Entomology-Faculty: Kim

Ke Chung Kim
Professor and Curator; Director, Center for BioDiversity Research

The Pennsylvania State University
549 Ag Sciences & Industries Building
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-863-2863
Fax: 814-865-3048
Email: kck@psu.edu

Current Graduate Students:

Trish Hunt
Hannah Stout
Tim Tomon

Link to Annual Forensic Entomology Workshop
(May 27 - 30, 2008)

Link to Frost Entomological Museum website

Education:

B.S., Seoul National University, 1956
M.A., University of Montana, 1959
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1964

Department Focus Area:

Ecological Applications

Research Interests :

Biodiversity science: exploration, documentation, taxonomy/systematics of arthropod biodiversity; biodiversity inventory, assessment and monitoring. Forensic application of entomology. Biology and evolution of infraspecific variations. Ecology and coevolution of animal parasite/host interactions. Impacts of anthropogenic stressor on biodiversity.

Teaching:

Biology of Animal Parasites
Freshwater Entomology
Systematics
Immature Insects
Advanced Arthropod Taxonomy

Research Activities & Interests:

My program focuses on exploration, systematics and conservation of arthropod biodiversity, with a focus on insects and arachnids; biodiversity inventory, education, and policy development; forensic entomology; evolution of infraspecific variations; coevolution of animal parasite/host interactions.

Relevant Publications:

Kim, K.C. (ed.). 1985. Coevolution of Parasitic Arthropods and Mammals. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. xiv+ 800 pp.

Kim, K. C. and H.-Y. Han. 1990. The systematics of Lotobia Lioy (Sphaeroceridae, Diptera). J. Afr. Zool. 104:385-434.

Choe, J. C. and K. C. Kim. 1991. Microhabitat selection and adaptation of feather mites (Acari: Analgoidea) on murres and kittiwakes. Can. J. Zool. 69:817-821.

Kim, K.C. and B.A. McPheron (eds.). 1993. Evolution of Insect Pests. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. xii+ 479 pp.

Han, Y. and K.C. Kim. 1996. Descriptions of two new Lotobia species with re-analysis of intragenemic relationships and discussion of the systematic status of Lotobia Lioy within the subfamily Sphaerocerinae (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae). Korean J. Syst. Zool. 12:33-43 .

Kim, K.C. 1993. Biodiversity, Conservation, and Inventory: Why Insects Matter. Biodiversity and Conservation 2:191-214.

Kim, K. C. and R. D. Weaver (eds.). 1994. Biodiversity and Landscapes: A Paradox of Humanity. New York, Cambridge Univ Press, New York, NY. xii+ 431 pp.

Thorne, S.G., K.C. Kim, K.C. Steiner, and B.J. McGuinness. 1995. A Heritage for the 21st Century: Conserving Pennsylvania's Native Biological Diversity. Harrisburg: PA Fish and Boat Commission. x+ 60 pp.

Kim, K.C. 1997. Preserving Biodiversity in Korea's Demilitarized Zone. Science 278: 242-243.

Kim, K.C., L.B. Byrne. 2006. Biodiversity loss and the taxonomic bottleneck: emerging biodiversity science. Ecol. Res. 21:794-810. (pdf)