Project Team

The Lacewing Digital Library (LDL) is a collaborative project that has received important input and support from a variety of people and organizations. The primary individuals and organizations associated with the overall project are identified below, together with brief synopses of their main areas of contribution. Individuals whose work has primarily been associated with specific LDL component projects are recognized on the Acknowledgments pages associated with those components.

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People

Team Leader

John Oswald, Professor & Curator, Department of Entomology (2004-present): project concept, vision and development; overall project direction, coordination and management; chief project editor; general website organization and design; author and scientific content provider; feedback and review of design and content.

Current Team Members (alphabetical by surname):

Hayoung Jeon, master's degree student, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (2020-present): computer programmer, website development.

Muxi Leng, master's degree student, Department of Computer Science and Engineering (2020-present): computer programmer, website development.

Former Team Members (alphabetical by surname):

Luis Calixto, computer programmer, Department of Entomology (2012-2013): web server and security issues

Therese Catanach, master’s degree student, Department of Entomology (2007-2009): feedback and review of design and content

Ting "Candice" Chen, master's degree student, Department of Computer Science (2014): computer programmer, web site rebuild.

Joshua Jones, doctoral degree student, Department of Entomology (2006-2012): general website organization, design and project support; initial webpage layout and design element details; early website implementation; coordination of early technical team activities; photography and graphics; feedback and review of design and content

Jia-cheng "Jason" Liu, master's degree student, Department of Computer Science & Engineering (2019-2020): computer programmer, website development.

Rakesh Parvataneni, master’s degree student, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2010-2011): webpage implementation; website to database content integration; file maintenance and server issues; graphics

Krishna Tadi, master’s degree student, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2007-2009): webpage design and implementation; website to database content integration; file maintenance and server issues; graphics; feedback and review of design and content

Tian-jian Wang, master's degree student, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (2016-2018): computer programmer, website development.

Li-ming Ye, master's degree student, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (2014): computer programmer, website development.

Yuan-xing Yin, master's degree student, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (2015): computer programmer, website development.

Jia-hao Zhang, master's degree student, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (2015-2016): computer programmer, website development.

Institutions and Organizations

Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University (2004-present): website hosting and general support (to John Oswald and lab)

Texas AgriLife Research [formerly Texas Agricultural Experiment Station] (2004-present): general research support (to John Oswald and lab)

U.S. National Science Foundation: grant funding to John Oswald directly or indirectly supporting project content and/or website development