His research on butterflies and moths resulted in the most downloaded article in American Entomologist in 2015 with 5,000 downloads. Dr. Lehnert has appeared in an episode of the PBS series “Nature.” He is principal investigator or co-principal investigator on $800,000 in National Science Foundation (NSF) grants. In recognition of his teaching excellence, he has been invited to participate in an NSF “WIDER” workshop on incorporating research into undergraduate STEM classroom teaching. Dr. Lehnert incorporates undergraduate researchers into his work, having mentored more than 20 undergraduate researchers in the last four years.