Dennis vanEngelsdorp

Dennis vanEngelsdorp is 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 understanding colony collapse disorder.[2][3][4] vanEngelsdorp was formerly the chief apiarist for Pennsylvania.[5]

Dennis vanEngelsdorp
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EducationDoctor of Philosophy
Alma materPennsylvania State University University of Guelph
Known forColony Collapse Disorder | Honey bee | Varroa destructor
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Maryland

Research

vanEngelsdorp's and his research lab at University of Maryland take an epidemiological approach to studying honey bee disease and colony mortality. His research focuses on identifying determinates of disease in honey bee colonies, promoting management systems which promote colony health, and broad scale monitoring of pollinator health.[6]

Education
  • 2011 - Doctorate of Philosophy. The Pennsylvania 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[7]

Awards
  • 2010 Roger A. Morse Outstanding teaching/Extension Service/Regulatory Award[8]
  • 2009 Fine Fellowship Scholarship for Gigapixel Imagery for Science Outreach[9]

References
  1. "Dennis vanEngelsdorp Promoted to Associate Professor!". Department of Entomology. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  2. Main, Douglas (13 May 2015). "U.S. Beekeepers Lose 40 Percent of Hives over Past Year". Newsweek. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  3. Borenstein, Seth (26 February 2016). "Species of bees and other pollinators are shrinking, UN report warns". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  4. "EPA concludes that major pesticide harms bees". Fox News. Associated Press. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  5. "Jay Evans: Searching for answers to the decline in honeybees". The Washington Post. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  6. "Dr. Dennis vanEngelsdorp". Dennis vanEngelsdorp Honeybee Epidemiology Lab. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  7. vanEngelsdorp Lab
  8. "2010 Roger A. Morse Outstanding Teaching/Extension Service/Regulatory Award (Graduate Students)". Graduate Students (Penn State College of Ag Sciences). Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  9. "Unhealthy Honey Bee Frame". www.gigapan.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.


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