Lab Members

Current lab personnel

Marianne Alleyne

Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor
Department of Entomology
vanlaarh-at-illinois.edu
@Cotesia1

Elizabeth Bello

Graduate Student working on
LEAFHOPPER BROCHOSOMES
Department of Entomology
ebello2-at-illinois.edu
@insects247

Xavier Carroll

Picture of Xavier CarrollGraduate Student working on
HONEY BEES
Department of Entomology
xcarroll-at-illinois.edu

Yutao Chen

Picture of Yutao ChenGraduate Student working on
INSECT WING SURFACE MULTI-FUNCTIONALITY
Program of Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology
yutaoc4-at-illinois.edu

Siti Fauziyah

Picture of Siti FauziyahGraduate Student working on
GRASSHOPPERS and DRAGONFLIES
Department of Entomology
siti2-at-illinois.edu
@insect_wings

Liyuan Zhang

Graduate Student working on
CLICK BEETLES
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
liyuan3-at-illinois.edu

Former lab personnel

Ophelia Bolmin

Graduated (Ph.D. Mechanical Science and Engineering) Spring 2021

Graduate Student working on CLICK BEETLES
Co-advised by Prof. Aimy Wissa
Current Position: PostDoctoral Researcher – Sandia National Labs
ombolmi@sandia.gov

Tanya Josek

Graduated (Ph.D. Entomology) Spring 2019

Graduate Student working on TICKS
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher Illinois State University
tjosek-at-ilstu.edu
@Tany4nyta

Kristen Reiter

Graduated (M.S. Entomology) Spring 2019

Graduate Student working on BEETLES and FLIES
Current Position: Adjunct faculty member in the Biology Department at Stark State College
kreiter-at-starkstate.edu
@kreiter_