Ramesh Rajan
Ramesh Rajan | |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | Monash University |
Ramesh Rajan is an Australian neuroscientist whose work focuses on sensory neuroscience and traumatic brain injury. He is a professor at Monash University, Australia.[1]
Career
[edit]Rajan joined the Department of Physiology at Monash University in 1987 as a research fellow, becoming a lecturer in 1995. He served as the Director of Education for the School of Biomedical Sciences from 2013 to 2016. He has received numerous teaching awards[2][3] and popular student recognition[4] for his efforts in education and has been a proponent of digital technologies in higher education.[5] He is a board member of the Australian Data Science Education Institute.[6] Since 2017, he has served as the national coordinator of the Australian competition of the International Brain Bee for high school students.[7][8] Rajan serves on the advisory boards of the Eisdell Moore Centre[9] and Redenlab.[10]
Research
[edit]Rajan conducts research in sensory neuroscience,[11] especially in auditory neuroscience and speech processing,[12][13] and more recently in barrel cortex and traumatic brain injury.[14][15] He has authored over 100 research articles, which have attracted over 5000 citations.[16] He served as member of the grant advisory group for Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council in 2008 and 2009[17] and the editorial board of the journal Audiology and Neurotology.[18]
Personal life
[edit]Rajan is a presenter on Golden Days Radio[19] and has contributed to The Age, where he has written on education[20] and politics.[21][22] One of his PhD students was Australian rules footballer Kate Gillespie-Jones.[23] He attended Bishop Cotton Boys' School in Bangalore, India.[24]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ramesh Rajan". research.monash.edu. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Researcher receives teaching award for third year running". www.monash.edu. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Monash University Annual Report 2018" (PDF). www.parliament.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Monash Stalkerspace reaches a milestone, the Meme King himself reflects on the cultural phenomenon". www.mojonews.com.au. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Education: Determining a student's suitability to teach". theage.com.au. 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Australian Data Science Education Institute Governance". www.adsei.org. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "ABBC Information for Teachers". www.ans.org.au. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Australasian Neuroscience Society Newsletter, April 2017" (PDF). www.ans.org.au. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Science Advisory Board - Eisdell Moore Centre". emcentre.ac.nz.
- ^ "Advisory Board". redenlab.com.
- ^ "Ramesh Rajan speaks to ABC's Australia Plus". australiaplus.com.
- ^ "Montage Magazine - 'Wiring up for sound'" (PDF). monash.edu.
- ^ "Acoustical Research In Australia" (PDF). acoustics.asn.au.
- ^ "Enriched environment aids in brain injury recovery". www.news.com.au.
- ^ "Enriched environment aids in brain injury recovery". www.heraldsun.com.au.
- ^ "Ramesh Rajan - Google Scholar". scholar.google.com.
- ^ "National Health and Medical Research Council Reports 2008-09". parlinfo.aph.gov.au.
- ^ "Audiol Neurotol volume 20". karger.com.
- ^ "Ramesh Rajan - GDR 95.7fm". goldendaysradio.com.
- ^ "Education: Determining a student's suitability to teach". theage.com.au. 16 August 2016.
- ^ "AFL and gambling: Hobbling of minimal reforms is shameful". theage.com.au. 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Citizenship: This political hypocritical mudslinging has to stop". theage.com.au. 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Monash PhD student scores her dream spot in AFL Women's League team". monash.edu.
- ^ Sondhi, Aditya (1 July 2015). The Order of the Crest: Tracing the Alumni of Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore (1865–2015). Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0670088003.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Ramesh Rajan publications indexed by Google Scholar
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