Dr. Thomas W. Phillips is the Donald Wilbur Endowed Professor for Stored Product Protection at Kansas State University. He published over 200 peer-reviewed articles on various entomology topics, mostly on pest management for stored product pests. Dr. Phillips received a B.S. in Biology at Juniata College and graduate degrees from NY State College of Forestry.  His graduate school and postdoctoral work were in forest entomology, in which he worked on chemical ecology and biosystematics of pine beetles. During his 35 years in postharvest entomology, he has worked for the USDA for 6 years, Oklahoma State University for 10 years and KSU for the past 18 years.  Phillips’s research includes non-chemical controls, fumigation, and residual pesticides for managing storage pests and resistance to the fumigant phosphine. Phillips has also done research with alternatives to pesticides such as targeted pheromone-based mating disruption of moths and beetles. Dr. Phillips teaches courses in General Entomology, Stored Product Entomology and Insect Chemical Ecology. Phillips has mentored many students and visitors, including several undergrads, 28 graduate students and 15 postdoctoral or visiting scientists during his career. His service includes leadership in the OSU Faculty Council, service on College and departmental committees at KSU, subject editor for the Journal of Economic Entomology (2002- 2025), and many outreach presentations for pesticide applicator certification.