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Section Symposium

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

From Ahasverus to Tribolium: Exploring Pathways in Stored Products and Lessons for Insect Science

Sunday, November 10, 2024
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 225 B, PCC

It is likely no one wakes up dreaming of being a stored product entomologist, thus we feature researchers from government and academia demonstrating how their career paths intersected with stored product entomology. We sought out different career stages (students, ECPs, late career, and even emeritus) to discuss their journeys.

Presentations:

  • 10:00 AM – 10:05 AM MST
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: William R. Morrison, III (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS

  • 10:05 AM – 10:20 AM MST
    Finding my place in entomology, the quest to solve world hunger

    Presenting Author: Hannah E. Quellhorst, Ph.D. – Kansas State University

  • 10:20 AM – 10:35 AM MST
    Experimental evolution with Tribolium castaneum: Investigating the processes that influence rapid adaptation to novel environment

    Presenting Author: Lily F. Durkee – Colorado State University

    Co-Author: Laure M. Olazcuaga – Colorado State University

    Co-Author: Brett A. Melbourne – University of Colorado

    Co-Author: Ruth Hufbauer – Colorado State University

  • 10:35 AM – 10:50 AM MST
    Leveraging transferrable skills and lesson learned in becoming an entomologist

    Presenting Author: Deanna S. Scheff (she/her/hers) – USDA-ARS

  • 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Break
  • 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM MST
    Insights into my stored product entomology journey, with lessons learned

    Presenting Author: Tanja McKay – Arkansas State University

  • 11:15 AM – 11:30 AM MST
    From graduate student to graduate dean: Creating your own path of proactive change

    Presenting Author: Linda Mason, Ph.D. – Purdue University

  • 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM MST
    Well, how did I get here? Lessons learned from a career in stored product entomology

    Presenting Author: James F. Campbell – USDA-ARS