Jon Harrison

Jon Harrison is Professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University, specializing in insect physiology, environmental stress responses, and pollinator health. His research examines metabolic scaling principles across insect taxa and investigates anthropogenic threats to pollinators, particularly pesticide impacts on honey bees.

Research emphases include:

• Energetics of flight and thermoregulation in desert-adapted insects
• Nutritional ecology and life history trade-offs in social insects
• Metabolic consequences of endosymbiotic bacteria in ant colonies
• Fungicide-induced physiological disruptions in pollinators

Harrison's recent publications demonstrate integrative approaches combining respirometry, behavioral analysis, and molecular techniques to understand energy allocation strategies under environmental stressors. His work on insect-inspired biomimetics explores tracheal systems as models for carbon capture technology development.