has spoken to > 500 school children in North America, Europe and Australia. He also gives regular presentations at public institutions, as well as to amateur science and gardening clubs. Jeremy has received several regional and national awards for his outreach activities, including The Faculty of Science Outreach award at UWO, the McNeil Medal from the RSC (no relation!!) and the Gordin Kaplin Award from the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies.
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Jeremy N. McNeil, was born in England, and received his primary and secondary education in Newfoundland and England, respectively. He moved to Canada in 1964 when he enrolled in an honours degree in Zoology at the University of Western Ontario. Upon graduation in 1969 he enrolled as a graduate student in Entomology and Ecology at North Carolina State University and received his Ph.D. in 1972 under the direction of Professor R. L. Rabb. During his graduate studies Jeremy received a regional and a national award from the Entomological Society of America for his research on the diapause of hyperparasitoids of the tobacco hornworm.
Following his Ph.D. Dr. McNeil immediately moved to the Department of Biology at Laval University in Quebec City, where he was a professor for 30 years, until he took early retirement at the end of 2002. At this time he received a Humboldt Prize and spent 2003 at Hamburg University working with Professor W. Francke in the Department of Organic Chemistry. Having decided retirement was not for him, Jeremy accepted a position as the Helen Battle Professor in the Biology Department at the University of Western Ontario in 2004. From 2008-2011 he was the Scientific Director of the Biotron, a research facility on campus, set up to study different aspects of climate change.
Dr. McNeil’s research interests are in behavioral and chemical ecology, studying fundamental aspects of mate choice, seasonal migration, as well as plant-insect and host-parasitoid interactions from an interdisciplinary perspective. Within his research program Professor McNeil has trained 32 M.Sc., 17 Ph. D. students, as well as 12 PDFs, most now well established researchers in Universities and Government agencies around the world. With his students and collaborators Jeremy has published >190 papers in primary international journals and > 10 book chapters. He was received a number of research awards, including the C. Gordon Hewitt Award and Gold Medal from the Entomological Society of Canada, The Fry medal from the Canadian Society of Zoologists, The Silver Medal of the International Society of Chemical Ecology, the L. O. Howard Award from the Entomological Society of America (Eastern Branch) and the Delwart Prize in Chemical Ecology (Belgium).
Throughout his career Professor McNeil has been heavily involved in teaching, giving both undergraduate and graduate courses in entomology (Introductory Entomology, Integrated Pest Management) and ecology (Introductory Ecology, Behavioral Ecology and Chemical Ecology). In addition he developed a course, "Communication in Science" discussing techniques for the preparation of manuscripts, posters and oral presentations, which he taught regularly for a number of years. In the last decade he has been invited to give short versions of this course at Universities in France, Portugal, Thailand and China, as well as giving it regularly for the last 6 years at the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland. He was named "Professuer etoile" in the Faculty of Science at Laval University (based to student evaluations) and in 1985 was the Eastern Branch Nominee for the Entomological Society of America's Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching (a nomination prepared by the undergraduate and graduate students in Biology).
Jeremy has/does serve on several editorial boards: The Canadian Entomologist, The Canadian Journal of Zoology, Entomologia experimentalis et applicata, The Journal of Chemical Ecology, Chemoecology and the Journal of Economic Entomology. In addition he annually serves on committees for national granting agencies (Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada, The Canadian Foundation of Innovation, The Canada Research Chairs program), as well as a referee for international journals, granting agencies and Universities.
Dr. McNeil is a member of several learned Societies and has served as President of the Entomological Society of Canada, the Entomological Society of Quebec, the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies and the International Society of Chemical Ecology. He is currently a councilor for the Entomological Society of Ontario. Since being elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Jeremy has chaired several RSC committees, organised an international symposium on GM plants in collaboration with the l’Academie Francais and represented the RSC in nationally funded collaboration with the Senegalese Academy. Currently he serves as the RSC Foreign Secretary.
Dr. McNeil is also been very active in the public awareness of science and each year, for the last 20 years, has spoken to > 500 school children in North America, Europe and Australia. He also gives regular presentations at public institutions, as well as to amateur science and gardening clubs. Jeremy has received several regional and national awards for his outreach activities, including The Faculty of Science Outreach award at UWO, the McNeil Medal from the RSC (no relation!!) and the Gordin Kaplin Award from the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies.