Chow-Yang Lee

Chow-Yang Lee is a Distinguished Professor and Endowed Presidential Chair in Urban Entomology at the University of California, Riverside, USA. Before this, he was a Professor of Entomology at Universiti Sains Malaysia for 23 years. His research focuses on the behavioral, ecological, and physiological adaptations of urban insect pests and how these adaptations help them thrive in urban environments. He is also interested in how human activities and propagule pressure shape the invasion history of urban insect pests. He has published more than 250 peer-reviewed papers and books and trained 17 Ph.D. and 32 M.S. students. Chow-Yang received many awards at international and national levels, including the Fellow of the Entomological Society of America (2024), Distinguished Achievement Award in Urban Entomology (2022), Recognition Award in Medical, Urban and Veterinary Entomology (2022) from the Entomological Society of America, National Taiwan University Visiting Professorship 2015, The 2012 Top Research Scientists Malaysia, The Outstanding Young Malaysian Awards 2008, Kyoto University Visiting Professorship (2007, 2011), HH Yap Award (2003), MSPTM Medal (2003), Fulbright Scholarship (2002) and the National Young Scientist Award (2000). He served as Past President of the Pacific-Rim Termite Research Group for two terms (2012–2016).