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Thomas W. Scott

Thomas W. Scott is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Thomas W. Scott rather than just read about it. In short: Thomas Wallace Scott is an American tropical infectious disease epidemiologist. Early life and education Scott was born in Westfield, NJ in 1950.

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Reference excerpt

Thomas Wallace Scott is an American tropical infectious disease epidemiologist.

Early life and education Scott was born in Westfield, NJ in 1950. He attended Bowling Green State University (BGSU) with a basketball scholarship and completed his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1973 before changing to biology for his Master's degree in 1977. He left BGSU for his PhD in ecology from the Pennsylvania State University in 1981 and completed a National Institutes of Health post-doctoral fellowship in epidemiology at the Yale School of Medicine in 1983.

Career Upon completing his formal education, Scott became a faculty member at the University of Maryland, College Park before relocating in 1996 to the University of California, Davis. In 1990 he was a National Research Council Senior Research Associate in Bangkok, Thailand. While at UC Davis, Scott co-founded the Center for Vector-Borne Research, which was composed of researchers throughout the UC System, and directed the UC Davis Arbovirus Research Unit. He also served as vice chair of the UC Davis Entomology Department. Throughout his tenure at UC Davis, Scott's research focused on epidemiology of mosquito-borne disease, mosquito ecology, evolution of mosquito-virus interactions, and evaluation of novel products and strategies for disease prevention. As a result of his research, Scott was bestowed the honorary title of distinguished professor; elected a Fellow of the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; elected a Fellow of the Entomological Society of America; named the recipient of the C. W. Woodworth Award, the highest award given by the Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America; and awarded the Harry Hoogstraal Medal from the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. After retiring in 2015, Scott continued his dengue research in Peru and served as Chair of the WHO Vector Control Advisory Group and Co-Chair of the WHO Steering Committee for the Global Vector Control Response until 2019. Since 2019, Scott has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher by the Web of Science Group. He has published over 300 papers and recorded more than 60,000 citations.

Awards and honors Scott is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and Entomological Society of America; was a National Research Council Associate; is a Past-President of the Society for Vector Ecology; and is a past-Chair of the Mosquito Modeling Group in the program on Research and Policy in Infectious Disease Dynamics. At the World Health Organization he was Chair of the Vector Control Advisory Group; Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for the Global Vector Control Response; Chair of the Technical Working Group for Dengue; Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for the Global Vector Control Response; Chair of the Emergency Response Consultation on New Vector Control Tools for control of Zika virus disease; served on the Expert Meeting to Review Vector Control Options for Control of Zika Virus; served on the International Health Regulators Roster of Experts; and currently serves on the WHO Technical Advisory Group for the Global Arbovirus Initiative and the Executive Committee for the Lancet Commission on Aedes-transmitted Diseases.

References

External links Thomas W. Scott publications indexed by Google Scholar

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Thomas W. Scott

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Thomas W. Scott claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Thomas W. Scott before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Thomas W. Scott ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Thomas W. Scott

In research: Thomas W. Scott appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Thomas W. Scott in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Thomas W. Scott is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1950 births, American entomologists, Bowling Green State University alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Thomas W. Scott outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Thomas W. Scott in simple terms?

Thomas Wallace Scott is an American tropical infectious disease epidemiologist. Early life and education Scott was born in Westfield, NJ in 1950.

Why does Thomas W. Scott matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Thomas W. Scott?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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