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Biography
Raghu leads the Biosecurity Research Program, which is focussed on preparedness and response to biosecurity threats to Australia's agricultural and environmental assets. The program's translational research spans vertebrate and invertebrate pests, weeds and diseases.
Raghu is an ecologist and entomologist who uses his strengths in theoretical and empirical ecology to facilitate better natural resource management outcomes. His most significant contributions, to date, have been on the ecology and management of invasive species in natural and agricultural systems. His research is focussed on northern Australia, wherein he applies his expertise to investigate/solve a wide range of issues from weed and pest management, especially using biological control, to biodiversity conservation.
Research interests: invasive species management, biological control, autecology, population ecology, plant-herbivore interactions, insect ecology and behaviour, ecological risk assessment, sustainable plant industries, environmental management
Fields of Research
Current Roles
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Research Director: Biosecurity
I lead a program focussed on improving Australia's resilience to biosecurity threats. Specifically, program members located across Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Geelong, Townsville and Perth undertake basic and translational research to enhance our preparedness and response to diseases, invertebrate and vertebrate pests, and weeds of biosecurity concern.
Professional Experiences
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2019-2021
Group Leader (Weed Management Systems)
CSIRO -
2017-current
Principal Research Scientist
CSIRO -
2016-2017
A/Group Leader (Northern Invasion Biology & Management)
CSIRO -
2014-2016
Senior Research Scientist
CSIRO -
2012-2014
Associate Professor
University of Arkansas -
2010-2012
Research Scientist
USDA-ARS Australian Biological Control Laboratory and CSIRO -
2009-2010
Senior Scientist & Regional Team Leader - Sustainable Plant Industries
Arid Zone Research Institute, NT Government -
2007-2009
Lecturer
Queensland University of Technology -
2005-2007
Assistant Professor
Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois -
2002-2005
Postdoctoral Fellow
CRC for Australian Weed Management
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2014-2021
Associate Editor (BioControl)
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2011-2021
Subject Editor (Environmental Entomology)
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2005-2021
Editorial Board (Biological Control)
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2014-2021
Ecosciences Precinct Site Committee
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2014-2016
Vice President - Research (Ecological Society of Australia)
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2010-2011
Secretary (Ecological Society of Australia)
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2009-2012
Chief Editor (Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland)
Publications
ORCID 0000-0001-5843-5435
We have publications by Dr Raghu Sathyamurthy