Ke Chung Kim
Hislifestartedwithinterestinlivingworldandcontinuedwithinsectbiodiversity.ThatwasdefinedinmymiddleschoolwhenIwasinspiredbymyenthusiasticbiologyteacher.Eversince,Ihavededicatedmyselftostudy,learn,anddiscovermoreaboutlivinganimals,particularlyinsectsandrelatedarachnids,ultimatelytounderstandbiodiversityandhowspeciesformed,evolvedandbecameextinct.Thateventuallyledmetostudyhowtheyarerelatedtohumansandhumanity.Incidentally,mygoodeducationinexcellentschoolsanduniversityprovidedmewiththefoundationformyrichacademic/scientificlifethatwasenrichedandwellpreparedforbuildingbiodiversityscience.Myscientificlifehasbeencloselylinkedtostudyandresearchondiverseinsectsandrelatedarthropodsassociatedwithmammals,birdsandultimatelyhumans.MyacademiclifeatPennStateoffereddiverseexperienceinteaching,researchandpublicservicesfor40years.ContinuedmyresearchondiversefliesandbloodsuckingoneslikesuckingliceandparasiticmitesforwhichIdiscoveredanddocumentedmanynewspeciesanddevelopedtheirclassificationsalongwithfindingh