SangMi Lee

Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology
Mississippi State University, Box 9775
Mississippi State, 39762-9775

TEL: (662)325-2085, 2990
Email: microlepi@hotmail.com

B.S. Agricultural Biology. 1996, Kangwon Nat’l University, Chuncheon, South Korea
M.S. Entomology. 1999. Kangwon Nat'l University, Chuncheon, South Korea
Ph.D. Entomology. 2007. Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, USA


I was born the youngest of my family and raised in Chuncheon, Kangwon-do, South Korea. I attended at Kangwon Nat’l University as an undergraduate and also as a graduate student. I received my M.S. degree under Dr. K.T. Park with my thesis entitled Systematics of Subfamily Gelechiinae in Korea. I received my Ph.D. under Dr. R. L. Brown with my dissertation entitled: Systematics of Holartic genera of Teleiodini (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae).

Publications

Lee, S.M. and R.L. Brown. 2008. Revision of Holarctic Teleiodini (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 1818: 1-55.

Lee, S.M. and R.L. Brown. 2007. A phylogeny of genera in tribe Teleiodini (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Holarctic Region. MAS 52(1): 152 (abstract).

Lee, S.M. and R.L. Brown. 2006. A new method for preparing slide mounts of whole bodies of microlepidoptera. J. Asia-Pacific Entomology, 9(3): 249-253.

Lee, S.M. and R.L. Brown. 2006. Descriptions of males of two species of Dichomeris (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) species with new distributional records in Mississippi and Alabama. Journal of Lepidopterists’ Society, 60(1): 38-40.

Lee, S.M. and R.L. Brown. 2006. A review of Symmocinae (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) in North America with the description of a new species and new genus. MAS 51(1): 59.

Lee, S.M. and K.T. Park. 2000. Three species of the Subfamily Gelechiinae (Lepidoptera) new to Korea. Ins. Koreana, 17(1/2): 63-70.

Park, K.T. and S.M. Lee. 1999. A review of the Lecithocerinae and Torodorinae (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) in Korea. Ins. Koreana, 16(2): 119-129.

Lee, S.M. and K.T. Park. 1999. A. Taxonomic review of the genus Monochroa (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in Korea. Korean J. Appl. Entomol. 38(3): 201-207.

Park, K.T., J.S. Lee, S.M. Lee, and S.Y. Shim. 1997. Distributional data on the superfamily Bombycoidea (Lepidoptera) in Korea. J. Agricultural Science, 8: 47-81.

Presentations

Phylogenetic Analysis of Holarctic Teleiodini (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Based on Morphology and Molecular Data: Annual Meeting of the Hennig Society, June 30, 2007 at New Orleans, Louisiana.

Analysis of Evolution of Host Plant Preferences and Biogeography Based on a Phylogeny of Holarctic Teleiodini (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): Annual Meeting of the Lepidopterists’ Society, July 14, 2007 at Bakersfield, California.

Use of Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for Imaging Dissections of Gelechioidea with a Comparison of Fluorescence from Different Stains: Annual Meeting of the Lepidopterists’ Society, July 14, 2007 at Bakersfield, California.

Systematics of Holarctic Teleiodini (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) based on morphology and molecular data: 15th European Congress of Lepidopterology, September 12, 2007 at Erkner near Berlin, Germany.

A phylogeny of genera in Tribe Teleiodini (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Holarctic Region: Annual Meeting of the Lepidopterists’ Society, June 14-16, 2006 at University of Florida; Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, December 10-13, 2006 at Indianapolis, Indiana.

A review of Symmocinae (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae) in North America with the description of a new species and new genus: Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Entomologiy Association, November 2-4, 2005 at Mississippi State University; ESA meeting, December 14-19, 2005 at Fort Lauderdale, Florida; 67th Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, March 29 - April 1, 2006 at Gatlinburg, Tennessee; Graduate Student Association 4th Annual Research Symposium, March 31, 2006 at Mississippi State University.

Moths in their essence – Whole body mounts for revealing new characters: Annual Meeting of the Lepidopterists’ Society, July 16, 2004 at University of Maryland and Annual Meeting of Mississippi Entomological Association, November 4, 2004 at Mississippi State University.

Awards and Honor

1st place award for the student oral presentation division at the Lepidopterists’ Society Annual Meeting: Jul. 2007

Award for the Marie Stopes student travel at the Hennig XXVI Annual Meeting: Jul. 2007

Award for the Outstanding Graduate Student Research for 2007 in College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Mississippi Agriculture and Experiment Station at Mississippi State University: Mar. 2007

1st place award for the student poster division at the Mississippi Academy of Sciences of Annual Meeting: Feb. 2007

Runner-up for President’s award for the student poster division at the Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting: Dec. 2006

1st place award for the student poster division at the Lepidopterists’ Society Annual Meeting: Jun. 2006

Honorable Mention, Olympus Bioscapes International Digital Imaging Competition, for submitted confocal microscope image: Oct. 2006.

Ruska award from Southeastern Microscopy Society: Mar. 2006

H.C. Mitchell scholarship: Nov. 2004

CanaColl grant: Jun. 2004

Mississippi Entomological Association scholarship: Nov. 2003

Projects

ALAS (Arthropods of La Selva) IV expeditions for researching Biodiversity Surveys and Inventories at Finca Murillo, Costa Rica - National Science Foundation and National Geographic Society Committe: 11-18 April 2005

Morphological and molecular analyses of gelechioid moths at the world level National Science Foundation: Sept. 2004-August 2007

Professional Organization Membership and Service

The Entomological Society of America (2004-present)

Lepidopterist’s Society (2002-present)

Mississippi Entomological Association (2002-present)

The Entomological Society of Korea (1997-present)

Korean Society of Applied Entomology (1997-present)

Other Experience

Participant in Workshop in Lab Methods for Arthropod Molecular Systematics at University of Maryland (June, 2007).

Conducting morphological research with Confocal Laser Microscope and Scanning Electron Microscope (September, 2005 – present).

Use of Leica Image Pro-Plus in-focus system and Adobe Photoshop for autoformatted images of specimens. 

Use of BIOTA relational database for specimen level data of Gelechiidae in Mississippi Entomological Museum.

Conducted research at the Essig Museum of Entomology (March, 2005).

Collected gelechiod moths in Guanica and Toro Negro Reserves, Puerto Rico (June, 2005)

Participant in William H. Cross Expeditions to Ohoopee Dunes, GA (2002), Bibb County, Glades, AL (2003), Prairie Grove Glades, AL (2004), and DeSoto State Park and Little River Canyon National Preserve, AL (2005).

Participant in Bioblitz of Lepidoptera in Great Smoky Mts. National Park for All Terrestrial Biota Survey (June, 2002, and July 2004).

Attended Annual Meeting of Lepidopterist Society (June, 2002, and July 2004).

Conducted research at Smithsonian Institution (June, 2003).

Conducted research at the Canadian National Collection of insects and related arthopods (June, 2003).

Extracurricular Activities

Vice President of Entomological Club, MSU: Jan.2005-Dec.2005

President of the young people’s group, Starkville Korean Church: Aug.2004-Jul.2005

President of Korean Women Students of Korean Students Association, MSU: Aug.2004-Jul.2005

Member of Entomological Club, MSU: Jan.2002-present

Links:

Global Framework for Gelechiidae