Staff, Collections & Partners
A core interdisciplinary staff at ASU will include taxonomists, curators, computer engineers, philosophers, historians and others who will reach out to colleagues, students, museums, herbaria and sister universities to begin building an international community of institutions, researchers, and educators to transform taxonomy. Faculty and postdoc searches are underway.
Core Staff
- Malte Ebach (Entomology)
- Anthony Gill (Ichthyology)
- Andrew Hamilton (Philosophy of Science)
- Leslie Landrum (Botany)
- Roy Larimer (Imaging Engineering)
- Thomas Nash (Lichenology)
- Kathleen Pigg (Paleobotany)
- Quentin Wheeler (Entomology)
- Martin Wojciechowski (Botany)
ASU Collections
ASU collections are being consolidated as vital infrastructure within the IISE under the direction of Assistant Director A. Gill. Collections include DNA and Tissues, Fossil Plants, Insects, Lichens, Vascular Plants, Shells and Vertebrates. For more information, see the Natural History Museum.
Partners
The IISE will develop a network of partner institutions who are committed to species exploration and the advancement of the science of taxonomy. Founding partners of the IISE include:
- The Natural History Museum, London
- Museo National Ciencias Naturales, Madrid
- Roy Larimer at Visionary Digital
Negotiations are underway with other national and international partners.
Advisory Board (Campus)
- Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan
- Dr. Manfred Laubichler
- Dr. Steven Goodnick
International Advisor e-Board
- Dr. Malcolm Scoble (The Natural History Museum, London)
- Dr. Antonio Valdecasas (Museo National Ciencias Naturales, Madrid)
- Dr. Dennis Stevenson (New York Botanical Garden, New York)
- Dr. Thierry Bourgoin (Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris)