Biography:

Darryl E. Brock is pursuing his PhD in History at Fordham University, focusing on the international implications of Darwinism in Latin America. His Masters work at Claremont Graduate University explored Darwinism in China, an outgrowth of his leadership in Shanghai as a board member for the Irvine Sister City Foundation. Mr. Brock has presented on Darwinian evolution at such venues as UCLA and the AAAS, with publications on China appearing in Shanghais Nanxiang Pictorial Magazine and talks on China at Columbia and Emory Universities. An associate editor for Southern Historian and a broadly published science history writer, he is a biologist with B.S. and M.S. degrees from Auburn University and the University of South Florida. Mr. Brock has worked in government regulatory affairs for Monsanto and other agrochemical firms. There his expertise in environmental compliance was also complemented by his broad writing and editorships for in-house publications of the agrochemical industry. While in corporate America, Mr. Brock served on President Bushs Excellence in Science Teaching Awards NSF panel, led as liaison for the Greater St. Louis Science Fair, and worked on World Affairs Council projects. His past awards have included the Giselher Gust Marine Science Research Award, a Sigma Xi research grant, and an Earthwatch International research fellowship. In recent years, Mr. Brock has maintained a broad international interest, consulting and visiting with researchers in Chile and Costa Rica, while working extensively with the NGO Athgo International on projects and grants with the United Nations, USAID and various private-public partners.

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