Matthew Huan

Matt has over 15 years’ working experience in the life sciences and natural history, with specialisation in entomology. These include research, education and curatorial roles at various cultural and collecting institutions such as Entopia (Penang Butterfly Farm), Royal Botanic Gardens, Centennial Parklands, Herbarium NSW, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney and the Australian Museum. He also has volunteering experience for events (i.e. AM Culture Up Late, Sydney Science Festival, Biennale of Sydney) and has held solo and collaborative exhibitions.

• Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, Monash University

• Council member, Society For Insect Studies (SFIS) Sydney, Australia since 2022

• (2012) The Commercialization of Sea Cucumber Aquaculture Technology in Converted Prawn Ponds. [MYR 2.0million CRDF3 commercialization grant] Malaysian Technological Development Grant (MTDC) awarded to Pangkor Biotech (P/L), Marina Island Pangkor, Malaysia.

• Huan, M.Y.M. (2024, November). Butterfly Game of Thrones: Taxonomies of Popularly Farmed Butterfly Species. [paper presentation] International Conference of Butterfly Exhibitors and Suppliers (ICBES) Conference, Penang, Malaysia.
• Viloria, A., Huan, Y.M.M., Philp, J. and Gill, T. (2024) World Entomological Treasure in Australia. News of the Lepidopterist’s Society 66 (3): 128-129.
• Viloria, A., Huan, Y.M.M., Philp, J. and Gill, T. (2023) Noticias. Hallazgo entomologica en Australia. ANARTIA: Publication of the Museum of Biology of the University of Zulia 37: 56-58.
• Huan, Y.M.M. (2023, September). Indonesia: 205 Years On. [paper presentation] Indonesian Council Open Conference (ICOC), Sydney, Australia.
• Huan, Y.M.M., Philp, J. and Marshall, C. (2023, August). A global survey on the valuation of entomology collections. [paper presentation] University Museums And Collections (UMAC) Conference, Sydney, Australia.
• Nagaligam, K.M., Roland, R., Abu Bakar, A.M.S., Huan, Y.M.M., Sani, S.A. and Faik, A.A.M. (2019). DNA Barcoding and Analysis of Nine Butterfly Species And Three Moth Species From Entopia Penang Butterfly Farm. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1358 (1). DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1358/1/012013.
• Faik, A.A.M., Whu, L.J., Abu Bakar, A.M.S., Huan, Y.M.M. and Lee, Y.K. (2018). Application of DNA Barcoding in Species Identification of Pieridae Family from Entopia Penang Butterfly Farm. ASM Science Journal 11(3): 31-39.
• Huan, Y.M.M. (2017, May). Downtown Entopia: Where Invertebrates Rule. [paper presentation] 10th Malaysian Association of Zoological Parks and Aquarias (MAZPA) Conference and 21st Annual General Meeting, Penang, Malaysia.