Akito Y. Kawahara
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Akito Y. Kawahara is an American and Japanese entomologist, scientist, and advocate of nature education, and the son of the modern conceptual artist On Kawara.
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Born | New York City, United States |
Education | Cornell University, B.S. Smithsonian Institution & University of Maryland, M.S. and Ph.D. all in Entomology |
Alma mater | Cornell University |
Known for | Entomology, Evolution |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology Evolutionary Biology Entomology |
Institutions | University of Florida |
Website | Profile |
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Kawahara is a Professor and Curator at the University of Florida and lead researcher at the Florida Museum of Natural History's McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity.[1] He was named Director of the McGuire Center in August 2023.[2] He holds the position of Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History.