Michael S. Engel, FLS, FRES (born September 24, 1971) is an American paleontologist and entomologist, notable for contributions to insect evolutionary biology and classification.
In connection with his studies he has undertaken field expeditions in Central Asia, Asia Minor, the Levant, Arabia, eastern Africa, the high Arctic, and South and North America, and has published more than 925 papers in scientific journals.
[3] Some of Engel's research images were included in exhibitions on the aesthetic value of scientific imagery.
[8] In 2006–2007 Engel resumed regular activity in the American Museum of Natural History while a Guggenheim Fellow,[9][10] completing work on the geological history of termites and their influence on carbon recycling in paleoenvironments.
[22] The following species or genera have been proposed in honor of Dr. Engel, († denotes extinct taxa):