Anantanarayanan Raman
Anantanarayanan Raman is a Professor of Ecology with Charles Sturt University, NSW and a scientist with CSIRO, Australia. Education. Raman received his bachelor's degree in biology from Loyola College, Madras followed by a master's degree in biology from Presidency College, Madras, and PhD & DSc degrees in ecology from Madras University. As a graduate student, he researched at the Université Louis Pasteur, France, on the nutritional physiology of gall-inducing Tubulifera. Research. Raman received a Fulbright Award in 1990 to work with Warren G. Abrahamson, of Bucknell University on population ecology and evaluated energetics using the "Solidago –Rhopalomyia" system. Raman received a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) grant to study the aseptic dual culture technique using "Pemphigus" and its primary host "Populus" and secondary host "Taraxacum," and hypersensitive responses among species of "Vitis" to infestations of "Daktulusphairia vitifoliae". Raman collaborated with Rolf Beiderbeck of Rurpecht–Karls Universität, to work on a protocol for raising plant‑feeding insects on aseptically‑grown tissue callus of its host plant, using the "Trialeyrodes–Stellaria" system. In 2000, he received the Ian Potter Foundation’s award and visited the University of Nebraska, to evaluate the nutrient mobilization in the moth-induced galls of the  parthenium weed using stable isotope mass spectrometry. Raman received an Australian Academy of Science fellowship to visit the National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan to study the nutritional ecology of insects invading "Machilus thunbergii." Raman was invited by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), on a Vulimiri Ramalingaswami Fellowship, through which he conducted workshops and training programs at Indian universities. Science history of Madras (Chennai) city and India. Raman became interested in chronicling the growth of science in India, particularly that of Madras city, especially that occurred between 1650 and 1947 AD. Raman continues to publish articles related to science history , in professional journals, such as "Current Science" (Bangalore) ., "Indian Journal of the History of Science" (Indian National Science Academy), New Delhi), "Archives of Natural History" (Edinburgh), on diverse aspects of science pertaining to environment, medicine, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and engineering. His articles published in "Current Science" are archived here.