Abbreviated Curriculum Vita

EDUCATION:

1999	Ph.D. in Entomology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts.
1994	B.S. in Education in Biology and Chemistry, Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow, Russia. Graduated Summa Cum Laude.
09/92-05/93	Exchange student at Baylor University, Waco, Texas.

RESEARCH/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2007-Present	Associate Professor, School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono.
2001-2007	Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maine, Orono.
1999-2000	Junior Entomologist, Department of Entomology, University of Hawaii, Manoa.
1999	Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Kauai Agricultural Research Center, University of Hawaii, Kapaa.
1994-1999	Research Assistant, Department of Entomology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• Faculty Outstanding Public Service Award (College of Natural Sciences, Food, and Agriculture, University of Maine, 2011)
• Selected to present A. Randall Alford Memorial Lecture of the Friends of Dr. Edith Marion Patch, Inc.
• Long-Term Invitation Fellowship for Research in Japan (the Japan Society for Promotion of Science, 2009)
• Sustainable Agriculture Award (University of Maine, 2005)
• Harry A. Rosenfeld Award in Applied Entomology (University of Massachusetts, 1999)
• Lotta M. Crabtree Graduate Fellowship in Agriculture (Crabtree Trusts, 1996 - 1999)
• University Fellowship (University of Massachusetts, 1994-95)
• Gardner BBB Research Award (Baylor University, 1993)
• Frank G. Brooks Award for Excellence in Student Research (BBB, 1993)
• Silver Medal for Excellent Academic Performance in Secondary School (Russian Ministry of Education, 1989)

SERVICE:

• Editorial Board member, Potato Journal
• Member, Plant-Incorporated Protectants Technical Review Committee, Maine Board of Pesticide Control
• Member, Organizing Committee for the Maine Arthropod Blitzes
• Member, grant review panels for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and for Ministry of Economy and Planning of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the latter administered by the American Association for the Advancement of Science)
• Reviewed submissions for 25 scientific journals and eight grant funding programs
• Member, Awards Committee, Eastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America (2001-05)
• President, Acadian Entomological Society (2002-03)
• Faculty advisor, Undergraduate Biology Club (2002-03)

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:

• Acadian Entomological Society
• Entomological Society of America
• Maine Entomological Society
• Potato Association of America
• BBB Biology Honor Society

1. Alyokhin, A. 2011. Global change on local scale: aphids on potatoes in Northern Maine. School of Biology and Ecology Seminar, University of Maine, Orono.
2. Alyokhin, A. 2010. Why can’t they just get along: population trends and interactions in aphids and lady beetles. A. Randall Alford Memorial Lecture of the Friends of Dr. Edith Marion Patch, Inc.
3. Alyokhin, A. 2010. Plant-mediated effects of soil management on insect herbivores. Joint Seminar by the South Dakota State University Department of Plant Science and the US Department of Agriculture North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory, Brookings.
4. Alyokhin, A. 2010. Biological control, volcanoes, and live squid for dinner: my pacific sabbatical. School of Biology and Ecology Seminar, University of Maine, Orono.
   
   
5. Alyokhin, A. 2010. Refuse, treasure, and tree-hugging: response of insect herbivores to soil amendments. Department of Entomology Seminar, Michigan State University, East Lansing.
   
   
6. Alyokhin, A. 2009. Reduced Colorado potato beetle densities on manure-amended plots of the long-term Potato Ecosystem Project. Member Symposium “The Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) Past, Present, and Future: Integrating Management and Reality” at the Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
   
   
7. Alyokhin, A. 2008. Imidacloprid resistance in the Colorado potato beetle in Maine. Syngenta Crop Protection Technical Training Session, Las Vegas, NV.
   
   
8. Alyokhin, A. 2006. Colorado potato beetle control and philosophy of transcendental evil. Department of Biological Sciences Seminar, University of Maine, Orono.
   
   
9. Alyokhin, A. 2006. Imidacloprid resistance in Maine populations of the Colorado potato beetle. Resistance Management Potato Symposium, San Antonio, Texas.
   
   
10. Alyokhin, A. 2006. It's all natural, man: explaining a few unexpected declines in pest populations. Department of Entomology Seminar, University of Maryland, College Park.
    
    
11. Alyokhin, A. 2006. Natural regulation in unnatural systems: ecological view on a potato field (and beyond). Biology Department Seminar, Queens College, City University of New York, New York.
    
    
12. Alyokhin, A. 2006. Colorado potato beetle control and harsh lessons in applied evolutionary biology. Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center and Department of Entomology Joint Seminar, The Ohio State University, Wooster.
    
    
13. Alyokhin, A. 2005. Long-term trends and regulation of aphid populations. Department of Biological Sciences Seminar, University of Maine, Orono.
    
    
14. Alyokhin, A. and F. Drummond. 2004. Density dependence in the regulation of populations of potato-colonizing aphids. Insect Population Dynamics Symposium, Joint Annual Meeting of the Acadian Entomological Society and the Entomological Society of Canada, Charlottetown, PEI, October 15-18.
    
    
15. Alyokhin, A.V. 2003. Being an invader in alien-dominated ecosystems: establishment of the two-spotted leafhopper in Hawaii. Department of Wildlife Ecology Seminar, University of Maine, Orono.
    
    
16. Alyokhin, A.V. 2002. Potato insect pest research in Maine: current status and future directions. Agriculture Canada Potato Research Centre Seminar, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
    
    
17. Alyokhin, A.V. 2002. Biotic facilitation and biotic resistance in the invasion of island ecosystems: a story of two trees, one leafhopper, and a whole bunch of wasps in Hawaii. Department of Entomology Seminar, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
    
    
18. Alyokhin, A.V. 2000. The great chess game: predicting effects of pest management practices. Department of Biological Sciences Seminar, University of Maine, Orono.
    
    
19. Alyokhin, A.V. 1999. Preventing insect adaptation to transgenic plants: an example of the Colorado potato beetle. Department of Entomology Seminar, University of Hawaii, Manoa.

20. Alyokhin, A.V. 1998. Predicting gene flow between Bt-resistant and Bt-susceptible Colorado potato beetle populations: implications for resistance management. Department of Entomology Seminar, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Principal Investigator(s)	Sponsoring Agency	Total Amount	Project Duration	Project Title
Alyokhin, A., G. Sewell, and J. Dwyer	Maine Potato Board	$11,000	05/01/11–04/30/12	Efficiency of stylet oils and new biorational insecticides in suppressing PVY transmission in potato.
Alyokhin, A. D. Mota-Sanchez, M. Baker, and M. Whalon	USDA-CSREES-AFRI	$409,619	06/01/09 – 05/31/11	Geographic variation in the Colorado potato beetle resistance to imidacloprid.
De los Reyes, B. and A. Alyokhin	Maine Potato Board	$11,000	04/01/08 – 03/31/09	Genetic and molecular dissection of aphid resistance mechanisms in Solanum bulbocastanum.
De los Reyes, B. and A. Alyokhin	Maine Potato Board	$9,000	04/01/07 – 03/31/08	Genetic evaluation of aphid resistance in recurrent backcross progenies of S. tuberosum x S. bulbocastanum somatic hybrids
Tavantzis, S., R. Larkin, J. Jemison, S. Erich, and A. Alyokhin	USDA-CSREES-NRI	$297,100	07/01/07 - 06/30/10	A systems approach to optimize organic crop production: enhancing soil functionality and plant health to suppress plant diseases and pests
Tavantzis, S., R. Larkin, S. Erich, and A. Alyokhin	USDA-CREES-IPM	$59,911	04/14/07 - 09/30/09	An integrated approach for enhanced soil fertility, improved plant health and suppression of plant diseases and pests
Alyokhin, A., R. Alford, and G. Sewell	Maine Potato Board	$3,500	05/01/06 – 12/20/06	Soybean aphid as a potential vector of Potato Virus Y in Maine potatoes
De los Reyes, B. and A. Alyokhin	Maine Potato Board	$8,700	04/01/06 – 03/31/07	R-genes and aphid resistance in Solanum species
Alyokhin, A., G. Dively, J. Dwyer, and A. Plant	EPA-PESP	$46,745	05/01/06 – 04/30/08	Improving sustainability of neonicotinoid use in potato production
Alyokhin, A.	University of Maine	$4,700	N/A	Environmental chambers for teaching BIO 326, BIO 327, and BIO 448/548
Alyokhin, A. and G. Sewell	Maine Potato Board	$ 9,000	05/30/05 – 12/20/05	Field performance of the resistance management plan for the Colorado potato beetle
Alyokhin, A.	Maine Agricultural Center	$ 5,000	05/30/04 – 06/30/05	Imidacloprid resistance in the Colorado potato beetle: addressing the problem before it gets out of control
Alyokhin, A., and G. Sewell	Maine Potato Board	$ 6,000	05/01/04 - 12/20/04	Controlling imidacloprid-resistant Colorado potato beetles
Alyokhin, A., A.R. Alford, D. Weber, and J. Dickens	USDA-CREES-IPM	$140,000	05/01/03 – 04/30/06	Integrating behavioral control with reduced area treatment approach for managing Colorado potato beetle and other insect pests of potato
Porter, A., M. Baker, A. Alyokhin, and D. Ferro	USDA-CSREES-NRI	$185,000	10/01/02 - 09/30/04	Evolution and spread of insecticide resistance in the Colorado potato beetle
Porter, A., M. Baker, D. Ferro, and A. Alyokhin	NSF	$212,000	04/15/03 – 04/14/05	Creating clines to study dispersal and adaptation
Alyokhin, A., and G. Sewell	Maine Potato Board	$ 6,000	03/09/02 - 12/20/02	Perimeter spray as a deployment strategy for systemic imidacloprid in potatoes
Alford, A.R., A. Alyokhin, E. Groden, M. Erich, E. Gallandt, D. Lambert, L. Osher, G. Porter, T. Dalton, S. Smith	Maine Potato Board	$7,000	04/01/02 - 03/31/03	Integration of crop rotations using barley, soybean, and forage rotation crops into potato production systems
Alyokhin, A., and G. Sewell	USDA-CSREES/ Special Potato Grant Program	$2,500	07/01/02 - 06/30/03	Potato breeding and variety development to enhance pest resistance and marketing in the Eastern U.S.  Procedure 2.g. Evaluate promising varieties for virus resistance
Alyokhin, A., and G. Sewell	Maine Potato Board	$ 10,000	03/09/01 - 02/28/02	Addressing emerging insect pest problems in Maine
Alyokhin, A., and G. Sewell	Maine Agricultural Center	$ 5,000	05/01/01 – 11/30/01	The development of trapping techniques to detect wireworm infestation in Maine potato fields
Groden, E, A. Alyokhin, and G. Sewell	Maine Potato Board	$ 7,900	04/01/01 – 03/31/02	Evaluation of pheromone traps for predicting damage by the European corn borer
Alford, A.R., A. Alyokhin, E. Groden, M. Erich, E. Gallandt, D. Lambert, L. Osher, G. Porter, T. Dalton, S. Smith	Maine Potato Board	$ 12,000	04/01/01 – 03/31/02	Integration of soybean and forage rotation crops and pest management using fewer pesticides into potato production systems