Dr. John Stireman studies insects and their interactions with other organisms in order to explore fundamental problems in ecology and evolution. In just two and a half years, John has been funded by two separate grants from the National Science Foundation-at a time when funding at NSF has plummeted to historic lows. Dr. Stireman has a strong record of publication, with a total of 14 peer-reviewed research articles published or in press since he began at Wright State University in 2005, including papers in top tier journals as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Evolution, the Annual Review of Entomology, American Journal of Botany, and others. He has presented his research at numerous professional meetings, including several invited symposium lectures at national and international conferences. Dr. Stireman has developed an active laboratory group, including undergraduates, master's, and Ph.D. students and has taught a number of courses on topics related to his research interests, including General Ecology, Invertebrate Zoology, Evolution, and Entomology. He serves as advisor to Jeremy Heath in the E.S. Ph.D. program.
This award brings the number of winners in this category to four among active E.S. Ph.D. program faculty in the last five years. Congratulations to John for keeping the streak alive! Who's next?
