Entomology Seminar Series
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The Department of Entomology sponsors a seminar series covering a wide range of topics and speakers. Seminars are normally held from 2:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. on Fridays of the spring and fall semesters. They will be usually be conducted in-person in WA 231 while Zoom and the recordings are available. Please join us! In addition to maintaining a high caliber of speakers, each year the department recognizes alumni and other scientists for their contributions to the science of entomology via the Distinguished Alumnus Award and the Theodore L. Hopkins Distinguished Colloquium Award. The students of the Popenoe Entomology Club also select the Popenoe Speaker each year and sponsor his or her visit to the department. |
Please contact Bethany McGregor bmcgregor@ksu.edu with questions, for further information, or to request a Zoom link for a seminar.
Fall 2024 Seminar Schedule
| Date (Day-Month) | Speaker | Title | Host |
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Monday WA 126 |
Dr. Rajeswaran (Raj) Jagadeesan – Special Time Seminar Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries |
Sustainable Management of Postharvest Storage Pests: Ensuring Food Security and Market Access | Tom Phillips |
| 06-Sep |
Kokou Selom Amego – M.S. Proposal Seminar M.S. Student, Entomology, Kansas State University |
The morphology of Hessian fly feeding and the effects of insecticide-treated seed at labaled rates vs. rates reduced by nanotechnology | Jeff Whitworth |
| 13-Sep |
Dr. Jeremy Marshall – Promotion Seminar Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Programs, Entomology, Kansas State University |
The strange and curious case of Dr. Marshall: A promotion story | Brian McCornack |
| 20-Sep |
Dr. Yoonseong Park University Distinguished Professor, Entomology, Kansas State University |
Integrated alpha-gal syndrome management | Jeff Whitworth |
| 27-Sep |
Dr. Natalia Ball – Safety Seminar University Biosafety Manager, Office of Research Integrity, Compliance, and Security , Kansas State University |
Beyond the Bench: Safety First for Diverse Research Environments | Bethany McGregor |
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Wednesday WA 126 |
Dr. Brian Spiesman - Assistant Professor, Entomology, Kansas State University |
Developing machine learning applications for pollinator ecology and conservation | Brian McCornack |
| 04-Oct |
Dr. Xiufeng Zhang Post-doctoral Fellow, Entomology, Kansas State University |
The other 98% of the genome sequence for vector biology | Kris Silver |
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Monday WA 126 |
Dr. Cassandra Olds - Assistant Professor, Entomology, Kansas State University |
All roads lead to Rome | Brian McCornack |
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Tuesday |
Dr. Joao Pedra – Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine |
Arthropod Immunology to Artificial Intelligence: a Journey Into Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases | Yoonseong Park |
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11-Oct |
Inagural Wildcat Pause Day |
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18-Oct |
Dr. Jimmy Pitzer – Research Entomologist, Arthropod-borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, USDA-ARS |
Combating insecticide resistance among Dipteran pests of livestock | Bethany McGregor |
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25-Oct |
Rachel Johnson – Ph.D. Proposal Seminar Ph.D. Student, Entomology, Kansas State University |
Characterization and Application of Hairpin RNA Polymer/Galactochitosan Nanoparticles for Improving RNAi Efficiency in the Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) | Kun Yan Zhu |
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01-Nov |
Andres Holguin – Ph.D. Proposal Seminar Ph.D. Student, Entomology, Kansas State University |
Knowledge-based Mitigation of Alpha-Gal Syndrome | Yoonseong Park |
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08-Nov |
ESA Practice Talks |
Bethany McGregor | |
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15-Nov |
Dr. Lieceng Zhu – Distinguished Alumni Award Seminar Professor, Biology & Forensic Science, Fayetteville State University |
TBA | Bethany McGregor |
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22-Nov |
Dr. Matthew Hetherington Post-doctoral Fellow, Stored Product Insects and Engineering Research Unit, USDA-ARS |
From fruit to grain: chemical cues across agroecosystems | Rob Morrison |
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29-Nov |
Thanksgiving Break No Seminar |