Colin George Orpin was born in Kent, United Kingdom (UK) on the 5th July 1943.

He sadly died on the 19th February 2026, aged 82 years.

Detailed here is his education and where he worked during his research career:

• BSc (Hons) Biology & Soil Science, University of Bangor, Wales, UK (1962-1966).
• BSc in Agriculture with Chemistry and Agricultural Zoology.
• PhD, University of Bangor, Wales, UK (1966-1969)
• Thesis entitled: ‘Microbial metabolism of some Bipyridyls and their derivatives’.
• Postdoctoral Researcher, ARC Institute of Animal Physiology, Babraham, Cambridge, UK (1969-1987)
• Professor, Department of Artic Biology, University of Tromsø, Norway (1983-1987)
• Program Manager in Applications of Biotechnology, CSIRO Division of Tropical Crops & Pastures, Australia (1988-1993)
• Honorary Doctor of Science, Nathan University, Brisbane, Australia (1993).
• Sabbatical (1993-1994)
• Visiting Professor in Veterinary Microbiology, Oregon State University, USA (1994-1995)