EntomologyGraduate Program Summary |
Graduate Degrees OfferedM.S.*; Ph.D. Specializations Offered Environmental Studies (Ph.D.) Areas of Study Biological Control; Field Crops Entomology; Forensic Science; Horticultural Entomology; Insect Biochemistry and Physiology; Insect Ecology; Insect Genetics; Insect Pest Management; Insect Systematics and Museum Studies; Insecticide/Environmental Toxicology; Medical Entomology; Plant-Insect Interactions; Plant Resistance to Insects; Urban Entomology; Veterinary Entomology *Also available online Application ChecklistRequired by Office of Graduate Studies
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Application Deadline Rolling admissions. Graduate committee meets monthly to review applications.
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Entomology
"We believe that success of our students is one of the most important measures of the quality of our program." |
Description of ProgramThe Department of Entomology offers resident M.S. and Ph.D. and distance M.S. and certificate programs. The department makes a firm commitment to its students and provides strong mentoring relationships between the students and major professors. The department offers a strong curriculum and provides numerous professional opportunities for its students. This student-centered focus is reflected in the many awards received by the students and in their consistent placement in professional careers. The distance program offers opportunities for time- and site-bound students to earn an advanced degree or certificate. The Department of Entomology is part of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and is involved in research, teaching, and extension arenas. Faculty are internationally recognized and work in both applied and basic entomology. The department has research sites across Nebraska and collaborative relationships with both domestic and international scientists and educators.
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ContactGraduate Chair John Foster402-472-8686 Distance Education Coordinator Tom Weissling402-472-8680 Department Address 202 Plant Industry BuildingLincoln NE 68583-0816 Department Website
http://entomology.unl.ed... |
Faculty and Research
| Frederick Baxendale | Insect and Mite Pests; Arthropods | |
| Dennis Berkebile | Rearing and Genetics of Primary Screwworm Adjunct Faculty | |
| Gary Brewer | Insect Pests Affecting Sunflowers | |
| John Burd | Aphid Pests of Small Grains Adjunct Faculty | |
| Jack Campbell | Veterinary Entomology | |
| David Carter | Forensic Science | |
| Michael Culy | Pest Management Adjunct Faculty | |
| Stephen Danielson | Insect Ecology; Insect Pests of Field Crops | |
| Marion Ellis | Apiculture | |
| Odair Fernandes | Biological Control; Multitrophic Interactions; Corn, Peanut, Vegetable, and Fruit Integrated Pest Management Adjunct Faculty | |
| John Foster | Insect Resistant Plants; Maize; Insect Genetics | |
| Mark Harrell | Forest Entomology | |
| Gary Hein | Arthropod Pests of Small Grains and Specialty Crops | |
| E.A. Heinrichs | Insect Resistant Plants; Integrated Pest Management; International Agriculture Adjunct Faculty | |
| Tiffany Heng-Moss | Insect Resistant Plants; Functional Genomics; Turfgrass Insect Pest Management | |
| Leon Higley | Physiological Responses of Plants to Insect Injury; Tiger Beetles; Pest Management; Forensic Entomology | |
| W. Wyatt Hoback | Tiger Beetle Larvae; Limnology | |
| Thomas Hunt | Pest Management; Crops | |
| Scott Hutchins | Agriculture and Urban Pest Management; Bioeconomics; Economic Entomology Adjunct Faculty | |
| David Isenhour | Plant-Insect Interactions Adjunct Faculty | |
| Mary Liz Jameson | Insect Systematics Evolution; Phylogeny Adjunct Faculty | |
| Shripat Kamble | Novel Biochemical and Toxicological Pest Management; Termites; Cockroaches; Human Exposure to Pesticides | |
| Svata Louda | Plant-Insect Interactions; Natural Resource Management | |
| Z.B. Mayo | Aphid Genetics; Sorghum Insects | |
| Lance Meinke | Insect-Plant Interactions; Applied Insect Ecology and Behavior; Integrative Pest Management | |
| Daniel Moellenbeck | Plant Resistance to Insects Adjunct Faculty | |
| Jaime Molina-Ochoa | Biological Control Adjunct Faculty | |
| Thomas Powers | Nematology; Agricultural Pests; Diagnostic Methods | |
| Brett Ratcliffe | Scarab Beetles; Insect Genetics | |
| Gautam Sarath | Biomass and Forage Qualities; Warm-Season Prairie Grasses; Prairie Legumes; Seed Germination and Plant Development; Histone Biotinylation Adjunct Faculty | |
| Blair Siegfried | Insecticide Resistance | |
| Steven Skoda | Screwworm; Insect Genetics Adjunct Faculty | |
| David Taylor | Filth Flies; Insect Genetics Adjunct Faculty | |
| Tom Weissling | Pest Management | |
| Robert Wright | Corn and Grain Sorghum Insects; Insect Pest Management |


