The Bioacoustics and Sensory Biology lab
Principal investigatorDr. Fernando Montealegre-Z
Professor of Sensory Biology School of Life Sciences University of Lincoln United Kingdom |
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Academic history
2017-present Professor of Sensory Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, UK
2015-2017 Reader (Associate Professor), School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, UK
2012-2015 Senior Lecturer in Zoology, School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, UK
2008-2012 Human Frontier Science Program Research Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, UK
2005-2007 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Life Sciences, University of Toronto, Scarborough, Canada
Education
2016 P.G.C.E., School of Education, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom
2005 Ph.D., Department of Zoology, University of Toronto
1997 B.Sc., (Diploma, Biology-Entomology), Universidad del Valle, Colombia
Google Scholar Profile
2015-2017 Reader (Associate Professor), School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, UK
2012-2015 Senior Lecturer in Zoology, School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, UK
2008-2012 Human Frontier Science Program Research Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, UK
2005-2007 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Life Sciences, University of Toronto, Scarborough, Canada
Education
2016 P.G.C.E., School of Education, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom
2005 Ph.D., Department of Zoology, University of Toronto
1997 B.Sc., (Diploma, Biology-Entomology), Universidad del Valle, Colombia
Google Scholar Profile
Dr. Fabio Sarria, Dom Rooke, Lewis Holmes, Dr. Md Islam, and Fernando Montealegre-Z.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Md Niamul Islam
Dr. Md Niamul Islam earned his undergraduate degree in BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering from the University of Manchester, UK, in 2017. Following this, he pursued an MSc degree in Advanced Aeronautical Engineering at Imperial College London, UK, graduating in 2018. Dr. Islam achieved his doctoral degree from Loughborough University, UK, in 2024, specializing in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering within the Wolfson School.
His research expertise lies in the manufacturing of 3D printed materials, especially composites, with a focus on quasi-static mechanical testing, dynamic impact tests, image processing, and numerical analysis of dynamic fracture. Currently serving as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Lincoln, UK, Dr. Islam is engaged on scaled 3D printing of katydid ears to investigate the biophysical and ecological functions of these in 3D-printed models using various materials.
Dr. Md Niamul Islam earned his undergraduate degree in BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering from the University of Manchester, UK, in 2017. Following this, he pursued an MSc degree in Advanced Aeronautical Engineering at Imperial College London, UK, graduating in 2018. Dr. Islam achieved his doctoral degree from Loughborough University, UK, in 2024, specializing in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering within the Wolfson School.
His research expertise lies in the manufacturing of 3D printed materials, especially composites, with a focus on quasi-static mechanical testing, dynamic impact tests, image processing, and numerical analysis of dynamic fracture. Currently serving as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Lincoln, UK, Dr. Islam is engaged on scaled 3D printing of katydid ears to investigate the biophysical and ecological functions of these in 3D-printed models using various materials.
Dr. Fabio Sarria-S.
Dr. Sarria-S is a field-experimental biologist with a strong background in sensory biology, insect biology, systematics and and taxonomy. He has a degree in Entomology from Universidad del Valle, Colombia, and received a PhD in 2018 from the University of Lincoln, UK. His experience in research includes biomechanics and engineering techniques like Laser Doppler Vibrometry, Micro-CT scanning, 3D reconstruction, ultrasound recording, motion detectors, and electrophysiology techniques. He is interested in contributing to the study of biodiversity using acoustic communication derived from animals under laboratory and fieldwork conditions. He has joined our new Leverhulme Trust project to work on hearing experiments on the katydid auditory system involving Laser Doppler Vibrometry and neurophysiology techniques.
Dr. Sarria-S is a field-experimental biologist with a strong background in sensory biology, insect biology, systematics and and taxonomy. He has a degree in Entomology from Universidad del Valle, Colombia, and received a PhD in 2018 from the University of Lincoln, UK. His experience in research includes biomechanics and engineering techniques like Laser Doppler Vibrometry, Micro-CT scanning, 3D reconstruction, ultrasound recording, motion detectors, and electrophysiology techniques. He is interested in contributing to the study of biodiversity using acoustic communication derived from animals under laboratory and fieldwork conditions. He has joined our new Leverhulme Trust project to work on hearing experiments on the katydid auditory system involving Laser Doppler Vibrometry and neurophysiology techniques.
Graduate students
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Jack Waterfield
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Dominic Rooke
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Undergraduate student projects
Mia Whitehouse
Project: Predator-Evoked Silence: Ultrasound-Induced Interruption of Mate Attraction Calls in a Katydid.
Thomas Butcher
Project: Bidirectional Stridulation in Katydids: Adaptations of the Stridulatory File for Sound Production During Wing Opening and Closing.
Ben Wilks
Project: TBA
Caitlin Allcock
Project: TBA
Ellie OGrady
Project: TBA
Project: Predator-Evoked Silence: Ultrasound-Induced Interruption of Mate Attraction Calls in a Katydid.
Thomas Butcher
Project: Bidirectional Stridulation in Katydids: Adaptations of the Stridulatory File for Sound Production During Wing Opening and Closing.
Ben Wilks
Project: TBA
Caitlin Allcock
Project: TBA
Ellie OGrady
Project: TBA
