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University of Hawai`i at Manoa
3190 Maile Way, Room 101
Honolulu, HI 96822

Dept. Chair:
Dr. Tom Ranker
Graduate Program Chair:
Dr. Tom Ranker

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Pei-Luen Lu

Pei-Luen Lu

  PhD Student

Systematics/Evolution Track
Mentor: Cliff Morden
Incoming Class of 2007

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Contact Information
Phone: (808) 944-6145
Fax: (808) 956-3923
Email: peiluen@hawaii.edu

University of Hawai`i at Manoa
3190 Maile Way, Room 101
Honolulu, HI 96822

Affiliations
Botany, EECB


Dissertation Title:
Systematics, population genetics, ethnobotany of Dracaena and Pleomele (Ruscaceae)


Personal Statement:
I am interested in plant evolution, ethnobotany, systematics, ecology, conservation, education, and Yi-Jing.


Awards:

  • Deep Gene Travel Award of Plant Biologists of American Society. 2003.
  • Research Creative Award of the National Science Council. 2004.
  • Non-resident Tuition Wavier Award of University of Hawaii at Manoa for Fall 2007.
  • Beatrice Krauss Fellowship Award, 2008.

Professional Presentations:
  • Pei-Luen Lu. 2008. A theory of application in plant morphology. Annual meeting of Botanical Society of America. July 26-30, Vancouver, Canada. Abs PTS001.


  • Lu, Pei-Luen. 2005. A Study of the possible etiopathogenesis of palindromic rheumatism in a sample mathematical model. Presented at European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology, July 18-22th, Dresden, Germany. Abs 8-31


  • Pei-Luen Lu, Menq-Jiau Tseng, and Chin-Ho Lin. 2004. The Mechanism of Fruit Cracking in Wax Apple (Syzygium samarangense Merr. et perry ). Presented at Annual Meeting of Plant Biologists of American Society. July 24-28, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. Abs 151.


  • Yu, Chih Wen. Murphy, Terence M. Lu, Pei-Luen. and Lin, Chin-Ho. 2003. Hydrogen peroxide-induced chilling tolerance in mung beans mediated through ABA-independent glutathione accumulation. Presented at Annual Meeting of American Society of Plant Physiologists. July 25-30, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. Abs 196


  • Lu, Pei-Luen. 2002. A survey of macrofungi at Pakua mountain range in Central Taiwan. Presented at The Seventh International Mycological Congress, August 11-17th ,Oslo, Norway. Abs 540


  • Pei-Luen Lu, Li-Yi Wu, Li-Ju Chen, Kuo Jui-Ting, Shu-Hua Chiu and Yi-Shuo Liang. Simple Superconducting Car. 2002. International Conference on Physics and Chemistry of Molecular and Oxide Superconductors. 13-18 August, Hsinchu, Taiwan.