Akito Y. Kawahara

Akito Y. Kawahara
Born
New York City, United States
EducationCornell University, B.S.
Smithsonian Institution & University of Maryland, M.S. and Ph.D.
all in Entomology
Alma materCornell University
Known forEntomology, Evolution
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
Evolutionary Biology
Entomology
InstitutionsUniversity of Florida
WebsiteProfile

Akito Y. Kawahara is an American and Japanese entomologist, scientist, and advocate of nature education, and the son of the modern conceptual artist On Kawara.

Kawahara is a Professor and Curator at the University of Florida and lead researcher at the Florida Museum of Natural History's McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity.[1] He was named Director of the McGuire Center in August 2023.[2] He holds the position of Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History.

  1. ^ "Florida Museum Faculty Spotlight".
  2. ^ "Akito Kawahara named director of McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity".