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Ken Cheng is a Professor at Macquarie University in the School of Natural Sciences. He obtained his Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, a Master of Education from Harvard University, and a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. His postdoctoral work was conducted at the University of Sussex and the University of Western Ontario. Since 1995, he has been with Macquarie University and has received recognition including the 2023 Career Research Award from the Comparative Cognition Society. His research primarily explores mechanistic and functional evolutionary questions related to animal behavior, focusing on how animals process information that is vital for key behaviors such as mate selection, predator avoidance, and foraging. Cheng's studies have encompassed various species, including humans, rats, and honeybees, with substantial work concentrated on spatial and temporal cognition in animals. His recent work has investigated the learning processes of red honey ants and their sensitivity to geomagnetic cues. Cheng is committed to a student-centered teaching philosophy and aims to foster effective research writing skills among his students.
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