I  work as a Research Assistant II for Michigan State University's Dept. of Entomology, in the Computational Ecology and Visualization Laboratory. My primary functions are in support of the national Forest Service project, Slow the Spread of the Gypsy Moth.

Slow the Spread encompasses the States of IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, NC, OH, VA, WI and WV. The project sets about 90,000 traps annually to monitor the leading front of this insects' expansion. My Laboratory and sister node at Virginia Polytechnic Institute provide GIS and IT support to the participating states to assist in effective treatment plans based upon trap data and decision algorithms.

You can read more about the program here.