Visiting Researchers

Check out our list of visiting researchers who have visited the Museum over the years:

December

DR PETER CASTRO

Journal of Crustacean Biology & California Polytechnic University, CA, USA

Studying brachyuran crustaceans in the Zoological Reference Collection

November

PROF JOSTEIN KJAEDERSEN

Arctic University of Norway, Tromso

Examining fungus gnats

PROF RNDR. JAN ŠEVČÍK

University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

Examining fungus gnats

DR DWI LISTYO RAHAYU

Research Center for Biosystematics & Evolution, National Research & Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia

Studying inland decapods of Indonesia in the Zoological Reference Collection

DR DAISY WOWOR

Research Center for Biosystematics & Evolution, National Research & Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia

Studying inland decapods of Indonesia in the Zoological Reference Collection

DR SHANE T AHYONG

Australian Museum Research Institute, Sydney, Australia

Studying stomatopod, isopod and brachyuran crustaceans in the Zoological Reference Collection

DR DEWI CITRA MURNIATI

Research Center for Biosystematics & Evolution, National Research & Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia

CMBS 2 and examination of Sesarmidae crabs in the Zoological Reference Collection

MR DHARMA ARIF NUGROHO

Research Center for Biosystematics & Evolution, National Research & Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia

CMBS 2 and examination of Grapsidae crabs in the Zoological Reference Collection

October

September

DR ARLO HINCKLEY

Department of Zoology, University of Seville

Examine the skulls and skins of Rodentia and Eulipotyphla

MR CHAINUPON SUWANNAKUNPAISAN

Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Bangkok

Examine the skulls and skins of Thai mammals

August

DR TOSAPHOL SAETUNG KEETAPITHCHAYAKUL

Duy Tan University, Danang, Vietnam

Examine Odonate specimens and fieldwork

July

DR CHOO LE QIN

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Examination of pteropods (sea butterflies) from SJADES material and unsorted bongo net samples

MR GEORGE POPOVICI

Richard Gilder Graduate School, American Museum of Natural History

Curation of centipede specimens in the Zoological Reference Collection

DR TOHRU NARUSE

University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

Collaborative work & examination of brachyuran crabs in the Zoological Reference Collection.

DR MANI PREMA

Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Cochin, India

Collaborative work & examination of brachyuran crabs from the eastern Indian Ocean.

DR PORAMAD TRIVALAIRAT

Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand

Examination of ZRC freshwater leech collection

DR KRITTIYA TRIVALAIRAT

Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Examination of ZRC freshwater leech collection

June

DR WEEYAWAT JAITRONG

Department of Entomology, Thai Natural History Museum, National Science Museum Thailand

Examination of assorted ant genera in the ZRC and collaborative project discussions

MS KUNTIMA YODPRASIT

Kasetsart University, Thai Natural History Museum

Examination of Tetraponera ants in the ZRC and DNA barcoding introductory training

DR LEVENTE-PÉTER KOLCSÁR

Independent Researcher

Preliminary examination of LKCNHM tipuloid collection

DR BALAJI CHATTOPADHYAY

School of Biosciences, Ashoka University, India

Specimen examination and subsampling of various bird and bat taxa

MS KAMONCHANOK WONGISSARAKUL

Office of Natural Science Research, National Science Museum Thailand (NSM)

Examination of Esanthelphusa freshwater crabs in ZRC

DR KEVIN CONWAY

Texas A&M University, USA

Working on gobioid fishes

DR MICHAEL HAMMER

Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Australia

Working on gobioid fishes

MR DANIEL BARDEY

Oxford Brookes University, UK

Examination of Holoptilinae ZRC collection, Field work

DR MATTHEW BULBERT

Oxford Brookes University, UK

Examination of Holoptilinae ZRC collection, Field work

May

MR IVISON DE LIMA

University of São Paulo – Institute of Biosciences, Brazil

Processing and examination of serpulid specimens

DR DMITRY TELNOV

Natural History Museum, London

Examination of Coleoptera ZRC collection

DR MAX BARCLAY

Natural History Museum, London

Examination of Coleoptera ZRC collection

DR EMANUEL TSCHOPP

Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Working on and measuring the sauropods in situ

April

MS AMIRA AQILAH

The Universiti Malaya, Malaysia

Deposit type specimens in ZRC, identify and examine specimens and fieldwork

DR TRAN ANH DUC

VNU University of Science, Vietnam

Examination of Gerromorpha & Nepomorpha ZRC collection

March

February

PROF DANIEL EDISON M HUSANA

University of the Philippines, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines

Collaborative work & examination of Philippine cave cyprinid fishes and primary freshwater crabs in the Zoological Reference Collection

DR HARUTAKA HATA

Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology, Japan

Examination of clupeiform fish (herrings, sprats, anchovies) specimens in the Zoological Reference Collection

MR RIVERA RODRIN REVELLEZA

PhD student from the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, the Philippines

Learn more about taxonomy and curation

January

DR DO VAN TU

Vietnam Academy of Science & Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam

Collaborative work & examination of Vietnamese freshwater crabs in the Zoological Reference Collection.

DR PATRICK GROOTAERT

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium

Examining Dolichopodidae of Singapore and Southeast Asia