Michael S. Engel
| Michael S. Engel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 24, 1971 Creve Coeur, Missouri, U.S. |
| Residence | U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Institutions |
University of Kansas (2000-) American Museum of Natural History (1998–2000) |
| Alma mater |
Cornell University (Ph.D, 1998) University of Kansas (B.Sc., 1993) University of Kansas (B.A., 1993) |
| Doctoral advisor | James K. Liebherr (Cornell University) |
| Other academic advisors | George C. Eickwort, Thomas D. Seeley, Richard Harrison, Charles D. Michener |
| Notable awards | Guggenheim Fellow (2006) Charles Schuchert Award (2008) Bicentenary Medal (2009) |
| Spouse | Kellie Kristen Magill (m. 2009) |
Michael S. Engel, FLS (born September 24, 1971) is an American paleontologist and entomologist, notable for contributions to insect evolutionary biology and classification. In connection with his studies he has undertaken field expeditions in Central Asia, Asia Minor, the Levant, Arabia, eastern Africa, the high Arctic, and South and North America, and has published more than 650 papers in scientific journals and over 725 new living and fossil species. Some of Engel's research images were included in exhibitions on the aesthetic value of scientific imagery.
Engel married Kellie Kristen Magill on April 25, 2009, in a ceremony performed by Engel's father.
In 2006–2007 Engel resumed regular activity in the American Museum of Natural History while a Guggenheim Fellow, completing work on the geological history of termites and their influence on carbon recycling in paleoenvironments. This period also permitted significant work on the comprehensive work, Treatise on the Termites of the World. In 2008 he received the Charles Schuchert Award of the Paleontological Society and subsequently the Bicentenary Medal of the Linnean Society of London (2009) for his contributions to the fields of systematic entomology and paleontology. In Spring 2014 he was awarded the Scholarly Achievement Award of the University of Kansas for his contributions to the evolutionary and developmental origins of insect flight; and in 2015 the International Cooperation Award from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The following species or genera have been proposed in honor of Dr. Engel:
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