David Grimaldi (entomologist)

David A. Grimaldi is an entomologist and Curator of Invertebrate Zoology at the American [Museum of Natural History] in New [York, New York|New York]. He received his graduate training at Cornell University, where he earned his doctorate in Entomology in 1986. Grimaldi is an authority in many fields of insect systematics, paleontology, and evolutionary biology.
Grimaldi is also an adjunct professor at Cornell University, Columbia University, and the City University of New York.
Aside from numerous papers in scientific journals, Grimaldi is author of Amber: Window to the Past, and of Evolution of the Insects with co-author Michael S. Engel.

Honors and awards

Some of Grimaldi's scientific honors include:

Thomas Say Award, Entomological Society of America, 2007

Eponymy

The following is a selection of taxa that have been named for Grimaldi:

Afrarchaea grimaldii Penney
Ambradolon grimaldii Metz
Burmadactylus grimaldii Heads
Ctenoplectrella grimaldii Engel
Cubanoptila grimaldii Wichard
Euliphora grimaldii Arillo & Mostovski
Glabellula grimaldii Evenhuis
Glyptotermes grimaldii Engel & Krishna
Grimaldinia Popov & Heiss
Halitheres grimaldii Giribet & Dunlop
Palaeoburmesebuthus grimaldii Lourenço
Phyloblatta grimaldii Vršanský
Plectromerus grimaldii Nearns & Branham