Kun Yan Zhu

Dr. Zhu’s professional engagement includes service in scientific and professional organizations, scholarly publishing, research proposal evaluation, conference organization, institutional committees, student evaluation, and international academic activities. He has been a member of the Entomological Society of America since 1989 and have also maintained membership in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, National Academy of Inventors, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, and Overseas Chinese Entomologist Association. He is a Fellow of both ESA and AAAS. Within ESA, he served as Vice President-Elect, Vice President, and President of the Section of Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology from 2017 to 2020 and served on its Governing Council from 2017 to 2021. He also served as President, Vice President, and Treasurer of the Overseas Chinese Entomologist Association.

He has served as Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, Academic Editor, Subject Editor, Guest Editor, and editorial board member for numerous scientific journals. He has been Editor-in-Chief of Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology since 2024. Since 1996, he has reviewed 658 manuscripts for 76 international journals and more than 130 additional manuscripts for colleagues and scientists at other institutions. He has reviewed 115 research proposals for funding agencies and institutions, including NSF, USDA/NIFA, and USDA-ARS, and has served on USDA/NIFA and USDA-ARS review panels. His academic service also includes faculty tenure and promotion evaluations, faculty search committees, graduate student defense committees, student research competitions, and university and professional-society committees. He has organized, chaired, moderated, and served on organizing or academic committees for numerous national and international conferences and symposia.