Barrett
Anthony Klein
Section
of Integrative Biology
University
of Texas at Austin
1
University Station C0930, Austin, TX
78712
http://www.pupating.org
Education
Univ. of
Texas at Austin (UT), Ph.D.*, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior (2003-April
2010*)
Univ. of
Arizona, M.S., Entomology (2000-2003)
Missouri
State Univ. (MSU), Graduate studies, Biology (1995-1996)
Cornell
University, B.S., Entomology (1989-1993)
The Ant
Course (2004)
Organization
for Tropical Studies: Tropical Biology Course (2002)
Employment
Educator
(see below)
Freelance
scientific illustrator, model maker & filmmaker
Sleep lab
research assistant: Insomnia treatment studies, Univ. of Arizona (2003)
Senior
Preparator: Exhibition Dept., American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)
(1996-1999)
Production & maintenance of natural
history exhibits;
Scientific & model-making
coordination: models for the Hall of Biodiversity
&
microorganisms for Epidemic! World of Infectious Disease exhibit
Model
maker, Illustrator & Curator of entomology: Chase Studio, Inc., MO
(1995-1996)
Taylor,
R.C., B.A. Klein, J. Stein, and M.J. Ryan. (submitted for publication).
Spatial and temporal
variation
in multimodal signal assessment in the tœngara frog, Physalaemus pustulosus:
How
important is matching a signal with its signaler?
Highlighted
in Deutsches Bienen Journal, Dec. 2008.
*Undergraduate
students
Highlighted
in NatureNews, 24 Jun. 2008.
Highlighted
in NewScientist.com, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYrVugWRQsA
Highlighted in ScienceNOW,
7 Aug. 2002.
Sleep
in Non-Mammalian Models conference, Janelia Farm, VA, USA.
Klein,
B.A. 2005. Sleep in a society of honey bees. Entomological Society of America. Fort
Lauderdale,
FL, USA.
Klein,
B.A. 2005. Experimental art: esthetics uncovered in the science of entomology.
Entomological
Society
of America (cultural entomology symposium). Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.
Klein,
B.A. 2004. Hitchhiking: Dynamics of leaf-riding in tropical leaf-cutter ants.
International Union
for
the Study of Social Insects, North American Section. Camp Tontozona, AZ, USA.
Klein,
B.A. 2003. Signatures of sleep in a paper wasp.
Entomological Society of America.
Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
Chicago, IL, USA.
Klein, B.A.
2003. Fabricating insects: the unnatural history of insects on display.
Entomological
Society
of America (cultural entomology symposium).
Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Klein,
B.A. 2003. Depriving an insect of sleep. Entomological Society of America,
Pacific Branch.
Tucson,
AZ, USA.
Klein,
B.A. 2002. Quiescent paper wasps. Ecological Society of America. Tucson, AZ,
USA.
Klein, B.A. 2000. Male residency and mating
patterns in a subsocial spider. HexaPodium,
Tucson,
AZ,
USA.
Klein,
B.A. 2000. Insects and arachnids as art media. 1st International
Symposium: Insects in Oral
Literature
and Traditions. Villejuif, France.
Invited talks:
Sleep
Deprivation. Rice University, Houston, TX, USA (2009)
Mapping
sleep in honey bees. University of Copenhagen, Denmark (2009)
Alternate
careers for biologists. Salisbury University, Maryland, USA (2009)
Insects
and Folk Art. Austin Friends of Folk Art, TX, USA (2009)
Tropical
biodiversity and stories of science. Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, CA,
USA (2008)
Robotic
frogs and sleeping bees. University of Berne, Switzerland (2008)
Investigating
the role of sleep in honey bees.
University of Zurich, Switzerland (2008)
UC
Berkeley, CA, USA (2007)
Freie UniversitŠt Berlin,
Germany (2007)
Indiana State University,
Terre Haute, IN, USA (2006)
Max Planck Institute, Andechs, Germany.
(2006)
Sleep Research Society (trainee
symposium), Salt Lake City, UT, USA (2006)
Fabricating
insects: the unnatural history of insects on display. Turtle Bay Exploration
Park, Redding,
CA,
USA (2005)
Storytelling
and role-playing. American Museum of Natural History teachersÕ symposia, NY,
USA (1998)
Science
and Art in the Museum
Career Day, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
(2001)
Arizona Entomological
Society, Tucson, AZ, USA (2001)
Insects
in Art. New York Entomological Society, NY, USA (1998)
Art and
Science. Ricks College, Rexburg, ID, USA (1996)
BBC, Invisible
Worlds television production (2009)
American
Museum of Natural History, Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries exhibit
(2004)
Lyman, F.
1998. Inside the Dzanga-Sangha Rain Forest. Workman, NY
BBC &
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama (1993)
NSF
proposal
Behavioral
Ecology
Apidologie
MasterÕs (Schriftliche Hausarbeit) thesis, Martin
Stiegler, Univ. WŸrzburg, Germany (2006-2007)
Undergraduates:
18 students at Univ. of Arizona, Cranberry Lake Biol. Station, Univ. of
WŸrzburg, UT
Educator:
Graduate
teaching assistant
Invertebrate Zoology: UT (spring 2009,
2008)
Entomology: UT (fall 2008, 2007, 2006,
2004, and spring 2009, 2006)
Animal Behavior: Cranberry Lake Biol.
Station, NY (spring 2006); Univ. of Arizona (fall 2001, 2000)
Aquatic Entomology: UT (fall 2005)
Field Biology: UT (spring 2004)
Teaching Biology: Univ. of Arizona (fall
2002)
Guest
teacher
Teacher training course: Salisbury Univ.,
MD (2009)
Comparative Physiology course: UT (2009)
UT SAGE
(Seminars for Adult Growth and Enrichment) (2008)
Sleep course: Univ. of Arizona (2003)
Desert Biota courses: MSU, held in
Southwestern USA
Southwest desert course: Western
Washington Univ. (2000)
Animal Drawing course: AMNH (1999)
GK-12
Fellow: Covington Middle School, Austin, TX (spring 2005)
www.esi.utexas.edu/gk12/participants/2004-2005/participants.htm
Inquiry-based
educator: Content through Inquiry Project, Tucson, AZ schools (2001)
High
school educator: AMNH Education Dept. courses (1998-1999):
Insects in art & history; Ant
magnified—insects and art; Molding & casting
Public
outreach
Science videos
Infrared
videography of honey bees for the BBC series ÒInvisible WorldsÓ (2009)
Termite
communication: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcpdXtw7PvA (2008)
Ant
dissection: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3zgj3pnRNs (2005)
SLEEP. Science Under the Stars lecture
series, Brackenridge Field Lab, Austin, TX (2009)
Storytelling and role-playing workshop:
Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding, CA (2005)
Cultural entomology: Wild Basin Nature
Ctr., Austin, TX (2007),
Bob
Bullock Museum, Austin, TX (2004)
Development of ant identification key: www.sbs.utexas.edu/Muelleru/AntOutreach/index.html (2003)
Expedition
of the Amazon (resource guide and lecturer): Peru, organized by International
Expeditions/AMNH
(2000)
AMNH tours: school groups, teachers,
trustees, visiting scientists (1997-1999)
History of natural history museums
(lectures): The World Financial Center, NY (1998)
Making microbes with the masses workshop:
AMNH (1998)
Today Show (ABC): AMNH Hall of
Biodiversity (1998)
Modern rock radio station ÒBug GuyÓ
appearances: Springfield, MO (1996)
Entomophagy lecture & feast:
Watermargin Cooperative, Cornell Univ. (1993)
Insect presentations, tours:
School
groups, K-12 (AZ, MA, MD, MI, MO, Newark Museum middle school, NY, TX)
Explore
UT: university-wide open house, Austin, TX (2005)
Zen Center of
New York City (1998)
Earth Watch:
Barro Colorado Island, Panama (1993)
Art
Illustrations/models in
scientific publications:
Abbott,
J.C. (submitted for publication) Damselflies of Texas. Univ. of
Texas Press.
Mueller, U.G. et al. (in prep.) Fungus
Growing Ants of the United States.
Rabeling,
C., J. M. Brown and M. Verhaagh. 2008. Newly discovered sister lineage sheds
light on early
ant
evolution. PNAS. 105:14913-14917.
Rittschof,
C. C. and T. D. Seeley. 2008. The buzz-run: how honey bees signal ÔTime to go!Õ
Animal
Behaviour.
75:189-197.
Moczek,
A.P. 2007. Developmental plasticity and the origins of diversity: a case study
on horned beetles.
In:
Phenotypic plasticity in insects: mechanisms and consequences. Edited by: T.N.
Ananthakrishnan and D. Whitman. Science Publishers, Inc. Plymouth, UK.
Mueller,
U.G., N.M. Gerardo, D.K. Aanen, D.L. Six and T.R. Schultz. 2005. The evolution
of
agriculture
in insects. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics.
Moczek,
A.P. 2005. The evolution and
development of novel traits, or how beetles got their horns.
Bioscience.
55:937-951.
Roubik,
D.W. 2004. Sibling species among Glossura and Glossuropoda in the
Amazon region
(Hymenoptera;
Apidae: Euglossini). Journal of
the Kansas Entomological Society.
77:235-253.
Roubik,
D.W. and P.E. Hanson. 2004. Orchid bees of tropical America: Biology and field
guide.
InBio
Press, Heredia, Costa Rica.
Solomon, S.E., et al. 2004. Nesting
biology of the fungus growing ants Mycetarotes Emery
(Attini,
Formicidae).
Insectes Sociaux. 51:333-338.
Engel,
M.S. 2000. Classification of the bee tribe Augochlorini (Hymenoptera:
Halictidae). Bulletin
of
the American Museum of Natural History. 250:4-89.
Ward, B.
2000. Eyewitness Books: Epidemic.
Dorling Kindersley Publ., Inc. New York, NY.
DeSalle,
R., ed. 1999. Epidemic! World of Infectious Disease. The New Press. New York,
NY.
Lyman, F.
1998. Inside the Dzanga-Sangha Rain Forest. Workman Publ. New York, NY.
Engel, M.S. and B.A. Klein. 1997. (see
publications)
Conway,
G., et al. 1997. Jak1 kinase is required for cell
migrations and anterior specification in
zebrafish
embryos. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 94:3082-3087.
Seeley,
T.D. 1996. Wisdom of the Hive: the Social Physiology of Honey Bee Colonies.
Harvard Univ.
Press.
Cambridge, MA. (adapted from original)
Vance,
S.A. 1996. Morphological and behavioural sex
reversal in mermithid-infected mayflies.
Proceedings
of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences. 263:907-912.
Conway,
G. 1995. A novel gene expressed during zebrafish gastrulation identified
by differential
RNA
display. Mechanisms of Development. 52:383-391.
Gallery and art museum
exhibits:
Entomologia:
Observatory, Proteus Gowanus art complex, Brooklyn, NY (2010)
Invisible
Worlds: Filmed and edited infrared sequences for BBC program (2009)
Horizon: Arnold
Klein Gallery, Royal Oak, MI (2009)
Insects
and Art: Royal Entomological Society, University of Plymouth, UK (2008)
Dionysium: Alamo
Drafthouse, South Lamar, Austin, TX (2006)
Art
Wing: Entomological Soc. of America, Fort Lauderdale, FL (2005)
Projection
of art slides on bands: Gorch Fock (EmoÕs, Austin, TX, 2004),
Lori
Surfer & Co. (Room 710, Austin, TX, 2003)
Numbers: Arnold
Klein Gallery, Royal Oak, MI (2004)
The
Great Insect Fair: HUB Gallery, PennState Univ. (2002)
Bugs!
A ChildrenÕs Exhibition of Bugs in Art: Anchorage Museum of History and
Art, Anchorage, AK (2001)
Mimesis (Museum
of Contemporary Art: Hazmat Gallery, Tucson, AZ (2001)
Insects
and Arachnids as Art Media: designed and installed showcase exhibit for
Univ. of Arizona (2001)
Earth: Arnold
Klein Gallery, Royal Oak, MI (2001)
Insectal
art: curated art within HexaPodium scientific meeting, Tucson, AZ
(2000)
Bugs: Click
Gallery, Royal Oak, MI (2000)
Natural history museum
exhibits:
Biology
models/sculptures and illustrations featured in museums, including:
Bronx
Zoo, Bronx, NY Congo Rainforest permanent exhibit
American
Museum of Natural History, NY, NY
Hall of Biodiversity
permanent exhibit
Epidemic!: The World of Infectious
Disease traveling exhibit
Endangered!
temporary exhibit
Up in Central Park
temporary exhibit
Royal
Tyrrell Museum, Alberta, Canada
Earthworks,
Kansas City, MO
Living
Desert Museum, Palm Desert, CA
Sternberg
Museum of Natural History, Hays, KS
Museum of
the Rockies, Bozeman, MT
Needles
Visitor Center, Canyonlands, UT
Salato
Wildlife Education Center, Frankfort, KY
Smithsonian
traveling exhibit
Public
Museum of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI
Other art:
AMNH
illustrations: Hall of Biodiversity activity book, Planetarium &
Education Dept. websites
Chicken
in a Snowstorm Press collaborations (with Karen Anne Klein)
Logos:
Southwestern Association for Biologists meetings, Paperwasp Studio, After Dark
Jewelry
Mitchell
Award for Excellence in Graduate Research (2009)
Carl
Gottfried Hartman Graduate Fellowship (2008)
Ecology,
Evolution and Behavior Dept. Travel Fellowship (2008)
Graduate
Research Showcase, UT: 2nd place (2008)
Scientific
illustration and natural history exhibit design and production.
Cultural
entomology (insects in all realms, spheres and permutations of human
interaction and
representation),
and the history and art of natural history museums.