Project cryogenic preservation of honeybee eggs Program Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Research Program Term Fall 2025 Status Closed Research Area biomedical, heat mass transfer, agriculture Description Honeybee is an important pollinator contributing to the sustainable agriculture industry, however, suffering from significant colony loss due to pesticides, climiate change and habitat loss. The ability to cryogenically (i.e, in liquid nitrogen) preserve the genetic materials of honeybee will safeguard this important species. This project aims at developing methods to cryopreserve honeybee eggs. Supervisor Li Zhan Mentor Type of work required This project provides unique opportunities to maintain a bee colony in collaboration with Purdue Bee Lab. Responsibilities include 1) field work of maintaining a bee colony (as well as access to fresh honey), 2) collecting honeybee eggs,.3) lab work of cryopreserving the honeybee eggs in liquid nitrogen. Websites https://www.zhanlab.org/home
https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/beehive/ Qualifications GPA>3.5 Credit Hours 3 Weekly Hours 5 (estimated)