Ingi Agnarsson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology, University of Vermont
109 Carrigan Drive, Burlington, Vermont 05405
Phone: (802) 656-0460
Cell: (802) 999 4256
Email: iagnarsson@gmail.com
Research Associate:
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC
Editorial Board
ISRN Evolutionary BIology, Conference Papers in Biology, Hacquetia
Department of Biology, University of Vermont
109 Carrigan Drive, Burlington, Vermont 05405
Phone: (802) 656-0460
Cell: (802) 999 4256
Email: iagnarsson@gmail.com
Research Associate:
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC
Editorial Board
ISRN Evolutionary BIology, Conference Papers in Biology, Hacquetia
Curriculum
For a full Curriculum Vitae
Education
The University of Iceland, Department of Biology, Reykjavík, 1992-1995, BSc.
The George Washington University Department of Biological Sciences, Washington, D.C., 1998-2004, Ph.D.
Professional Experience
Assistant professor, University of Vermont, 2012-present
Assistant Professor and Director of Zoology Museum, at University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, 2008-2012
Postodoctoral Research Scholar, University of Akron, Department of Biology (T. Blackledge), 2007-2008
Research Associate, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana (M. Kuntner), 2007- 2009.
Research Associate, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC (J. Coddington), 2004-present.
Killam Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Colombia, (Wayne Maddison, Leticia Aviles). 2004-2006
Predoctoral Fellow, Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (J. Coddington), 1999-2004.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, George Washington University, Department of Biological Sciences, Washington, D.C., 2003-04.
Researcher at the Icelandic Institute of Natural History 1995-1998.
Research assistant at the Institute of Biology, University of Iceland, (A. Ingolfsson), 1993-1994.
Membership
International Society of Arachnology, American Arachnological Society, Royal Entomological Society, Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists
Grants and Awards
National Science Foundation (DEB-1314749, transfer of DEB-1050187 from UPR to UVM), 2013-present, PI, ($543,632): “Collaborative Research: the generation of a biodiversity hotspot - paleobiogeography of the Caribbean inferred from multiple arachnid lineages with differing dispersal abilities”
National Science Foundation (DEB-1050187-1050253), 2011-present, PI, (833.000$) “Collaborative Research: the generation of a biodiversity hotspot - paleobiogeography of the Caribbean inferred from multiple arachnid lineages with differing dispersal abilities” (co PI’s G. Binford and P. Selden).
National Geographic Society Global Exploration Fund (GEFNE29-11), 2011-2013, PI, ($21,100): “Islands on islands: biogeography of spider web parasites and their hosts in the Indian Ocean”
National Geographic Society Committee for Research and Exploration (8655-09) (23.750$), 2009-2010 (PI)
Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS Z1-9799-0618-07) research fellowship (~140.000$), 2007-2009.
Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship (~85.000$), University of British Colombia, 2004-2006.
The Biodiversity of the Guianas, 2005, (8.000$, with J. Coddington, J. Miller, and M. Kuntner), for fieldwork in French Guiana
Smithsonian Small Grants Program, 2005, (4.000$, with J. Coddington, J. Miller, and M. Kuntner), for fieldwork in French Guiana
Fulbright Student Grant for Foreign Students (IIE 159 85610; 12.000$), 1998-2003.
Best Student Paper Competition, first place, American Arachnological Society, 2003.
Sallee Charitable Trust, 2000, (7.000$, with M. Kuntner) fieldwork in S. Africa and Madagascar
Best Student Paper Competition, second place, American Arachnological Society, 1999.
Tuition award, George Washington University 1998-2004.
Education
The University of Iceland, Department of Biology, Reykjavík, 1992-1995, BSc.
The George Washington University Department of Biological Sciences, Washington, D.C., 1998-2004, Ph.D.
Professional Experience
Assistant professor, University of Vermont, 2012-present
Assistant Professor and Director of Zoology Museum, at University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, 2008-2012
Postodoctoral Research Scholar, University of Akron, Department of Biology (T. Blackledge), 2007-2008
Research Associate, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana (M. Kuntner), 2007- 2009.
Research Associate, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC (J. Coddington), 2004-present.
Killam Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Colombia, (Wayne Maddison, Leticia Aviles). 2004-2006
Predoctoral Fellow, Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (J. Coddington), 1999-2004.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, George Washington University, Department of Biological Sciences, Washington, D.C., 2003-04.
Researcher at the Icelandic Institute of Natural History 1995-1998.
Research assistant at the Institute of Biology, University of Iceland, (A. Ingolfsson), 1993-1994.
Membership
International Society of Arachnology, American Arachnological Society, Royal Entomological Society, Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists
Grants and Awards
National Science Foundation (DEB-1314749, transfer of DEB-1050187 from UPR to UVM), 2013-present, PI, ($543,632): “Collaborative Research: the generation of a biodiversity hotspot - paleobiogeography of the Caribbean inferred from multiple arachnid lineages with differing dispersal abilities”
National Science Foundation (DEB-1050187-1050253), 2011-present, PI, (833.000$) “Collaborative Research: the generation of a biodiversity hotspot - paleobiogeography of the Caribbean inferred from multiple arachnid lineages with differing dispersal abilities” (co PI’s G. Binford and P. Selden).
National Geographic Society Global Exploration Fund (GEFNE29-11), 2011-2013, PI, ($21,100): “Islands on islands: biogeography of spider web parasites and their hosts in the Indian Ocean”
National Geographic Society Committee for Research and Exploration (8655-09) (23.750$), 2009-2010 (PI)
Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS Z1-9799-0618-07) research fellowship (~140.000$), 2007-2009.
Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship (~85.000$), University of British Colombia, 2004-2006.
The Biodiversity of the Guianas, 2005, (8.000$, with J. Coddington, J. Miller, and M. Kuntner), for fieldwork in French Guiana
Smithsonian Small Grants Program, 2005, (4.000$, with J. Coddington, J. Miller, and M. Kuntner), for fieldwork in French Guiana
Fulbright Student Grant for Foreign Students (IIE 159 85610; 12.000$), 1998-2003.
Best Student Paper Competition, first place, American Arachnological Society, 2003.
Sallee Charitable Trust, 2000, (7.000$, with M. Kuntner) fieldwork in S. Africa and Madagascar
Best Student Paper Competition, second place, American Arachnological Society, 1999.
Tuition award, George Washington University 1998-2004.
