Raghavan Charudattan

Raghavan Charudattan (born 1942) is an American academic.

Raghavan Charudattan
Born	1942 Tanjavur, India
Nationality	American
Education	PhD in Plant Pathology and Mycology
Alma mater	University of Madras
Occupation	Academic
Years active	1970–present
Employer	University of Florida
Known for	Founding the journal Biological Control
Title	Professor Emeritus
Awards	USDA Superior Service Award Fellow of the Weed Science Society of America

Biography

Charudattan was born in 1942, in Tanjavur, India.^[1] He holds a BSc and an MSc degree from the University of Madras, where he studied botany and chemistry; he also earned a PhD in plant pathology and mycology.^[2][1] Following his post-doctoral research at the University of California-Davis, Charudattan joined the University of Florida in 1970 and was appointed as a full professor in 1983.^[1][3] He now serves as professor emeritus at the University of Florida.^[4][5][6][7]

Charudattan founded the journal Biological Control and served as its editor from 1991 to 2006.^[8]

Awards and recognition

Charudattan has been recognized with awards such as the USDA Superior Service Award and has been named a fellow of the Weed Science Society of America.^[2][1][8]