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Dennis vanEngelsdorp

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Dennis vanEngelsdorp
EducationDoctor of Philosophy
Alma materPennsylvania State UniversityUniversity of Guelph
Known forColony collapse disorder|Honey bee|Varroa destructor
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Maryland

Dennis vanEngelsdorpis an associate professor[1]of entomology at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the Chief Scientist for the Bee Informed Partnership and has been involved in a number of studies aimed at understandingcolony collapse disorder.[2][3][4]VanEngelsdorp was formerly the chief apiarist for Pennsylvania.[5]He was married toH. G. Carrillo,a professor of English atGeorge Washington University,until Carrillo's death ofCOVID-19in April 2020.[6][7]

Education

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  • 2011 - Doctorate of Philosophy. ThePennsylvania State University,University Park, PA, USA
  • 1995 - Master of Science in Environmental Biology.University of Guelph,Guelph, Ontario, Canada
  • 1992 - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada[8]

Awards

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  • 2010 Roger A. Morse Outstanding teaching/Extension Service/Regulatory Award[9]
  • 2009 Fine Fellowship Scholarship for Gigapixel Imagery for Science Outreach[10]

References

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  1. ^"Dennis vanEngelsdorp Promoted to Associate Professor!".Department of Entomology.Retrieved2019-05-01.
  2. ^Main, Douglas (13 May 2015)."U.S. Beekeepers Lose 40 Percent of Hives over Past Year".Newsweek.Retrieved11 April2016.
  3. ^Borenstein, Seth (26 February 2016)."Species of bees and other pollinators are shrinking, UN report warns".PBS NewsHour.Retrieved11 April2016.
  4. ^"EPA concludes that major pesticide harms bees".Fox News.Associated Press.6 January 2016.Retrieved11 April2016.
  5. ^"Jay Evans: Searching for answers to the decline in honeybees".The Washington Post.29 May 2015.Retrieved11 April2016.
  6. ^Duggan, Paul."Novelist H.G. Carrillo, who explored themes of cultural alienation, dies after developing covid-19".Washington Post.ISSN0190-8286.Retrieved2021-02-18.
  7. ^"The Secret Life of H.G. Carrillo".Pocket.Retrieved2023-03-04.
  8. ^vanEngelsdorp Lab
  9. ^"2010 Roger A. Morse Outstanding Teaching/Extension Service/Regulatory Award (Graduate Students)".Graduate Students (Penn State College of Ag Sciences).Retrieved2019-05-06.
  10. ^"Unhealthy Honey Bee Frame".www.gigapan.com.Retrieved2019-05-06.