School of Biological Sciences

Dr Gurion Ang

Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences
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Primary research interest

  • Ecology of insect-plant interactions; professional development for Queensland senior biology teachers

Researcher biography

I teach:

  • BIOL1030 Biodiversity and the Environment
  • BIOL2010 Ecology (Coordinator)
  • BIOL2910 Advanced Ecology (Coordinator)
  • BIOL2204 Zoology
  • BIOL2904 Advanced Zoology

I guest-teach:

  • EDUC3251 Senior Biology
  • EDUC4631 Biology: Curriculum Studies
  • EDUC7631 Biology: Curriculum Studies

Why I love working at UQ:

  • Our science undergraduate students inspire me! I'm the Bachelor of Science Program Director and in this role I provide overarching leadership around the positioning, review, renewal, quality assurance, and student experience for UQ's Bachelor of Science program.
  • I get to help secondary teachers in Queensland train our next generation of scientists! I deliver professional development workshops to senior science teachers, science technicians, and teacher librarians. Together, we have built a strong community of best practice in teaching secondary biology.
  • I contribute to developing capacity in our higher-degree research student community by providing our tutors with professional development in the scholarship of teaching and learning, in my capacity as my School's Tutor Coordinator.
  • I lead an award-winning team (informally known as the 'G-Unit') that engages with high schools in Queensland and key international university partners, and this includes the development and delivery of bespoke learning immersions, future student recruitment, and science communication.
  • I still get to indulge in my love for the weird and whimsical natural world. I completed my PhD in 2017 on insect-plant interactions and still dabble in behavioural ecology research: understanding the intricate relationships between plants and their insect partners enable us to learn more about the ecosystem services they provide.

Publications

Journal Articles (5)
Thesis (1)

Journal Articles

Furlong, Michael J., Ang, Gurion C. K., Silva, Rehan and Zalucki, Myron P. (2018). Bringing Ecology Back: How Can the Chemistry of Indirect Plant Defenses Against Herbivory Be Manipulated to Improve Pest Management?. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9 1436, 1436. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01436
Ang, Gurion C. K., Zalucki, Myron P. and Furlong, Michael J. (2016). Temporal changes in olfactory and oviposition responses of the diamondback moth to herbivore-induced host plants. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 160 (1), 28-39. doi: 10.1111/eea.12458
Uelese, Aleni, Ridland, Peter M., Stouthamer, Richard, He, Yu-rong, Ang, Gurion, Zalucki, Myron P. and Furlong, Michael J. (2014). Trichogramma chilonis Ishii: a potential biological control agent of Crocidolomia pavonana in Samoa. Biological Control, 73, 31-38. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.03.011
Ang, Gurion C. K., Silva, Rehan, Maxwell, Sean L., Zalucki, Myron P. and Furlong, Michael J. (2014). Contrary effects of leaf position and identity on oviposition and larval feeding patterns of the diamondback moth. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 151 (1), 86-96. doi: 10.1111/eea.12172
Ang, G. C. K., Zalucki, M. P. and Furlong, M. J. (2012). "Menage a trois": the problem with three-way interactions involving predatory wasps. Macquarie Matrix, 2 (2), 1-13.

Thesis

Ang, Chiam Khai Gurion (2018). Insect-plant interactions: oviposition and larval-feeding behaviour of diamondback moth. PhD Thesis, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.229

Areas of research

Ecology