Dr. Clarence Swanton obtained his B.Sc.in Botany from the University of Toronto in 1975, his M.Sc in Agrometerology from the University of Guelph in 1977 and a Ph.D in Plant Ecology from the University of Western Ontario in 1986. In 1985 he joined the Department of Crop Science at the University of Guelph as an Assistant Professor of Weed Science. He was promoted to Professor in 1996. From 1998 to 2004, he served as the first Chair of the Department of Plant Agriculture. In 2002, he was elected a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Agronomy. In 2005, he received the Weed Science Society of America Fellow Award. Dr Swanton has contributed internationally as a teacher, and consultant. His research is focussed on plant ecology and the development of integrated weed management systems for field and horticultural crops.
