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To read the text, click on the image for a larger version. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548518838462-RNZQ9AV6R4AJ4RKH7LJ9/FigS2%2Bcopy%2B2.jpg Projects I built a system to quantify insect damage on herbarium specimens, greatly increasing the time and spatial scales at which herbivory can be studied. This is a zoomed in section of an herbarium specimen showing insect chewing damage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548545650380-B32LDH6MK9KRL79SHSNS/2016Oct4_DaviesPeeps4.jpg Projects Jonathan Davies’ lab at the Harvard University Herbaria: from left to right, Max Farrell, Barnabas Daru, Jonathan Davies, Emily Meineke https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548514463654-LQPBATMD4K9RPU2AK6ZO/Protea_image.jpg Projects The genus Protea (Proteaceae) is the focus of a collaborative project I am part of separating effects of temperature change over space and time on flowering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548443312939-QB5B763E1B4TK18AMDHV/PlosOne2013_Fig1+copy.jpg Projects This shows the mosaic pattern of urban warming across the Raleigh, NC, USA urban heat island. The map was created from satellite measurements of surface temperature. The dots represent study sites, and their size represents insect pest abundance on street trees. Reproduced from: Meineke EK, Dunn RR, Sexton JO, and Frank SD. 2013. Urban warming drives insect pest abundance on street trees. PLoS ONE, 2013; 8 (3), doi:10.1371.journal.pone.0059687. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548519585131-4L7073BXYDH1X1RFGT4Z/raleigh+copy.jpg Projects The Raleigh, NC, USA skyline: The largely suburban development pattern of Raleigh creates a thermal mosaic (see below), providing a built-in study system in which trees that are close together (<200 m) experience different thermal conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548531254232-1HDKHTZ16NGN25E1U92J/Laura.jpg Projects - Laura holding bags for biomass sampling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548531374774-GK80I6VM6DVROHN7QLRP/1024_rowofbigtrees+copy.jpg Projects - A typical street in Raleigh, NC where this research took place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548531287098-JV6FPCT8C5BNJH9GA7CV/3_oakworm.jpg Projects - Orange striped oakworm, a common pest of willow oak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548531319419-R68U5FLBALM3BX53YNJ2/mepressurebomb.jpg Projects - Emily studying water stress in urban willow oak trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548531293841-ENWKAOV23HA83WZXQH92/Clyde_scaleimage.jpg Projects - Oak lecanium scale insects on an urban willow oak tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548531294085-36VUR6JRHVN48Q238FUP/spidermites1.jpg Projects - Spider mites on an urban willow oak tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548531376946-GE2QBGYV4CJGZ6H8PSDJ/Tussock3.jpg Projects - A tussock moth caterpillar often found on willow oak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548690573983-3UCNB7HI3F3CUCBZY3RS/Phytotron_greenhouse.jpg Projects - Experimental trees in the NCSU Phytotron greenhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1617147746704-W2ARHH54FPGIU5G2LEOB/Continuum_Jason.jpeg Projects Jason Bond with his spider trapping gear at Continuum Estates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1617146826276-Z9Z7RSWDE0CRP1K7N8EF/44FD27FF-B40C-4907-8D00-9240480F10D6.jpeg Projects Dave Eng and Emily Meineke at Continuum Estates after we installed pitfall traps to study spiders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1617147822952-H7C99QJN6RB0T16VFYZ6/Jason_sampler.jpeg Projects Jason Bond sampling spiders from the treetops at Continuum Estates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548444131589-DA40X1IKK2VMI9Q9WW53/Screen+Shot+2019-01-25+at+2.21.51+PM.png Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548524047207-CDNAO0ZVWLAAW9BWE7AZ/Screen+Shot+2019-01-26+at+12.33.31+PM.png Projects Nine of the 30 new species of phorid flies discovered by Emily Hartop and colleagues in Los Angeles, photo reproduced from: Hartop EA, Brown BV, Disney RH. Opportunity in our ignorance: urban biodiversity study reveals 30 new species and one new Nearctic record for Megaselia (Diptera: Phoridae) in Los Angeles (California, USA). Zootaxa, 2015; 3941(4) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548522589317-S8YQ2HBDME8BYENVWLZE/Screen+Shot+2019-01-26+at+12.09.15+PM.png Projects Sites across Los Angeles where volunteers placed malaise traps in their backyards to capture insect communities: The color of the dots and their size shows the non-linear relationship between phorid fly abundance and temperature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548444499726-LDTWM2NL7EM3T2GNA6CK/weatherstation_collage+copy.jpg Projects Collaborators on this project, from left to right: Emily Meineke, Elsa Youngsteadt, Sara Prado, Adam Terando https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1548522325294-TPU4UA3IY5DGNTP2HOXL/AztecaPoster2%2Bcopy.jpg Projects https://emilykmeineke.com/team daily 0.75 2025-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1588268171230-H9HDZENXKIYCSP2HWVP3/_DSC4858.jpg Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1588267828724-UY9UQUUAVEF28VV8SPS2/Photo_Mia.jpg Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1632265728877-2QVX7ZLMG0DQDC5HLQHZ/DSC02443.jpeg Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1e1deeb1-584d-4740-8472-17ffa0aa0aeb/IMG_2249+copy.jpg Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/8cbd106d-6eca-453e-be96-6b4ff1d887cc/IMG_3585.JPG Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/15b06b67-a668-4c66-8988-12fe9b85dc39/MF+Lab+Website.jpg Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/308e421a-5ca2-4d67-87ef-6e3a74e98783/Mickie+headshot.JPG Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/70a59da9-fc16-497c-b4fe-a4f8a86fcef7/IMG-20240720-WA0020.jpg Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/412850b9-80db-4a71-9af2-5ea4448f3b7e/B01B3EFA-9CF6-4248-AABC-96C90081A880_1_201_a+copy.jpg Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/2ec7fc8e-d6aa-44b6-a8f7-3a0dd48c606c/IMG_6333_Jaxi_webpage.jpg Team - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://emilykmeineke.com/artscience-fusion daily 0.75 2025-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1cad3e14-0ed6-47ef-a652-3f9ecf2cb4cc/IMG_1637.jpg Art-Science Fusion - Make it stand out Finished mural installed outside Matthisson Winery’s tasting room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1689024902657-FWXBMHGKNA4MPQTG441J/IMG_8061.jpg Art-Science Fusion - Original mockup of the mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1689024009856-YJOEWDP6UUSCXCJJGRD2/IMG_8055.jpg Art-Science Fusion - Matthiasson's vineyard rows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1689014249032-ZB03SRGKCY7XQ18J46HS/IMG_8018.jpg Art-Science Fusion - Vineyard cover crop referenced for creation of mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1689024918395-GZTPU0RDA0WJDK2SXPA9/IMG_8127.jpg Art-Science Fusion - Final piece on mural prior to cementing Title — Symbiotic Serenade: The Ecological Significance of the Pipevine Swallowtail By student Zhengyi Zhang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1689024911535-QDBKYS109ZQDFI3L1TB4/IMG_8123.jpg Art-Science Fusion - Students learning about how to install their pieces on mural Class led by Diane Ullman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1689014305991-DHVWTIJHF0JCS3VNJZU2/IMG_8053.jpg Art-Science Fusion - Community event at Matthiasson - Napa families building mural pieces https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1689024894280-FQV8M5UOVRX9MJJ7VBV0/IMG_0112.jpg Art-Science Fusion - Transfer of mural in 4 pieces from UC Davis Campus to Matthiasson Winery for installation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1689024098954-3XUOA0MD2VV37PVABKGS/IMG_0102.jpg Art-Science Fusion - Pieces of the mural that were installed onsite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1689024888983-DEMDPMW4O8CC1WB872ZO/IMG_0122.jpg Art-Science Fusion - Finishing up mural onsite at Matthiasson Winery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1689014271915-KS2FH1DNQ3WMKL8UBGBO/IMG_0129.jpg Art-Science Fusion - Initial transfer of the mural from onsite workspace to its new home Installation by Amanda Larson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1689014296074-2A3HPRV0CIE6T8SY9PE2/IMG_0130.jpg Art-Science Fusion - Lifting mural into place Steve Matthiasson drove the forklift https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1689025288322-JW9JVWXPO1RSSPO5CZG0/IMG_1637.jpg Art-Science Fusion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1691162195900-9RGXQ7GK7YEXZYXWZIGL/DSCN6532.JPG Art-Science Fusion - part of mural (photo by Gale Okumura) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1691162196070-HDGAPP6ESIDTJJS4VFVS/DSCN6536.JPG Art-Science Fusion - part of mural (photo by Gale Okumura) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1691162212170-QK3NEJXU84W6E5LJ8A8A/DSCN6537.JPG Art-Science Fusion - part of mural (photo by Gale Okumura) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1691162212718-O9POLS9TEJ0JHKHTV60N/DSCN6542.JPG Art-Science Fusion - part of mural (photo by Gale Okumura) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1691162221066-D79GU78H71IP88123IEV/DSCN6543.JPG Art-Science Fusion - part of mural (photo by Gale Okumura) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/16f13966-3a72-4360-8511-5904f187b247/Final_Bee_Mosaic_ENVHORT128_2022.jpg Art-Science Fusion - Make it stand out Final mural created by ENT001 students, teaching staff, and volunteers. From right to left: Life inside the honey bee hive, species interactions outside the hive and in the northern California landscape, species interactions in agriculture. Click image to Zoom in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1691161496655-W5QVQWIZZTLZVF836WNK/IMG_7148+copy.jpg Art-Science Fusion - student wearing a sweatshirt screen printed with her artwork https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/1691161496625-Z6RWAL6JCESB4RNVF2AB/IMG_7159+copy.jpg Art-Science Fusion - volunteers helping community members print student designs on their shirts https://emilykmeineke.com/the-climate-adaptation-living-lab daily 0.75 2025-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/9d270a3c-f138-43d9-ba64-41751f8f1f57/JMM04150.jpg The Climate Adaptation Living Lab - Make it stand out The Climate Adaptation Living Lab, or ‘CALL Garden’, was constructed to study which plants can withstand changes in climate while continuing to support insects. Photo by: Elyssa Lieu, UC Davis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a9ff80c5417fc256c80033e/5efd3f35-799b-483e-8bea-0cd46ca51bc2/JMM04493.jpg The Climate Adaptation Living Lab - Make it stand out Mural created by students taking ENT 001 – Art, Science and the World of Insects, is on display and represents different regions of California to highlight the unique plant and insect communities from the coast to the mountains. Photo by: Elyssa Lieu, UC Davis https://emilykmeineke.com/new-page-2 daily 0.75 2026-03-20