Associate professor honored with Purdue award in entomology

Posted Sep 29 2023
Hongmei Li-Byarlay

Hongmei Li-Byarlay, Ph.D., has been selected to receive Purdue University's 2023 John V. Osmun Alumni Professional Achievement Award in Entomology.

Li-Byarlay is a research associate professor of entomology, project director for Central State University Pollinator Health, and director of the University's Bee Research Facility. 

Among the award criteria, the recipient must have "established a career reputation of distinction, excelling either in the broad discipline of entomology or in some related field." 

The award ceremony was held on Sept. 29 at Purdue.

Read more about the innovative bee research underway at centralstate.edu/news/central-state-university-named-partner-institution-10-million-nextgen-agriculture-award.