{"id":7964,"date":"2013-08-30T09:15:01","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T13:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=7964"},"modified":"2024-02-22T12:13:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T17:13:05","slug":"dr-hojun-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/dr-hojun-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Hojun Song Awarded NSF Grant for Outstanding Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/Hojun-Song-Picture-2-e1377539238111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7965 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/Hojun-Song-Picture-2-e1377539238111-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Hojun Song Picture 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/Hojun-Song-Picture-2-e1377539238111-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/Hojun-Song-Picture-2-e1377539238111-299x199.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/Hojun-Song-Picture-2-e1377539238111.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>While most children grow up wanting to be doctors, astronauts or firefighters, Dr. Hojun Song knew he wanted to study bugs. \u00a0Song is an assistant professor in the biology department and also the founder of the Song Laboratory of Insect Systematics and Evolution at UCF. \u00a0It was when he moved to the United States from Korea at the age of 17 that he realized he wanted to study grasshoppers.\u00a0 He explained, \u201cI saw a picture\u00a0of locusts swarming in the sky and it stuck with me. \u00a0From then on I knew I wanted to study grasshoppers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Song is an entomologist whose lab is one of the very few in North America that focuses on the insect order\u00a0\u00a0 Orthoptera, which includes grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids. \u00a0He took on the challenge of beginning his own lab because the field of taxonomy and systematics requires expertise, someone who has authority and passes on their knowledge. \u00a0According to Song, there are not enough experts who specialize on grasshoppers and he feels there is a need for more people with this knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>When he was working through his undergraduate and graduate degrees, Song didn\u2019t have a mentor\u00a0who was an expert to assist him in his pursuit in the study of grasshoppers. \u00a0Much of what he knows is self-taught because those who were once experts in the field had already retired and were no longer accepting students. Because of this, he takes pride in knowing that one day the students who work in his lab will become the scientists and leaders of the field who will eventually pass on their knowledge to the next generation.\u00a0 He said, \u201cThe most rewarding experience is when I see my student\u2019s progress and begin thinking like a scientist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Song\u2019s other motivation is the relevance of his research. \u00a0It is important to try and understand why some grasshoppers change into locusts and swarm. \u00a0Locusts are causing millions of dollars\u00a0in damage to crops leaving nothing to eat and are a major factor as to why\u00a0many countries\u00a0in Africa, South America, Asia and\u00a0Australia suffer. \u00a0Many try to get rid of the insects with pesticides, but chemical pesticides have drawbacks to the environment. \u00a0If his research could understand the reasoning behind these changing grasshoppers then maybe one day there will be a way to prevent such swarms.<\/p>\n<p>Song is very dedicated to his work. He explained,\u201d For hobbies I play guitar and cook. \u00a0However, I consider my main hobby to be my work. \u00a0There isn\u2019t really a boundary for me between work and hobbies. \u00a0I am always thinking of the next big thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His passion and innovation has not gone unrecognized. \u00a0Song was recently awarded the National Science Foundation CAREER Award titled \u201cCAREER: Evolution of Locust Swarms and Phenotypic Plasticity in Grasshoppers,\u201d for $787,000 to support his research on understanding the evolution of locust swarms. \u00a0Songs research will work to understand why the swarming phenomenon has evolved, why locusts swarm and what makes them different from typical grasshoppers.<\/p>\n<p>For a\u00a0link to Dr. Song&#8217;s lab website, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schistocerca.org\/SongLab\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Dr. Song\u2019s research, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/discoveries\/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=128529&amp;org=NSF\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/Lab-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7990\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/Lab-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Lab 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/Lab-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/Lab-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/Lab-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/Lab-1-299x224.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/Lab-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/Hojun-Song-Picture-3-e1377539321943.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7966 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/Hojun-Song-Picture-3-e1377539321943-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"Hojun Song Picture 3\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/Hojun-Song-Picture-3-e1377539321943-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/Hojun-Song-Picture-3-e1377539321943-299x162.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/Hojun-Song-Picture-3-e1377539321943.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/4_resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7982 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/4_resized-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"4_resized\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/4_resized-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/4_resized-299x224.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/4_resized.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/08\/6_resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7983 size-medium\" 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