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
MS in Entomology from the University of Hawaii and PhD in Entomology and Nematology from the University of Florida researching termites
Email: reinat@hawaii.edu
Dr. Vijaya Movva
Postdoc
Postdoc working on chemical ecology of urban pests, her research is currently based in Hilo
Email: movva@hawaii.edu
Joey Chang
Graduate student
Master’s student working on novel ant management strategies
Email: joey21@hawaii.edu
Nikku Bhetwal
Graduate student
Email: nbhetwal@hawaii.edu
Beenu Khadka
Graduate student
Email: khadkabe@hawaii.edu
Aradhana Shrestha
Graduate student
Email: aradhana@hawaii.edu
Joel Melia
Graduate student
PhD student currently developing his research on termite ecology
Email: joelmj@hawaii.edu
Sarah Kim
Lab Assistant
Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biology and interested in working with mosquito management
Email: skim23@hawaii.edu
Lab Alumni
Undergraduate
Justin Mew (2020)
Sarah Kim (2021)
Juliana Salehi (2022)
Ulelemaikalani Kwon (2023)
Karim Gharbi
(M.S 2022)
Current position: Extension Agent, Colorado State University
John Mitchell Kirsch
(M.S 2022)
Current position: Senior Entomologist, SC Johnson
John Adam Lawrence
(M.S. 2024)
Current position: R&D Scientist, Koppert Biological Systems
