Prospective Students
Graduate Positions
Openings are periodically available for M.S. and Ph.D. graduate students. Students may create their own projects within the focus of the lab or join ongoing projects available under Research. Graduate training in my lab ranges from fundamental research on ant biology to applied projects on the development and application of Integrated Pest Management practices in the urban environment.
Basic projects: Behavioral, ecological, and genetic studies on ants, including nutritional ecology, colony and population genetic structure, the impact of invasive ants on native communities, nestmate recognition, and the evolution of polydomy.
Applied projects: Students can conduct research on novel pest management strategies, horizontal transfer of insecticides in insect colonies, IPM in the urban environment, baits and baiting strategies, and the impact of urbanization on native and invasive ant communities.
Undergraduate Positions
I regularly hire undergraduate students to work part-time in the lab assisting other researchers or working on independent projects, including Capstone Projects and Undergraduate Research Projects. Both types of projects offer undergraduates an excellent opportunity to immerse themselves in the research environment and learn essential research skills and produce publication quality work.
For more information on graduate studies in urban entomology contact:
Dr. Grzegorz Buczkowski
Department of Entomology
Purdue University
Smith Hall
901 W. State St.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: 765.494.6314
gbuczkow@purdue.edu
To request information on Graduate School applications:
Dr. Jeff Stuart
Chair, Graduate Committee
Department of Entomology
Purdue University
Smith Hall
901 W. State St.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: 765.494.4561
stuartjj@purdue.edu
