Ramesh Rajan

Ramesh Rajan
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience
InstitutionsMonash 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

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

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

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

  1. ^ "Ramesh Rajan". research.monash.edu. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Researcher receives teaching award for third year running". www.monash.edu. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Monash University Annual Report 2018" (PDF). www.parliament.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Education: Determining a student's suitability to teach". theage.com.au. 16 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Australian Data Science Education Institute Governance". www.adsei.org. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  7. ^ "ABBC Information for Teachers". www.ans.org.au. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Australasian Neuroscience Society Newsletter, April 2017" (PDF). www.ans.org.au. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Science Advisory Board - Eisdell Moore Centre". emcentre.ac.nz.
  10. ^ "Advisory Board". redenlab.com.
  11. ^ "Ramesh Rajan speaks to ABC's Australia Plus". australiaplus.com.
  12. ^ "Montage Magazine - 'Wiring up for sound'" (PDF). monash.edu.
  13. ^ "Acoustical Research In Australia" (PDF). acoustics.asn.au.
  14. ^ "Enriched environment aids in brain injury recovery". www.news.com.au.
  15. ^ "Enriched environment aids in brain injury recovery". www.heraldsun.com.au.
  16. ^ "Ramesh Rajan - Google Scholar". scholar.google.com.
  17. ^ "National Health and Medical Research Council Reports 2008-09". parlinfo.aph.gov.au.
  18. ^ "Audiol Neurotol volume 20". karger.com.
  19. ^ "Ramesh Rajan - GDR 95.7fm". goldendaysradio.com.
  20. ^ "Education: Determining a student's suitability to teach". theage.com.au. 16 August 2016.
  21. ^ "AFL and gambling: Hobbling of minimal reforms is shameful". theage.com.au. 23 April 2017.
  22. ^ "Citizenship: This political hypocritical mudslinging has to stop". theage.com.au. 6 December 2017.
  23. ^ "Monash PhD student scores her dream spot in AFL Women's League team". monash.edu.
  24. ^ 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.


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