DepartmentSchool of Environmental Sciences
OrganizationUniversity of Guelph
Emailpkevan@uoguelph.ca
Phone519-824-4120
AddressSchool of Environmental Sciences
Guelph , Ontario N1G 2W1CanadaBioCURRICULUM VITAE: PETER G. KEVAN, PH.D., FRSE, FSB, FRSCScientific Director, Canadian Pollination Initiative Strategic Network (NSERC-CANPOLIN)
University Professor Emeritus, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
Adjunct Professor, Department of Environment and Resource Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo.
pkevan@uoguelph.ca; peponapis@gmail.com
519-824-4120 ext 52479
Professional Preparation/Education
Bachelor of Science, Hons. Zoology McGill CANADA 1965
Doctorate Ph.D. Entomology/Botany Alberta CANADA 1970
Past Professional Appointments
Research Associate Missouri Botanic Garden 2003
Adjunct Professor St. Louis University Biology 1999
Biology Senior Consultant, Food and Agriculture Organization 1983
Associate Professor, University of Guelph 1982-1991
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado (Boulder) 1975-1983
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado (Colorado Springs) 1975-1982
Project Manager, RUVP, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland 1972-1975
Post-doctorate Fellow, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa 1971-1972
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2009 – date)
Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society
Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology
Gold medalist of the Entomological Society of Canada (2005)
Alumni Pride Award of the University of Alberta (2003)
Synergy Award of the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada and Conference Board of Canada (2001)
Grants
Numerous grants held since start of academic career in both Canada and USA. Most recently received major grants of $5,000,000 for the Canadian Pollination Initiative from the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and renewal of NSERC Discovery Grant for ecological research across the tree line in northern Canada.
Teaching
Developed and taught over 10 different courses for undergraduate and graduate students in Canada, USA, Mexico, and Brazil. Teaching evaluations from students average “very good” to “excellent”, especially for intensive, hands-on field courses (e.g. Mexico, Costa Rica, Canadian Arctic, & Brazil).
Text book developed for Introductory Apiculture “Bees, Biology & Management” 345 pp. (Eviroquest Ltd., Canada)
Most Significant Contributions to Research and/or Practical Applications (2007-2013)
Over 200 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, and many popular articles. Especially Relevant & Synthetic Publications
Kevan, P. G. & H. G. Baker. 1983. Insects as flower visitors and pollinators. Annual Review of Entomology 28: 407 -453
U.S. National Academy of Sciences. 2007. The Status of Pollinators in North America. National Academies Press, Washington D.C., 307pp.
Kevan, P. G., V. Imperatriz-Fonseca, G. W. Frankie, C. O'Toole, R. Jones, and C.H. Vergara. (Eds) 2002, 2006 (1st and 2nd editions) Pollinating Bees: The Conservation Link Between Agriculture and Nature. Ministry of the Environment, Govt of Brazil, Brasilia. 313 pp.
Dafni, A., P. G. Kevan, and B. C. Husband (Editors). 2005. Practical Pollination Biology. Enviroquest Ltd., Cambridge, ON. 590 pp. This book reflects the expertise of the assembled team of more than 30 internationally acclaimed scientists.
Taki, H., P. G. Kevan, J. S. Ascher. 2007. Landscape effects of forest loss in a pollination system. Landscape Ecology 22: 1575-1587.
Kevan, P. G., J. Sutton & L. Shipp. 2007. Pollinators as vectors of biocontrol agents – The B52 story. In: C, Vincent, M. S. Goettel & G. Lazarovits (Editors). Biological Control: A Global Perspective. CABInternational, Wallingford, Oxford, UK. pp. 319 - 327.
Kevan, P.G. & V.A. Wojcik. 2007. Pollinator Services. In: D. I. Jarvis, C. Paddoch & H. D. Cooper (Editors) Managing Biodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystems. Columbia University Press. pp. 200 -223.
Kevan, P. G., J. P. Kapango, M. S. Al-mazra’awi & L. Shipp. 2008. Honey bees, bumble bees, and biocontrol: New alliances between old friends. In: R. R. James & T. L. Pitts-Singer (Editors) Bee Pollination in Agricultural Ecosystems. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. pp. 65 -79.
Sheffield, C. S., P. D. N. Hebert, P. G. Kevan, & L. Packer. 2009. DNA barcoding a regional bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) fauna and its potential for ecological studies. Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 196-207.
Kevan, P. G. & Randolf Menzel. 2012. The plight of pollination and the interface of neurobiology,
ecology and food security. The Environmentalist (on-line)
Synergistic Activities:
1. IUBS member of Executive Committee
2. President of the International Commission for Plant Pollinator Relations; Vice-Chairman of North American Pollination Protection Campaign
3. Editor The Environmentalist (Springer Verlag); Insect Ecology (Associate Editor); Canadian Entomologist 1994-1998.
4. Reviewer for numerous journals in Ecology, Entomology, Botany, Zoology, Evolution, Polar biology, Aerobiology, general Science (Science, Nature, PNAS).
5. Invited Author for Books and Symposia and Committees and Panels North American Pollinator Protection Campaign, National Academy of Sciences USA, City of Guelph Pollination Park, Canadian Pollinator Protection Initiative, Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturalists, International Commission for Plant Bee Relations, World Conservation Union Species at Risk, Species Recovery Plan Committees.
6. Extramural teaching of advanced courses for Universidad Autonoma de Mexico; James Cook University (Townsville, Australia); Universidade Federal da Bahia (Salvador, Brazil), University of the Arctic and Churchill Northern Studies Centre, St. Louis University, Universidade Federal do Ceará (Fortaleza, Brazil), and Missouri Botanical Garden (2010 & 2012).
Public Presentations
Many academic and public lectures on natural history, conservation, agriculture, and applied ecology.
Patents
Patents held in the areas of honeybee and managed pollinator technologies for health and biological control.