Alexandre P. Aguiar
Curriculum Vitae

The Ohio State University

Museum of Biological Diversity

1315 Kinnear Road, Columbus OH 43212-1192

e-mail: aguiar.2@osu.edu

FORMAL EDUCATION

• Ph.D. in Entomology (Hymenoptera Systematics)
  2000. The Ohio State University
  Advisor: Norman F. Johnson
  Click here to see my Candidacy Examination Answers
  
• M.S. in Entomology (Hymenoptera Systematics)
  1994. Federal University of Parana (UFPR), working at Purdue University, Indiana, USA.
  Advisor: Vinalto Graf
• B.S. in Biology
  1990. Federal University of Espirito Santo (UFES)
  
• Industrial Chemistry
  1983. Colegio Americano de Vitoria (Brazil).

SPONSORED ACTIVITIES

• Hymenoptera Taxonomist (id of non-Apoidea Hymenoptera) (Nov/94 to Aug/95)

  Purdue University, Dept. of Entomology (USA)

  Sponsored by: Purdue University

• Laboratory Manager (Sep/93 to Apr/95)

  Purdue University, Dept. of Entomology (USA)

  Sponsored by: Purdue University

• Entomology curator (Jan/90 to Dec/90)

  Vale do Rio Doce Forest Reserve Museum (Brazil)

  Sponsored by: Vale do Rio Doce Inc.

• Internship in Hymenoptera Systematics, at the Federal University of Sao Carlos (Sep/90 to Nov/90)

  Federal University of Sao Carlos (Brazil, SP)

  Sponsored by: Vale do Rio Doce Inc. and Mello-Leitao Museum

• Organization of the Mello-Leitao Museum Insect Collection (Atlantic Forest insects) (Oct/88 to Mar/90)

  Mello-Leitao Museum (Brazil, ES)

  Sponsored by: Pro-Memoria Foundation

• Internship in Environmental Education (Jul/87 to Jan/88)

  Mello-Leitao Museum (Brazil, ES)

  Sponsored by: UFES and Museu Mello-Leitao

• Organization of the UFES Insect Collection (part), with emphasis on insects of medical and veterinary interest (Aug/87 to Aug/88)

  Dept. of Zoology, UFES (Brazil, ES)

  Sponsored by: Ceciliano Abel de Almeida Foundation (UFES)

• Entomology Consultant for Technical Reports on Environmental Impact

  Three reports completed, with the Chalcidoidea Fauna (morphospecies). Two reports conducted in Espirito Santo (1988 and 1989) and one in Minas Gerais (1990).

• Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship Four TA's; one on the Course "Inorganic Chemistry for Biology" (1987); three on "Physics for Biological Sciences" (1985, 1986, 1987)

  Federal University of Espirito Santo (UFES)

  Sponsored by: UFES

• Internship in Curatorial Techniques in Entomology (Jan 01-20/87)

  Oswaldo Cruz Institute (Brazil, RJ)

  Sponsored by: Mello-Leitao Museum

• Entomology Technician (Oct/83 to Jan/84)

  EMCAPA (a regional branch of EMBRAPA, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation) (Brasil, ES)

  Sponsored by: EMCAPA

• Ph.D. Scholarship (1995-1999). CAPES (a branch of the Federal Department of Education, Brazil). Full coverage (about US$ 140,000.00)
• M.S. Scholarship (1991-1993). CNPq (National Council of Research, Brazil). Full coverage (about US$ 40,000.00)

PUBLICATIONS

• 1. Aguiar, A. P. & Janzen, J.-W. 2000. An overview of fossil Stephanidae (Hymenoptera), with description of two new taxa from Baltic amber, and key to species of Electrostephanus Brues. Entomologica Scandinavica, 30(4): 443-452.
• 2. Aguiar, A. P. 1998. Revisao do Genero Hemistephanus Enderlein, 1906 (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae), com consideracoes metodologicas. Revista brasileira de Entomologia, 41(2-4): 343-429.
• 3. Aguiar, A. P. & A. Sharkov. 1997. Blue pan traps as a potential method for collecting Stephanidae. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 6(2): 422-3.
• 4. Aguiar, A. P. 1997. Mating behavior of Pelecinus polyturator (Hymenoptera: Pelecinidae). Entomological News 108(2): 117-121.

• 5. Aguiar, A. P. Revision of the Australian Stephanidae (Hymenoptera). 80 pages manuscript. [Journal: Invertebrate Taxonomy]

• 6. Aguiar, A. P. & L. Musetti. 1998. The Stephanidae Homepage. URL: http://iris.biosci.ohio-state.edu/projects/stephanids.html

• 7. Aguiar, A. P. 1999. Comemorar a Semana do Meio Ambiente? Resposta ao GEI-UFMG. Jornal da Ciencia E-mail, No. 1285. Also invited to appear in the journal Pensamento Ecologico.
• 8. Aguiar, A. P. (submitted). Ciência e o Espírito Humano: Conflito ou Confluencia? Soon to appear in a personal column in the site OriginalisNatura.
• 9. Aguiar, A. P. (submitted). Por quem canta a Iara? Uma metáfora em verde e amarelo. Soon to appear in a personal column in the site OriginalisNatura.

OTHER MATERIAL (Available on Request)

• A Commented Catalog of the Hymenoptera in the Purdue University Entomological Museum. [1995]. Lists of all species, author, date, determiner, country of origin. Includes description of all unidentified' material (families, subfamilies and genera). Over 30,000 specimens assessed. 44 pp.
• Systematics of the Chalcidoidea. [1991]. 38pp, 54 figs., including an original key to families [in Portuguese]
• Systematics of the Ichneumonoidea and Stephanoidea. [1991]. 23pp, including a Portuguese translation and update of Townes (1971) key to Neotropical subfamilies of Ichneumonidae [in Portuguese]

PRESENTATIONS

• Phylogeny and Classification of the Stephanidae (Hymenoptera) , ESA Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, 1999. Poster presentation
• Systematics of the World Stephanidae (Hymenoptera) , ESA Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1998. Poster presentation
• Revision of the Australian Stephanidae (Hymenoptera) , ESA Meeting, Nashville, TN, 1997. Poster presentation
• Revision of the Genus Hemistephanus (Hymenoptera: Stephanidae), with Methodological Considerations , ESA Meeting, Louisville, KY, 1996. Poster presentation
• Parasitism of eggsacs of Oxyopes salticus (Oxyopidae) and Misumenops pallens (Thomisidae) by Mantispa minuta (Neuroptera: Mantispidae), SEB Meeting, Brazil, MG, 1989. Oral presentation

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE (Excellent knowledge of all the following)

• Cladistic programs Hennig86, PIWE, NONA, and CLADOS.
• UNIX, Windows3.1, Windows95, MacIntosh
• HTML language
• Word, WordPerfect, Excell, CorelDraw, CorelPhotopaint, Internet-related software, etc.

IMAGING TECHNIQUES

• Solid experience in B&W Insect Photography through the stereomicroscope (examples)
• Solid experience in Scanning and manipulation of electronic images
• Familiar with use of Scanning Electron Microscopy

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• TA on Insect Systematics. The Ohio State University, 1998.
• Instructor of the Short-Course "Graphic Semiology." UFES, 1993.
• Biology Teacher, at the "Instituto de Educacao do ES." 1990.
• Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship on the course "Inorganic Chemistry for Biology." UFES, 1987.
• Three Undergraduate Teaching Assistantships on the course "Physics for Biological Sciences." UFES, 1985, 1986, 1987.
• Physics Tutor, to secondary level students. 1987.

FIELD EXPERIENCE (Only funded field excursions listed)

• St Catherines Is (Georgia, USA). Collection of Hymenoptera

  One 5-days field excursion (Sep/96)

  Material at OSUC

• Amazon Rainforest (AM, Brazil). Collection of Stephanidae (Hymenoptera)

  One 4-days field excursion (Jan/92)

  Material at INPA

• Amazon Rainforest (AM, Brazil). Collection of Diptera, Hymenoptera, and Odonata.

  Several field excursions (Jan 01 to Mar 01/88)

  Material at INPA

• Atlantic Forest (ES, Brazil). Collection of Hymenoptera, Diptera, and mammal ectoparasites.

  12 field excursions (Jan/87 to Dec/87)

  Material at UFES, UFMG (ectoparasites), and Mello-Leitao Museum

• Restinga fields (Brazil). Collection of Hymenoptera and Diptera.

  Several 1-day field excursions (Apr/85)

  Material at UFES

ORGANIZATION OF MEETINGS AND RELATED EVENTS

• "A Trip to the Mestre Alvaro Biological Reserve" a public field trip organized by the Biology Academic Center (UFES); as speaker, and part of the organization team. Vitoria, ES. 1990.
• "1st Environmental Meeting of the Mello-Leitao Museum" as part of the organization team. Santa Teresa, ES. 1989.
• "1st Ecological Festival" as part of the organization team. Santa Teresa, ES. 1989.
• "1st Workshop on Vocational Orientation" as speaker in the "Chemist" stand. Vitoria, ES. 1982.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciencia (SBPC)
• Sociedade brasileira de Entomologia
• International Society of Hymenopterists
• The Willi Hennig Society
• Entomological Society of America

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

• English (Fluent)
• French, Spanish (excellent reading level).