astronomy

Samuel Ramsey

Samuel Ramsey is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Samuel Ramsey rather than just read about it. In short: Samuel D. Ramsey is an American entomologist.

Key takeaways

Samuel Ramsey belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Samuel Ramsey to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Samuel Ramsey from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Samuel D. Ramsey is an American entomologist.

Early life and education Samuel Ramsey grew up in the Washington D.C. area. His parents were pastors. Ramsey was afraid of insects as a young child, but developed an interest in them when he was seven after reading books about insects at his local library. He graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in entomology in 2011, and received his PhD from the University of Maryland College Park in 2018. He was a student of Dennis vanEngelsdorp during his time there.

Career Ramsey specializes in the study of Varroa destructor, the most significant cause of health decline in honey bee populations worldwide. For decades, researchers assumed the mites fed on the hemolymph of the honey bee, but Ramsey's research revealed that the mites were feeding on the honey bee's fat body tissue, which explained why pesticides were unsuccessful in killing the mites. Ramsey hosted the English language 2023 updated Crash Course Biology video series, in collaboration with Howard Hughes Medical Institute Biointeractive. Ramsey was the scientific expert in National Geographic's 2026 docu-series Secrets of the Bees. Ramsey operates a nonprofit called the Ramsey Research Foundation, which "conduct[s] novel research on issues affecting pollinator health...operat[es] advanced pollinator research facilities...[and] find[s] sustainable solutions to complex issues enabling pollinators and people to co-exist and thrive". Ramsey is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado Boulder. He also works at the United States Department of Agriculture.

Awards and honors In 2017, while attending the University of Maryland, Ramsey won both Judge's First Place and the People's Choice award in the Three Minute Thesis contest, sponsored by Universitas 21. The same year, he received the American Association of Professional Apiculturists Student Competition Award. In 2021, Ramsey received the University of Maryland Research Award for his work studying Varroa destructor. In 2022, Ramsey was named a National Geographic Explorer. The same year, he received the National Geographic Wayfinder Award. In 2024, he received the Lowell Thomas Award.

Personal life Ramsey is Christian and queer.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Samuel Ramsey

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Samuel Ramsey claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Samuel Ramsey before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Samuel Ramsey ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Samuel Ramsey

In research: Samuel Ramsey appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Samuel Ramsey in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Samuel Ramsey is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics American LGBTQ scientists, American entomologists, Cornell University alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Samuel Ramsey outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Samuel Ramsey in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Samuel Ramsey means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Samuel Ramsey out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Samuel Ramsey in simple terms?

Samuel D. Ramsey is an American entomologist.

Why does Samuel Ramsey matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Samuel Ramsey?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Samuel Ramsey.