Karl Kjer is a highly-respected member of the scientific
community. Currently a sought-after science writer and editor, Kjer has
contributed a great deal to the fields of entomology, phylogenetics and
systematic biology over the course of his career; has been a stand-out
professor and researcher at the university level; and has been an instrumental
part of such projects as the Trichoptera Barcode of Life Database and the 1KITE
Initiative.
Now retired from academia, Karl
Kjer was honored to have received the 2016 Alexander Hodson Alumni Award;
an honor intended to recognize outstanding alumni of the University of
Minnesota Department of Entomology on a yearly basis. The award’s namesake, Dr.
Alexander C. Hodson, served as head of the Department from 1960 to 1974, and is
credited with playing an instrumental role in the official change of the
Department’s name to Entomology, Fisheries, and Wildlife.
Dr. Kjer is proud to be a University of Minnesota alum, having
earned his PhD in Entomology at UM in 1992.
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