PEOPLE
Principal Investigator
Dr. Jia-Wei Tay
Assistant Professor of Entomology
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Meet our students, postdoc, and staff

Dr. Reina Tong
Postdoc
Email: reinat@hawaii.edu

John Adam Lawrence
Graduate student
Masters student working on invasive ant behaviors and novel management strategies
Email: jal8@hawaii.edu

Joel Melia
Graduate student
PhD student currently developing his research on termite ecology
Email: joelmj@hawaii.edu

Lab Alumni
Undergraduate
Justin Mew (2020)
Juliana Salehi (2022)

Karim Gharbi
(M.S 2022)
Current position: Extension Agent, Colorado State University

John Mitchell Kirsch
(M.S 2022)
Current position: Entomologist, SC Johnson
Equipment: PCR system, homogenizer, microcentrifuge, climatic chambers, incubators, insect/animal behavioral tracking system, thermal cycler, microscope camera setup with microscopes, microtome, video microscope, non-invasive microwave sensor-moisture meter-thermal sensor termite detection equipment, etc.