Editors
Ravi Naidu is the chief executive officer, managing
director, and chief scientist of the Cooperative
Research Centre for Contamination Assessment
and Remediation of the Environment (CRC
CARE). Professor Naidu is also the founding
director of the Centre for Environmental Risk
Assessment and Remediation (CERAR). He has
researched environmental contaminants, bioavailability, and remediation for over 25 years.
Professor Naidu has coauthored 414 refereed
journal articles and 7 patents and coedited 11
books and 66 book chapters in the field of soil and
environmental sciences. He has also supervised
over 30 PhD completions. Professor Naidu was
instrumental in developing a network of scientists
working on contamination—Soil Contamination
Research Australasia Pacific (SCRAP). As part of
this network he has independently raised funds for research and training in
the Asia region. Over the last 10 years he has conducted more than 20 workshops, 5 international conferences, and raised more than $500M (includes
CRC CARE funding) for research in this region. The network has led to the
establishment of similar groupings of people within the regional countries
and now has over 4000 members across the region.
Professor Naidu’s current research focuses on contaminated soil and water
and potential impacts of contaminants on human health. Professor Naidu’s
vision is to expand his current research on the environment to China and
the Asia region through collaboration and the development of a Centre of
Excellence, an environmental risk assessment and remediation in China. The
focus of such a center will be the development and worldwide marketing of
environment technology.
In recognition of his contribution to environmental research he was
awarded a Gold Medal in environmental science in 1998 by Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University (TNAU). He is an elected Fellow of the Soil Science
Societies of America (2000), New Zealand (2004), and the Agronomy Society
of America (2006). In 2012 he was chosen as a winner of the Soil Science
Society of America’s International Soil Science Award, and in 2013 he
was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement
of Science. He is chair of the International Committee on Bioavailability
and Risk Assessment and was chair of the Standards Australia Technical
Committee on Sampling and Analyses of Contaminated Soils (1999–2000),
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Ravi Naidu is the chief executive officer, managing
director, and chief scientist of the Cooperative
Research Centre for Contamination Assessment
and Remediation of the Environment (CRC
CARE). Professor Naidu is also the founding
director of the Centre for Environmental Risk
Assessment and Remediation (CERAR). He has
researched environmental contaminants, bioavailability, and remediation for over 25 years.
Professor Naidu has coauthored 414 refereed
journal articles and 7 patents and coedited 11
books and 66 book chapters in the field of soil and
environmental sciences. He has also supervised
over 30 PhD completions. Professor Naidu was
instrumental in developing a network of scientists
working on contamination—Soil Contamination
Research Australasia Pacific (SCRAP). As part of
this network he has independently raised funds for research and training in
the Asia region. Over the last 10 years he has conducted more than 20 workshops, 5 international conferences, and raised more than $500M (includes
CRC CARE funding) for research in this region. The network has led to the
establishment of similar groupings of people within the regional countries
and now has over 4000 members across the region.
Professor Naidu’s current research focuses on contaminated soil and water
and potential impacts of contaminants on human health. Professor Naidu’s
vision is to expand his current research on the environment to China and
the Asia region through collaboration and the development of a Centre of
Excellence, an environmental risk assessment and remediation in China. The
focus of such a center will be the development and worldwide marketing of
environment technology.
In recognition of his contribution to environmental research he was
awarded a Gold Medal in environmental science in 1998 by Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University (TNAU). He is an elected Fellow of the Soil Science
Societies of America (2000), New Zealand (2004), and the Agronomy Society
of America (2006). In 2012 he was chosen as a winner of the Soil Science
Society of America’s International Soil Science Award, and in 2013 he
was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement
of Science. He is chair of the International Committee on Bioavailability
and Risk Assessment and was chair of the Standards Australia Technical
Committee on Sampling and Analyses of Contaminated Soils (1999–2000),
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