Sudip Gaire, PhD
Product Development Entomologist
Central Life Sciences
Email: [email protected]
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EDUCATION
2016-2020 PhD, Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2014-2016 MS, Entomology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
2009-2013 BS, Agriculture, Tribhuvan University, Chitwan, Nepal
PAST EXPERIENCES
2020-2022 Postdoctoral Research Scholar, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2016-2020 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2016-2020 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Purdue Integrated Pest Management Correspondence Courses, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2014-2016 Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science (EPPWS), New Mexico State University (NMSU), NM
2013-2014 IPM Facilitator, Organic Offseason Vegetable Producer Training, Gothatar, Kathmandu and IPM School, District IPM Farmers Association, Chitwan, Nepal
AWARDS AND HONORS
2021 First place, Research Talk Competition, Postdoctoral Research and Career Symposium, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2021 Early Career Award in Medical, Urban and Veterinary Entomology, Entomological Society of America
2020 Outstanding Leadership Award, Society of Overseas Nepalese Entomologists Annual Meeting, ESA Virtual Meeting
2019 Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2019 Pest Management Foundation Scholarship, National Pest Management Association
2019 Elanco Animal Health Graduate Travel Award, Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2019 Norm Ehmann/Univar Scholarship, Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2019 Travel Award, Graduate School, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2018 Outstanding Service by a Student Award, Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2018 First Place, MUVE-Gradate level poster competition, Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada
2018 MUVE Shripat Kamble Urban Entomology Graduate Student Award for Innovative Research, Entomological Society of America
Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada
2018 Megha Parajulee SONE Student Award for Academic Excellence, Society of Overseas Nepalese Entomologists Annual Meeting,
ESA, Vancouver, Canada
2018 PhD Scholarship Award, National Conference on Urban Entomology, Cary, NC
2018 Travel Award, Purdue Graduate Student Government, West Lafayette, IN
2018 BASF Professional Pest Control Scholarship, Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2017 Second Place, Gradate level poster competition, Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, CO
2017 MUVE Student Travel Award, Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, CO
2017 Pi Chi Omega Founder’s Scholarship, Pi Chi Omega-The Professional Pest Management Fraternity
2017 Oser Family Scholarship, Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2016 MS Scholarship Award, National Conference on Urban Entomology, Albuquerque, NM
2016 Travel Award for Prospective Ph.D. Student, Department of Entomology,
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2016 Dean’s Awards of Excellence-Graduate, College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM
2015 Salopek Foundation Endowed Scholarship, Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Sciences Department, New Mexico State
University, Las Cruces, NM
2013 University Merit Scholarship, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences (IAAS), Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal
2012 University Merit Scholarship, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences (IAAS), Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal
2011 Third Place, District Level Inter Campus Elocution Competition, Narayanghat Jaycees, Chitwan, Nepal
2010 First Place, District Level Inter Campus Elocution Competition, Birendra Multiple Campus, Chitwan, Nepal
2010 First Place, Poem Competition, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences (IAAS), Rampur, Chitwan,
Nepal
FUNDED GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIP: (total amount = $ 87,607)
1. The perfect meal: Determining how aging and humidity effect cockroach gel bait performance
- Role: PI: Zachary DeVries, co-PI: Sudip Gaire
- Funding source: Pest Management Foundation Research Grant, National Pest Management Association
- Amount and period: $21,309 (Nov 2020-March 2022)
structural insect pest management
- Role: PI: Ameya Gondhalekar, co-PI’s: Sudip Gaire and Wei Zheng
- Funding source: Purdue University AgSEED Grant Program
- Amount and period: $50,000 (March 2019-Feb 2020)
- Role: PhD Candidate: Sudip Gaire
- Funding source: The Graduate School, Purdue University
- Amount and period: $9,911 (stipend), $891 (insurance), $ 4996 (tuition) (Spring 2020)
Hemiptera)
- Role: PI: Sudip Gaire
- Funding source: Medical, Urban, & Veterinary Entomology (MUVE) Section, Entomological Society of America
- Amount and period: $5,00 (2018)
Grant proposal not funded (with intention to re-submit):
1. Insecticide resistance development under complex selection pressure (with intention to re-submit)
- Role: PI: Zachary DeVries, co-PI: Sudip Gaire
- Funding source: Center for Arthropod Management Technologies: A National Science Foundation I/UCRC: Phase II
- Amount requested: $160,000 (Jan 2022- Dec 2023)
- Status: Invited to submit a full proposal, but not funded during this cycle
2. Effects of nutritional status on foraging and aggregation in cockroaches
- Role: Co-mentored Isabelle Lucero (MS student) on fellowship proposal preparation with Zachary DeVries
- Funding source: NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP)
- Amount and period: $138,000 (2022-2025)
- Status: Not funded
SOCIAL SERVICE
University Academic Committee:
2019-2020 Graduate Student Representative, Curriculum and Student Relations Committee, College of Agriculture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Leadership in professional committee’s:
2021 Chair-Award Committee, Society of Overseas Nepalese Entomologists
2020-2021 Executive member, Society of Postdoctoral Scholars, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2020 Executive Member, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Entomological Society of America
2020 Webinar series coordinator, Society of Overseas Nepalese Entomologists
2020 President, Society of Overseas Nepalese Entomologists
2019-2020 Vice President, Entomology Graduate Student Organization, Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2018-2019 President-Elect, Society of Overseas Nepalese Entomologists
2018-2019 Treasurer, Entomology Graduate Student Organization, Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2017-2019 Executive Member, Fund Raising Subcommittee, Ohio Valley Entomological Association
2017-2018 Secretary, Society of Overseas Nepalese Entomologists
2017-2018 Treasurer, Entomology Graduate Student Organization, Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2017-2018 Executive member & Student representative, Departmental IT Committee, Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2016-2018 Member-At-Large, Ohio Valley Entomological Association
2016-2017 Treasurer, Society of Overseas Nepalese Entomologists
2016 Executive Member & NM state representative, Students Affairs Committee and Insect Photo Salon Committee, SW
Entomological Society of America
2015-2016 Secretary, Joined EPPWS and PES Department’s Graduate Student Organization, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM
Leadership in conferences, symposium, organized meetings:
2020 Member symposium organizer, Advancement in Natural and Biological-based Insecticide Research, Entomological Society of America Virtual Meeting, Livestream session Nov 18th 5:30-7:30pm) (Co-organizers: Babu Panthi, Sandipa Gautam, Jhalendra Rijal) (~250 live participants)
2020 Organized meeting organizer, Society of Overseas Nepalese Entomologists Annual Meeting, Entomological Society of America Virtual Meeting (Co-organizers: Babu Panthi, Sujan Dawadi, Binita Shrestha)
2019 Member symposium co-organizer, Linking insect movement ecology with applied pest management, Entomological Society of America Virtual Meeting. (lead: Jhalendra Rijal, co-organizer: Govinda Shrestha)
2019 Organized meeting organizer, Society of Overseas Nepalese Entomologists Annual Meeting, Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting St. Louis (Co-organizers: Babu Panthi, Sujan Dawadi, Binita Shrestha)
2018 Organized meeting organizer, Society of Overseas Nepalese Entomologists Annual Meeting, Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada (Co-organizer: Deepak Shrestha, Govinda Shrestha, Babu Panthi)
Leadership in community:
2017-2018 President, Nepali Society at Purdue, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2016-2017 Treasurer, Nepali Society at Purdue, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2014-2015 Treasurer, Nepalese Student’s Association, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM
2014-2015 Executive member, Voice against Cancer, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM
2008-2014 President, Alumni Students Association, New Vision Academy, Chitwan, Nepal
2004-2005 President, Junior Red Cross Circle, New Vision Academy, Chitwan, Nepal
Professional society memberships:
2018-present Association of Nepalese Agricultural Professionals of Americas
2017-present Pi Chi Omega, The Professional Pest Management Fraternity
2016-present Ohio Valley Entomological Association
2015-present Entomological Society of America
2015-present Society of Overseas Nepalese Entomologists