{"id":79,"date":"2023-07-13T15:07:20","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T22:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/drgengpingzhu\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2024-05-06T15:26:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T22:26:27","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/drgengpingzhu\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3307\/2023\/08\/Gengping-Zhu-792x792.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-308\" width=\"278\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3307\/2023\/08\/Gengping-Zhu-792x792.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3307\/2023\/08\/Gengping-Zhu-396x396.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3307\/2023\/08\/Gengping-Zhu-198x198.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3307\/2023\/08\/Gengping-Zhu-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3307\/2023\/08\/Gengping-Zhu-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3307\/2023\/08\/Gengping-Zhu-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PI:<\/strong> <strong>Dr. Gengping Zhu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Department of Entomology, Washington State University<br>Pullman, WA 99164-6382<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Office<\/strong>: FSHN 302E<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>E-Mail<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:gengping.zhu@wsu.edu\">gengping.zhu@wsu.edu<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. &nbsp;&nbsp; Nankai University, Tianjin, China, Zoology\/Entomology, June 2011. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.S. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Qufu Normal University, Qufu, China, Biological Sciences, June 2006. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Postdoctor<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Owusu Fordjour Aidoo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/3307\/2024\/05\/Dr.-Aidoo-792x799.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-450\" width=\"301\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3307\/2024\/05\/Dr.-Aidoo-792x799.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3307\/2024\/05\/Dr.-Aidoo-396x399.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3307\/2024\/05\/Dr.-Aidoo-198x198.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3307\/2024\/05\/Dr.-Aidoo-768x774.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3307\/2024\/05\/Dr.-Aidoo-1523x1536.jpg 1523w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3307\/2024\/05\/Dr.-Aidoo-2031x2048.jpg 2031w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3307\/2024\/05\/Dr.-Aidoo-196x198.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Aidoo <\/strong>began his postdoctoral research in my lab in March 2024. He earned his PhD from University of Bonn in Germany. Before joining Washington State University, he served as a lecturer at University of Environment and Sustainable Development in Ghana. After traveling thousands of miles to the United States, he is now working closely with me and Dave Crowder to develop niche and distributional models for invasive insects, which pose significant concerns in Pacific agriculture. Specifically, Dr. Aidoo is focusing on developing and refining ecological niche models for the Northern Giant Hornet (also known as the murder hornet) and the Great Banded Hornet. We eagerly anticipate the outstanding results from his modeling efforts. Here is his website in&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=5OBJ6d4AAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works&amp;sortby=pubdate\" target=\"_blank\">Google Scholar<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Owusu-Aidoo\" target=\"_blank\">ResearchGate<\/a>..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PI: Dr. Gengping Zhu Department of Entomology, Washington State UniversityPullman, WA 99164-6382 Office: FSHN 302E E-Mail: gengping.zhu@wsu.edu Education Ph.D. &nbsp;&nbsp; Nankai University, Tianjin, China, Zoology\/Entomology, June 2011. B.S. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Qufu Normal University, Qufu, China, Biological Sciences, June 2006. Postdoctor Dr. Owusu Fordjour Aidoo Dr. Aidoo began his postdoctoral research in my lab in March 2024. 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