Saskya’s CV
Saskya van Nouhuys
Publications: See Here, or Profile on Google Scholar
Education
Positions held
10/21-present: Associate Professor
Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
8/19-12/2021: Lecturer
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University
2/10-present: Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Entomology, Cornell University
3/11-present: Docent (equivalent to Associate Professor), PI Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki
5/03-3/11: Senior Researcher, PI
Metapopulation Research Group, Dept. of Biological and Environmental sciences, U. of Helsinki
2/10- 2/16: Visiting Associate Professor
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University
9/04 -12/04, 9/08 -12/08, 1-4/12: Lecturer
Department of Entomology, Cornell University
4/01-5/03: Senior Researcher
Metapopulation Research Group, Dept. of Ecology and Systematics, U. of Helsinki
4/97- 4/01: Post-doctoral Fellow
Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, U. of Helsinki
9/00-9/02: Visiting Fellow
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University
9/98-9/00: Visiting Fellow
Department of Entomology, Cornell University
9/90-1/97: Ph.D. support in Entomology at Cornell University:
3 year NSF pre-doctoral fellowship, 3 year teaching assistantships, 1 semester departmental fellowship
88-90: Field assistant for California Agricultural Extension
Teaching
Lecture and Laboratory course in Ecology and Evolution- Masters level. Indian institute of Science, co-instructor, Spring 2024
Scientific writing semester long workshop, Indian Institute of Science, Spring 2023
Ecology: Pattern and Process Indian Institute of Science (EC 202) co-instructor Fall 2022
Advanced Ecology Cornell University (BIOEE 3610) co-instructor Fall 2019, 2020, 2021
Invasive Species Cornell University (BIOEE4940 Lectures and labs) Instructor Spring 2021
Spatial Population Ecology -graduate seminar course, Cornell University: Spring 01, 05, 07, 13, 14, 15, 17-21, University of Argentina, Bariloche: Spring 06
Introduction to Evolutionary Biology and Diversity (BIOEE 1780) Cornell University co-instructor Fall 2019, Spring 2020
Population Ecology in Fragmented Landscapes University of Helsinki (co-instructor Falls 2014. 15, 16, 17)
Pedagogical skills and training
- Online course for Cornell Faculty titled “Teaching in the diverse classroom” (spring 2019)
- I was graded & “Excellent” for teaching skills when I was evaluated for docentship (Associate Professor level) at the University of Helsinki in 2011 (judged by teaching professionals)
- I received an award for MSc thesis advising, University of Helsinki in 2011
- While teaching Introductory Entomology at Cornell (2008) l received training throughout the semester including video analyses of lectures and structured experimentation with teaching methods.
- As a PhD student I received pedagogical training as a teaching assistant at Cornell University
Service (incomplete list)
Academic committees, panels and evaluations
- Curriculum committee, Center for Ecological Sciences, IISc, 2024-
- Teaching Ecology in in the IISc teacher training program at the Chellakere Campus
- Faculty position search committee member for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Dept., Cornell University, 2018-19
- Graduate field member at Cornell university in the field of Ecology and Evolutionary biology (2011-present)
- Graduate field member at Cornell university field of Entomology (2013-present)
- Graduate student awards committee, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Dept., Cornell University, 2018
- Faculty participant in Diversity Preview Weekend at Cornell University 2018, 2019, 2020
- Midterm evaluation of PhD studies, 2015, Stockholm University, Sweden
- Evaluation of promotion toAssociate Professor, 2010, Uppsala University, Sweden
- Doctoral dissertation opponent: 2007 at Stockholm University, Sweden
- Doctoral dissertation opponent: 2005 at Utrecht University, NL
Journal peer reviews (~15 per year)
Editor/Editorial board
- Guest co-editor with Renee Borges and Radhika Venkatesan of an issue of Current Opinion in Insect Science on parasitoids (will be out in 2024)
- Guest co-editor with Sumanta Bagchi of a special issue of Ecological Applications on Applied Ecology in India (will be out in 2024)
- Associate editor for Journal of Animal Ecology (2023-present)
- Associate editor for Ecological Entomology (2017 – present)
- Editorial board Current Opinion in Insect Science (2013-present)
- Editorial board Science Reports, Nature publishing Group (2015-present)
- Guest editor for Ecological Applications (2021)
- Guest editor for a special issue of Annales Zoologici Fennici Ilkka Hanski: The Legacy of a Multifaceted Ecologist (2017)
- Guest editor for an issue of Current Opinion in Insect Science on Community Ecology (2014)
- Editorial board Annals of the Entomological Society of America Editorial board (2008‐2012)
Grant Review Boards:
ANR, 3 year term 2018-2021
Grants Reviewed (incomplete):
ANR (5), NSF (3), USDA-NRI “Biologically Based Pest Management” program (8), USDA-NRI “Managed Ecosystems” program (2), Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (3), Heinz foundation (1), Bank of America (1), Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (1), Belgian National Research Agency (12), SDE-Graduate Women in Science Fellowships (2), BSF (2), ESF (4), SERB (10)
Symposia organized:
- Spatial population and community dynamics during climate change- International Congress of Entomology, Helsinki, July 2022 (Co- organizer)
- Ecological theory for biological control and conservation. Concluding conference for the Mathematical Modeling in Biological Control and Conservation working group, Israeli Institute for Advanced studies (Co-organizer), June 2022
- Plant Secondary Chemistry and Insect-Plant Interactions: The role of Iridoid Glycosides- Annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America, 2013 (co-organize with Deane Bowers)
- The ecology of parasitoids of butterflies – 5th Conference on Butterfly Biology, Italy, 2007
Seminars presented
Students and Postdoctoral fellows
- Postdoctoral advisees: 5 past, 2 current as of Nov. 2023
- PhD students: As solo supervisor: 4 past, 4 current; As a co-supervisor: 3 past, 1 current); As committee member: 11 past, 4 current as of Nov. 2023
- Masters students: 20 past, 1 current as of Nov. 2023
- Undergraduate interns: 12 past, 3 current as of Nov. 2023
Grant funding
PIs: S. van Nouhuys (India), C. Keasar (Israel), Co-Pi: A. Gupta, Other team members: T. Keasar, A.T. Rani, G. Shani
Funding agency: DST/MOST: India-Israel Scientific Research Program
Amount: 3,740,608 (INR) + 340003 (NIS); Duration: 2 years (2024-2026)
Duration: 1 year (2023-2024)
Amount: 375,00 €; Duration: 2014-2017
Amount: Approximately 5,500,000 €; Duration: 2012-2017 (five years)
Amount: ≈ 510,000€ (≈ $650K); Duration: 2009-2014 (5 years)