Scientists at the Center for Ecological Entomology collaborate with various departments in the University of Illinois to provide graduate training leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees with specialization in Entomology. Prospective students will find Center scientists working with a wide variety of invertebrate taxa, at all scales of organization – from organismal to ecosystem – in laboratory and field-oriented studies.

Students may apply to any of several academic units (Department of Entomology; Department of Crop Sciences; Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences). Students are encouraged to contact Center scientists before applying to individual departments or programs. Prospective students should also visit the Entomology@Illinois web site for a complete listing of entomological projects and potential advisors.

Additional information and applications may be obtained by writing to Center’s Professional Scientists listed below.

Eastman, Catherine E. (Ph.D., 1976, Louisiana State University). IPM in conventional and organic/alternative vegetable systems; insect pests of cruciferous crops; insect-weed interactions.

Levine, Eli. (Ph.D., 1977, Ohio State University). Biology, ecology, and pest-host relationships of insect pests of corn and soybean, especially corn rootworm species.

Novak, Robert J. ( Ph.D., 1976, University of Illinois). Medical entomology, mosquito ecology, population genetics, molecular biology, IPM, taxonomy; arboviruses and mosquito vectors.

Solter, Leellen F., Ph.D. (1996, University of Illinois). Insect pathology,; biology and taxonomy of entomopathogenic microsporidia; host-parasite-pathogen relationships; microbial control.

Soucek, David J., Ph.D. (2001, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University). Aquatic ecotoxicology; chemical, toxicological, and ecological assessment of benthic macroinvertebrates.

Spencer, Joseph L. (Ph.D., 1994, Michigan State University). Insect behavior and physiology, plant-insect interactions, biology, ecology and distribution of western corn rootworm beetles.

Raghu, S. (Ph.D., 2002, Griffith University). Biological control of insects and weeds; insect-plant interactions; theory and practice of biological control; ecological risk assessment; development of theory for applied ecology; numerical ecology; chemical mediation of insect behavior and insect plant interactions.