People

Mabel Alvarado Graduate Student Entomology malvarado@ku.edu 785.864.3309 Public Safety Building	Stephen Baca Graduate Student Entomology s953b810@ku.edu 785.864.3309 Public Safety Building	Laura Breitkreuz Graduate Student Entomology l-breitkreuz@ku.edu 785.864.3309 Public Safety Building
George Byers Curator Emeritus Entomology g059b859@ku.edu 785.864.4538 Public Safety Building	Taro Eldredge Graduate Student Entomology taroeldredge@ku.edu 785.864.3309 Public Safety Building	Michael S. Engel Senior Curator, Professor Entomology msengel@ku.edu 785.864.2319 Public Safety Building
Zack Falin Collection Manager Entomology ksem@ku.edu 785.864.3034 Public Safety Building	Jennifer C. Giron Duque Graduate student Entomology jcgiron@ku.edu Haworth Hall, room 6002	Sarah Schmits Assistant Researcher, InvertNet Project Manager Entomology scschmits@ku.edu 785.864.4538 6002 Haworth Hall
Andrew Short Associate Curator Entomology aezshort@ku.edu 785.864.2323 6002 Haworth Hall	Marianna Simões Graduate Student Entomology marianna_simoes1@ku.edu 785.864.3309 Public Safety Building	Jennifer Thomas Associate Collection Manager Entomology jct@ku.edu 785.864.2234 Public Safety Building

Entomology at a Glance

(Insects)

Established: 1870

Collection Strengths: 4.9 million specimen

Global bee diversity, aquatic beetles, and Midwestern, Mexican, and tropical insects.

Curator in Charge:
Leonard Krishtalka
785.864.4540

Curators:
Andrew Short
785.864.2323
Michael S. Engel
785.864.2319

Collection Managers:
Zachary Falin
785.864.3034
Jennifer Thomas
785.864.2234

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