Sydney K. Brannoch, Ph.D.

2019     Ph.D., Biology, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH)
Advisor: Gavin J. Svenson, Ph.D.

2012     BA, Philosophy, University of Maryland, College Park

Professional Appointments

2019     Postdoctoral Scholar –  Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle
Advisor: John Tuthill, Ph.D.

Teaching Experience

• Fall 2018         Graduate Teaching Assistant – Development and Physiology, CWRU
• Fall 2017         Graduate Teaching Assistant – Introduction to Entomology, CWRU
• Fall 2016         Graduate Teaching Assistant – Genes, Ecology, and Evolution, CWRU
• Spring 2016   Graduate Teaching Assistant – Cells and Proteins, CWRU
• Fall 2015         Graduate Teaching Assistant – Introduction to Entomology, CWRU
• 2012–2013      English Teacher – Trinity School Academy, Cheonan, South Korea
• 2011–2012      English Teacher – Ban Nonkum Mittrapab School, Sikhiu, Thailand

Funded Research Proposals

• 2017   Chace & Josey Anderson private donation, “Into the Field Australia: Women Scientists Exploring Insects of the Continent.” PI-Sydney K. Brannoch, CMNH;  PI-Nicole L. Gunter, CMNH   ($10,000)
• 2017    Hitachi TM3030 ESEM equipment loan proposal                         6 month loan
• 2016    CWRU Phi Beta Kappa Research Grant                                                            ($500)
• 2016    SysEB Student Research Travel Award Program                                      ($2,000) 
• 2016    NSF East Asia Pacific Summer Institute (EAPSI), Australia                    ($5,400)
• 2015    Eva L. Pancoast Memorial Fellowship                                                          ($2,115)

Honors & Awards

• 2019    Ted Cohn Award for Excellence as a Young Professional Orthopterist, The Orthopterists’ Society ($2,500)
• 2017    Cleveland Museum of Natural History Outstanding Student Award, CMNH
• 2015    Women in Science and Engineering Roundtable Outreach Grant, CWRU ($200)
• 2015    Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
• 2014    Volunteer Appreciation Award, CMNH
• 2013    Choose Ohio First Scholarship, Cuyahoga Community College ($3,215)

Museum & Collections Research 

• 2017    The State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe (SMNK), Karlsruhe, Germany; September
• 2017    The Palatinate Museum of Natural History, Bad Dürkheim, Germany; September
• 2017    Academy of the Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; June
• 2016    Natural History Museum (NHM), London, England; May
• 2016    Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France; May
• 2016    Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks, Alaska; March
• 2015    Naturhistorisches Museum (NHMW), Vienna, Austria; October

Field Expeditions

• 2018    Gabon, Africa. 14–24 February.
• 2018    Lamington NP, Springbrook NP, Daintree, Kuranda, Australia. 5–21 January.
• 2017    Talaroo, Cairns, & Daintree Rainforest, Australia. 13 February–1 March.
• 2016    Daintree Rainforest & Cairns, Queensland, Australia. 10–24 June; 15–18 July.
• 2015    Cát Tiên, Tà Cú, & Phú Quốc, Vietnam. 7–23 May.

Places Traveled for Research

Purple Landmarks = Conferences
Orange Landmarks = Museum Work
Yellow Landmarks = Lab Work
Green Landmarks = Field Work
Blue Landmarks = Future (funded) Field Work