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

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] He was married to H. G. Carrillo, a professor of English at George Washington University, until Carrillo's death of COVID-19 in April 2020.[6][7]

Education

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  • 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[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. 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. ^ Duggan, Paul. "Novelist H.G. Carrillo, who explored themes of cultural alienation, dies after developing covid-19". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  7. ^ "The Secret Life of H.G. Carrillo". Pocket. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  8. ^ vanEngelsdorp Lab
  9. ^ "2010 Roger A. Morse Outstanding Teaching/Extension Service/Regulatory Award (Graduate Students)". Graduate Students (Penn State College of Ag Sciences). Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  10. ^ "Unhealthy Honey Bee Frame". www.gigapan.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.


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