Stephen Symons, PhD, CBiol MIBiol

Program Manager, Image Analysis
Technologies Section
Grain Research Laboratory

Canadian Grain Commission employee since 1988.

Area of expertise includes image analysis, spectroscopy and seed biology; management of the Image Analysis unit, which he created.

Education

Doctorate
Plant physiology
University of London
1982

Bachelor of Science
Comparative physiology
University of London
1979

Awards and recognition

Chartered Biologist, 1979

CGC Bravo Award for Innovation, 2000

Treasury Board of Canada Award of Excellence, 2001

Fellow of the Institute of Biology, 2005

Professional affiliations and development

Member, Institute of Biology, 1979-present

Post-doctoral work; University of Saskatchewan, 1983-1986

Post-doctoral work; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 1986-1988

Publications

See the CGC list of published scientific and technical papers.