Curriculum Vitae
Ekaphan Kraichak, Ph.D.
Department of Botany Faculty of Science Kasetsart University |
รศ. ดร.เอกพันธ์ ไกรจักร์
ภาควิชาพฤกษศาสตร์ คณะวิทยาศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์ |
Professional Appointment
2022–current
2022–current 2017–2022 2015–current 2015–2017 2014 2013–2014 |
Chair, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University
Associate Professor – Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University Assistant Professor – Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University Research Associate – Field Museum Lecturer in Botany – Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University Lecturer in Environmental Studies – Lake Forest College Postdoctoral Researcher – Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
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Education
Ph.D.
A.B. |
University of California, Berkeley. Integrative Biology, May 2013
Thesis: Adaptation and Community Assembly of Epiphyllous Bryophytes Bowdoin College, Maine. Biology with Honors and Education Studies Minor, May 2008 Thesis: Community Structure of Macrolichens on a Boreal Island |
Grants and Awards
- Full scholarship from the Royal Thai Government (Undergraduate through Ph.D.)
- Instructional Improvement Grant (with V. J. Emery and J. Hofmeister)
- Reshetko Family Fund for Summer Research ($2,800 - $3,000)
- Graduate Division Summer Research Grant ($3,000 - $3,500)
- Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid for Research ($500)
- American Bryological and Lichenological Society Student Travel Award ($200-$500)
- Graduate Research Allocation Committee Travel Fund ($200)
- Graduate Research Allocation Committee Research Fund ($300)
- Kimball Prize for most outstanding student in natural sciences
- Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar (Dean’s List)
- Student Speaker at Sarah & James Bowdoin Day
- Kent Island Bowdoin Scientific Station Research Fellowship ($2,200)
- Science Awareness Award for Outstanding Academic Website (www.sudipan.net) from Thailand’s Ministry of Science and Technology
- Freeman Foundation Grant for Research in Asia ($3,000)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summer Research Fellowship ($5,500)
Publication
Peer-Reviewed:
Lücking, R., A. Mangold, E. Rivas Plata, S. Parnmen, E. Kraichak, and H.T. Lumbsch. 2015. Morphology‐based phylogenetic binning to assess a taxonomic challenge: a case study in Graphidaceae (Ascomycota) requires a new generic name for the widespread Leptotrema wightii. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 179: 436–443.
Pitakpong, A. , E. Kraichak, K. B. Papong N. Muangsan Pongthep Suwanaree, H. T. Lumbsch and R. Lücking. 2015. New species and records of the lichen genus Graphis (Graphidaceae, Ascomycota) from Thailand. The Lichenologist 47(5): 335-342.
Kraichak, E., R. Lücking, H. T. Lumbsch. 2015. A unique trait associated with increased diversification in a hyper diverse family of tropical lichen-forming fungi. International Journal of Plant Sciences 176(7): 597-606.
Leavitt, S.D., E. Kraichak, M.P. Nelsen, S. Altermann, P.K. Divakar, D. Alors, T.L. Esslinger, et al. 2015. Fungal specificity and selectivity for algae play a major role in determining lichen partnerships across diverse ecogeographic regions in the lichen-forming family Parmeliaceae (Ascomycota). Molecular Ecology 24: 3779–3797.
Kraichak, E., Lücking, R., Aptroot, A., Beck, A., Dornes, P., John, V., et al. (2015). Hidden diversity in the morphologically variable script lichen (Graphis scripta) complex (Ascomycota, Ostropales, Graphidaceae). Organisms Diversity & Evolution 15:447–458 http://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-015-0219-5
Kraichak, E., Divakar, P. K., Crespo, A., Leavitt, S. D., Nelsen, M. P., Lücking, R., & Lumbsch, H. T. (2015). A Tale of Two Hyper-diversities: Diversification dynamics of the two largest families of lichenized fungi. Scientific Reports, 5:10028.
Misiewicz, T.M., E. Kraichak , and C. Rasmussen. 2014. Distance and habitat drive fine scale stingless bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) community turnover across naturally heterogeneous forests in the western Amazon. Sociobiology 61(4): 407-414.
Lücking, R., M. K. Johnston, A. Aptroot, E. Kraichak, et al. 2014. One hundred and seventy five new species of Graphidaceae: closing the gap or a drop in the bucket? Phytotaxa 189 (1): 7-38
Lumbsch, H.T. , E. Kraichak, S. Parnmen, et al. 2014. New higher taxa in the lichen family Graphidaceae (lichenized Ascomycota: Ostropales) based on a three-gene skeleton phylogeny. Phytotaxa 189 (1): 39-51
Kraichak, E., S. Parnmen, R. Lücking, et al. 2014. Revisiting the phylogeny of Ocellularieae, the second largest tribe within Graphidaceae (lichenized Ascomycota: Ostropales). Phytotaxa 189 (1): 52–81
Papong, K. B., R. Lücking., E. Kraichak, S. Parnmen, M. von Konrat., and H. T. Lumbsch. 2014. Twenty-three new species in the lichen family Graphidaceae from New Caledonia (Ostropales, Ascomycota). Phytotaxa, 189(1), 204–231.
Alors, D., F. Dal Grande, I. Schmitt, E. Kraichak, H. T. Lumbsch, A. Crespo, and P. K. Divakar. 2014. Characterization of Fungus-Specific Microsatellite Markers in the Lichen-Forming Fungus Parmelina carporrhizans (Parmeliaceae). Applications in Plant Sciences 2(12): 1400081
Kraichak, E. 2014. Microclimate Fluctuation Correlated with Beta Diversity of Epiphyllous Bryophyte Communities. Biotropica 46(5): 575–582.
Schoch, C.L., B. Robbertse, (E. Kraichak), et al. 2014. Finding needles in haystacks: linking scientific names, reference specimens and molecular data for Fungi. Database 2014: bau061.
Lumbsch, H.T., S. Parnmen, E. Kraichak, K. B. Papong, R. Lücking. 2014. High frequency of character transformations is phylogenetically structured within the lichenized fungal family Graphidaceae (Ascomycota: Ostropales). Systematics and Biodiversity 1-21.
Kraichak, E., S. Parnmen, R. Lücking, and H.T. Lumbsch. 2014. Gintarasia and Xalocoa, two new genera to accommodate temperate species in the predominantly tropical Graphidaceae (Ostropales, Ascomycota). Australian Systematic Botany. 26: 466-474.
Kraichak, E. 2012. Asexual propagules as an adaptive trait for epiphylly in tropical leafy liverworts (Lejeuneaceae). American Journal of Botany 99(9): 1436-1444.
Kraichak, E., R. Pope and N. Wheewright. 2009. Habitat Associations of Macrolichens on a Boreal Island in the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada. The Bryologist 112(4): 762–772.
Other publications
Kraichak, E. 2008. The Teacher of the Wetland. Bowdoin College.
Kraichak, E. 2007. Bowdoin as a Second Language. Bowdoin College.
Conference and presentations
Kraichak, E. Relationships between moisture and community structure of epiphyllous bryophytes. Poster. The 9th Botanical Conference of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand. 3-4 June 2015.
Kraichak, E., Divakar, P. K., Crespo, A., Leavitt, S. D., Nelsen, M. P., Lücking, R., & Lumbsch, H. T. A Tale of Two Hyper-diversities: Diversification dynamics of the two largest families of lichenized fungi. The International Kasetsart University Science and Technology Annual Research Symposium. 28 May 2015.
Kraichak, E., S. Parnmen, A. Nutakki, L. Allende, R. Lücking, H. T. Lumsch. Hidden diversity in the morphologically variable script lichen (Graphis scripta) complex (Ascomycota, Ostropales, Graphidaceae). The 5th Conference on Taxonomy and Systematics in Thailand
Kraichak, E., B. Carter, J. Shaffer, G. Gilbert. Is my sample size big enough? A quest for effective sampling methods in ecological and floristic studies of epiphytic bryophytes and lichens. Joint Meeting of Botanical Society of America and American Bryological and Lichenological Society. Boise, ID. July 26, 2014
Kraichak, E. Beta diversity of epiphyllous bryophyte communities increases with microclimate fluctuation. 98th Meeting of Ecological Society of America. Minneapolis, Minnesota. August 5, 2013.
Kraichak, E. B. Carter, S. Nosratinia, and B. Mishler. Flora of Mo’orea, French Polynesia: Progress and Future. Joint Meeting of Botanical Society of America and American Bryological and Lichenological Society. New Orleans, Louisiana July 27, 2013.
Flynn, S. M. and E. Kraichak. Are you my host? Host-specificity of epiphytic algae on marine macroalgae thalli. Poster. 97th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon. August 2012.
Kraichak, E. Microclimate fluctuation correlated with beta diversity of epiphyllous bryophyte communities. Joint Meeting of Botanical Society of America and American Bryological and Lichenological Society. Columbus, Ohio. July 9, 2012.
Kraichak, E., B. Carter, J. Shaffer, and G. Gilbert. Diversity, Community Structure, and Spatial Patterns of Macrolichens in a Mapped Forest Plot, Santa Cruz, CA. 7th International Association of Lichenology Symposium. Bangkok, Thailand. January 10, 2012.
Kraichak, E. Adaptive Traits and Epiphylly in Tropical Liverworts (Lejeuneaceae). Joint Meeting of Botanical Society of America and American Bryological and Lichenological Society. Providence, Rhode Island. August 3, 2010.
Kraichak, E. Epiphyllous Cryptogams as a System for Studying Metacommunities. Joint Meeting of Botanical Society of America and American Bryological and Lichenological Society. Snowbird, Utah. July 27, 2009.
Kraichak, E., N. Wheelwright and R. Pope. Community Structure of Macrolichens on a Small Island in the Bay of Fundy. Poster. 6th International Association of Lichenology (IAL) Meeting. Asilomar, California. July 14, 2008
Kraichak, E., and Palopoli, M.F. 2005. Evolution of increased sperm size under conditions of increased sperm competition in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Abstract. 16th Annual New England Molecular Evolutionary Biologists Meeting, Wellesley MA.
Guest lectures and invited talks
2015 Abstract Writing. Academic Writing Workshop. Mahachulalongkornrajwittayalai University. Bangkok, Thailand
2015 What is the best way to sampling? Entomology Graduate Seminar, Kasetsart University.
2015 Enrichment program in Plant Biology. Kamnoetvidya Science Academy. Rayong, Thailand.
2015 Reading skills for Buddhist texts. English for Buddhism Course. Mahachulalongkornrajwittayalai University. Bangkok, Thailand
2015 Buddhism and Science. Mahachulalongkornrajwittaylai University, Bangkok, Thailand
2014 Graphidaceae: evolution of a hyper-diverse family of predominantly tropical lichenized fungi. International Mycological Congress. Bangkok,
Thailand
2014 A novel trait as a key innovation in a hyper diverse family of tropical lichens. Botanical Society of America Meeting, Boise, ID, USA.
2013 Diverging Succession of Bryophytes on Leaf Surface. Symposium on Organisms as Ecosystems: Exploring the Microbiome of Plants. Botanical
Society of America Meeting, LA.
2013 Analysis of Community Data in R. R workshop seminar, University of California, Berkeley
2013 Adaptive Traits and Community Assembly of Epiphyllous Bryophytes. Departmental Seminar. University of California, Berkeley
2012 How to Work with your TAs, Faculty Development Seminar, University of California, Berkeley
2012 Fire and Other Disturbances, Ecosystem of California course, University of California, Berkeley
2012 Consumer Behavior (Ecological Perspective). Information Technology in Marketing course, The Bangkok Technical of Business Administration,
Bangkok, Thailand
2011 Introduction to Analyses of Multivariate Data. Tropical Biology and Geomorphology course, University of California, Berkeley
2011 Sample Size and Experimental Design. Tropical Biology and Geomorphology course, University of California, Berkeley
2011 Anatomy of Figures for Publication. Tropical Biology and Geomorphology course, University of California, Berkeley
2011 What do I do for work? Science Gifted Student Enrichment Program. Triam Udom Suksa School, Bangkok, Thailand
2010 Coexistence: Concept and Theory. Ecology course. University of California, Berkeley
2007 English Construction. Brunswick Elementary and Junior High School Teachers Meeting, Brunswick, Maine
2007 Bowdoin as a Second Language. Student Address. Sarah and James Bowdoin Day, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine.
2007 Lichens of Kent Island, New Brunswick, Canada. Faculty Meeting Talk. Department of Botany, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.
2006 Teaching Science Project in Schools. Teaching Science Project in Schools. National Science Teacher Conference, Center for Science Education,
Bangkok, Thailand.
2006 Study of Biology. Science Gifted Student Enrichment Program. Triam Udom Suksa School, Bangkok, Thailand.
2015 What is the best way to sampling? Entomology Graduate Seminar, Kasetsart University.
2015 Enrichment program in Plant Biology. Kamnoetvidya Science Academy. Rayong, Thailand.
2015 Reading skills for Buddhist texts. English for Buddhism Course. Mahachulalongkornrajwittayalai University. Bangkok, Thailand
2015 Buddhism and Science. Mahachulalongkornrajwittaylai University, Bangkok, Thailand
2014 Graphidaceae: evolution of a hyper-diverse family of predominantly tropical lichenized fungi. International Mycological Congress. Bangkok,
Thailand
2014 A novel trait as a key innovation in a hyper diverse family of tropical lichens. Botanical Society of America Meeting, Boise, ID, USA.
2013 Diverging Succession of Bryophytes on Leaf Surface. Symposium on Organisms as Ecosystems: Exploring the Microbiome of Plants. Botanical
Society of America Meeting, LA.
2013 Analysis of Community Data in R. R workshop seminar, University of California, Berkeley
2013 Adaptive Traits and Community Assembly of Epiphyllous Bryophytes. Departmental Seminar. University of California, Berkeley
2012 How to Work with your TAs, Faculty Development Seminar, University of California, Berkeley
2012 Fire and Other Disturbances, Ecosystem of California course, University of California, Berkeley
2012 Consumer Behavior (Ecological Perspective). Information Technology in Marketing course, The Bangkok Technical of Business Administration,
Bangkok, Thailand
2011 Introduction to Analyses of Multivariate Data. Tropical Biology and Geomorphology course, University of California, Berkeley
2011 Sample Size and Experimental Design. Tropical Biology and Geomorphology course, University of California, Berkeley
2011 Anatomy of Figures for Publication. Tropical Biology and Geomorphology course, University of California, Berkeley
2011 What do I do for work? Science Gifted Student Enrichment Program. Triam Udom Suksa School, Bangkok, Thailand
2010 Coexistence: Concept and Theory. Ecology course. University of California, Berkeley
2007 English Construction. Brunswick Elementary and Junior High School Teachers Meeting, Brunswick, Maine
2007 Bowdoin as a Second Language. Student Address. Sarah and James Bowdoin Day, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine.
2007 Lichens of Kent Island, New Brunswick, Canada. Faculty Meeting Talk. Department of Botany, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.
2006 Teaching Science Project in Schools. Teaching Science Project in Schools. National Science Teacher Conference, Center for Science Education,
Bangkok, Thailand.
2006 Study of Biology. Science Gifted Student Enrichment Program. Triam Udom Suksa School, Bangkok, Thailand.
Leadership
2010 Integrative Biology Graduate Student Association Co-Chair
2009 New Integrative Biology graduate student orientation organizer
2007 Leadership development Certificate from Bowdoin College
2007 Co-leader for spring community service trip to Breads Fork, WV
2006 Native Coordinator for spring community service trip to Thailand!
2005-7 Co-President of Bowdoin International Club!
2009 New Integrative Biology graduate student orientation organizer
2007 Leadership development Certificate from Bowdoin College
2007 Co-leader for spring community service trip to Breads Fork, WV
2006 Native Coordinator for spring community service trip to Thailand!
2005-7 Co-President of Bowdoin International Club!
Services and additional experiences
2012 Volunteer, Thai Language Conversation partner program, UC Berkeley
2012 Volunteer Translator, 7th International Association Lichenology Symposium
2011-present Contributing expert on epiphytes, Canopy In The Clouds
2010-2014 Webmaster, California Botanical Society website
2009-2013 Mishler lab (Bryolab) webmaster and designer
2009-2012 Bryophyte exhibitor in UC Berkeley open house (CalDay)
2004,2007-8 Book buddies with local elementary school students
2007 Guest speaker at Wyoming Seminary College Panel, Kingston PA
2005-2008 Guest speaker for 4th grade International unit at Longfellow and Coffin Schools
2004-2008 Audio Visual Student Technician
2004-2008 Contributing webmaster of the Thai academic website www.sudipan.net
2012 Volunteer Translator, 7th International Association Lichenology Symposium
2011-present Contributing expert on epiphytes, Canopy In The Clouds
2010-2014 Webmaster, California Botanical Society website
2009-2013 Mishler lab (Bryolab) webmaster and designer
2009-2012 Bryophyte exhibitor in UC Berkeley open house (CalDay)
2004,2007-8 Book buddies with local elementary school students
2007 Guest speaker at Wyoming Seminary College Panel, Kingston PA
2005-2008 Guest speaker for 4th grade International unit at Longfellow and Coffin Schools
2004-2008 Audio Visual Student Technician
2004-2008 Contributing webmaster of the Thai academic website www.sudipan.net