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Tomberlin, Jeff

Jeff Tomberlin

Professor
AgriLife Research Fellow
Presidential Impact Fellow
Director
National Science Foundation Center for Insect Biomanufacturing and Innovation
Office:  
F.L.I.E.S. Facility 1
College Station
Email:  
Phone:  
(979) 845-9718
Jeff Tomberlin's Website

Education

Undergraduate Education
B.S. Biology, University of Georgia
Graduate Education
M.S. Entomology, Clemson University
Ph.D. Entomology, University of Georgia

Areas of Expertise

  • Decomposition ecology
  • Forensic entomology
  • Black soldier fly
  • Insects as food and feed
  • Integrated pest management in confined animal facilities

Professional Summary

Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Ph.D. is a Professor, Texas A&M AgriLife Research Fellow, & Presidential Impact Fellow in the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University. He is also the Director of the Forensic & Investigative Sciences Program at Texas A&M University, and the principal investigator of the Forensic Laboratory for Investigative Entomological Sciences (F.L.I.E.S.) Facility (forensicentomology.tamu.edu) at Texas A&M University. Since arriving at Texas A&M University in 2002, 36 scientists, including 7 Fulbright scholars, from around the world have visited his lab. He has also served as the chair for 22 Ph.D. and 22 M.S. students. To date, he has edited 8 books, published 28 book chapters, and +250 articles which have been cited more than +12,750.

Selected Publications

1. Tomberlin, J.K. and P.H. Adler. 1998. Colonization and decomposition of rat carrion in water and on land in South Carolina. J. Med. Entomol. 35: 704-709.

2. Tomberlin, J.K., D.C. Sheppard, and J.A. Joyce. 2002. A comparison of selected life history traits of the black soldier fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) when reared on three diets. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 95: 379-387.

3. Tomberlin, J.K., M.E. Benbow, A. Tarone, and R. Mohr2. Invited paper 2011. Evolutionary ecology approaches in decomposition research enhances forensics: entomology as a case example. Trends Ecol. Evol. 26: 53-55.

4. Tomberlin, J.K., R. Mohr2, M.E. Benbow, A.M. Tarone, and S. VanLaerhoven. Invited paper 2011. Forensic entomology response to National Research Council report on forensic sciences: a roadmap for bridging basic and applied research. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 56: 401-421.

5. Tomberlin, J.K., and A. Van Huis. 2020. Editorial- Black soldier fly from pest to ‘crown jewel’ of the insects as feed industry: An historical perspective. J. Insects Food Feed 6: 1-4.