Dec. 9, 2008

Dr. & Mrs. Dykstra welcomed the birth of Benedict John, affectionately called “Baby B” by big brother Gregory. 🙂

Nov. 16-19, 2008

Dr. Dykstra presented “How readily does pheromone migrate within the sensilla?” at the Entomological Society 
of America annual meeting in Reno, Nevada.

June 25-28, 2008

Dr. Dykstra attended theSociety for Scientific
Exploration annual meeting in Boulder, CO. His presentation was entitled “Protein Semiconductors in Relation to Insect Olfaction.”

April 25, 2008

Dr. Dykstra recently contributed to the GWIZ Museum outreach program through theAssociation for Chemoreceptive Sciences< in Sarasota.  Dr. Dykstra brought over 200 of his Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches and discussed insect olfaction to eager students from the area.

March 20, 2008

Dr. Dykstra spoke at Utah Valley Universityin Orem, UT. His two talks are entitled, “Can the Lock and Key Model Explain Insect Olfaction?” and “Towards a Decoding of Insect Olfaction.”

March 2-5, 2008

“Insects and Plant Brix” was presented by Dr. Dykstra at the Southeastern Branchmeeting of the Entomological Society of America in Jacksonville, FL.

February 14, 2008

Dr. Dykstra gave a lecture in GMS 6074 “Comparative and Evolutionary Neurobiology” entitled “Insect Olfaction” at the University of Florida.

February 21, 2008

Dr. Dykstra conducted the GMS 6074 “Comparative and Evolutionary Neurobiology” laboratory on Insect neurobiology at the University of Florida.