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Ravi Naidu
2023 Glinka Soil Prize winner Prof Ravi Naidu.
Born26 May 1954
NationalityAustralian
Alma materMassey University
AwardsGlinka World Soil Prize 2023. Mahatma Gandhi Leadership award 2022.
Scientific career
FieldsEnvironmental Risk and Remediation
Websitehttps://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/ravi-naidu https://crccare.com/

Ravendra (Ravi) Naidu

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Ravi Naidu (born 26 May 1954, Nadi, Fiji) is an Australian scientist, working in soil contamination and sustainable soil management. Recently he won the prestigious Glinka World Soil Prize in 2023[1].

He is Laureate Professor and Director of Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER) in the University of Newcastle, Australia. Ravi Naidu is also the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientist of the CRC for the Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE).

Ravi Naidu has been a highly cited researcher since 2019 in the field of multidisciplinary environmental science. He is well-known for his risk-based approach to environmental remediation and his strong commitment to bringing industry, academia, and government stakeholders together on a collaborative platform to remediate contaminated sites underpinned by research.[2]

Recently, he has been awarded the European Geosciences Union's Kabata-Pendias Medal in 2023[3], and the Mahatma Gandhi Leadership in 2022[4].

Education and Career

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After graduating from University of the South Pacific (USP), Fiji in Chemistry and Mathematics, Ravi Naidu obtained his M.Sc. (Mineralogy) jointly from University of Aberdeen, UK in 1979. His career started as being Lecturer in USP. Soon after, he completed his PhD (Soil chemistry) from Massey University, New Zealand in 1986. Ravi Naidu moved to Australia and started career as researcher in CSIRO, where he became Chief Research Scientist and Leader of the Remediation of Contaminated Environments Program at CSIRO Land and Water Division, and Component Coordinator of CSIRO’s Land and Water Sector. Ravi Naidu has the initiated and led the bid for crcCARE which was established in 2005. He is founding managing director/CEO of crcCARE, having engaged significant local and international collaboration, and led the successful bid for crcCARE’s nine-year extension in 2010. He is founding director of the University of Newcastle’s Global Centre for Environmental Remediation and was the initiator and inaugural director of the University of South Australia’s (UniSA) Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation. In 2015, he obtained Doctor of Science (Soil Chemistry) degree from Massey University, following the same (Hon Causa) by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in 2013.

Awards and Recognition

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  • 2023: Glinka Soil Prize by the United Nations FAO. It is the highest recognition in soil science sector[1]. Watch Ravi Naidu's Glinka Prize Spotlight.
  • 2023: Recipient of European Geoscience’s prestigious Kabata-Pendias Medal for outstanding research on toxic metals and soil science[3].
  • 2022: Mahatma Gandhi Leadership award, House of Commons London for outstanding soil and environmental science research.[4]
  • 2022 Elected Chair of UN-FAO International Network on Soil Pollution (INSOP)[5].
  • 2013 Winner, Richard Pratt – Banksia CEO Award, Banksia Sustainability Awards[6]

Risk-based Environmental Remediation

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Ravi Naidu's detailed analysis focuses on contaminants from agriculture and industry and their effects on the environment and humans. He explains that his research examines how contaminants are present in the environment, their interactions, and how they reach people or nature.[2]

Being an academic researcher and having industry funding model CRC CARE, his investigations mostly target industrial contaminants, driven largely by the industries themselves.[7] Ravi Naidu takes a comprehensive approach, looking at the whole system to fully assess and manage the risks of contaminants, whether they are in soil, groundwater, or urban areas.[8] He mentors a research and analytical team, who work various aspects of risk-based environmental remediation.

Ravi Naidu and few of his collaborators published an prospective review article in 2021 titled "Chemical pollution: A growing peril and potential catastrophic risk to humanity."[9] Accordingly to PlumX metrics, this article has been captured attention in various other articles, policy documents, social media and news.[9]

International Engagement

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  • FAO Global Report on Soil Pollution (2021): Naidu led the SE Asia and Pacific section. The report has been cited in over 11 policy documents, 39 peer-reviewed articles, and discussed over 1,600 times in news and social media.[10]
  • UN-Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (UN-ITPS): Serving member representing Oceania.[11]
  • International Network on Soil Pollution: Chair of the network[5].

Publications

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Ravi Naidu's extensive research output can be found in:

Among his publications, probably the following articles authored by Ravi Naidu cover his multidisciplinary environmental science career:

  1. Naidu, R., Bolan, N.S., Kookana, R.S., and the late Tiller, K.G. 1994. Ionic strength and pH effects on surface charge and Cd sorption characteristics of soils. European Journal of Soil Science 45, 419-429. [External Link] 
  2. Naidu, R., Biswas, B., Willett, I.R., Cribb, J., Singh, B.K., Nathanail, C.P., Coulon, F., Semple, K.T., Jones, K.C., Barclay, A. & Aitken, R.J. 2021. Chemical pollution: A growing peril and potential catastrophic risk to humanity. Environment International, 156, 106616. [External Link] 
  3. Naidu, R., Biswas, B., Chen, Z.-S., Jit, J., Rahman, M.M., Duan, L., Kim, J., Lee, K., Phenrat, T., Khan, N. & Wijayawardena, A. 2021. Status of Soil Pollution in Asia and the Pacific. Global Assessment of Soil Pollution. UNEP and FAO. [External Link]
  4. Naidu, R., Kookana, R.S., Sumner, M.E., Harter, R.D. & the late Tiller, K.G. 1997. Cadmium sorption and transport in Variable Charge Soil: A review. Journal of Environmental Quality 26, 602-617. [External Link]
  5. Dahlawi, S., Naeem, A., Rengel, Z. & Naidu, R. 2018. Biochar application for the remediation of salt-affected soils: Challenges and opportunities. Science of the Total Environment, 625, 320-335. [External Link]
  6. Smith, E., Naidu, R. & Alston, A.M. 1999. Chemistry of arsenic in soils: I. Sorption of arsenate and arsenite by four Australian soils. Journal of Environmental Quality, 28, 1719-1726. [External Link]
  7. Nuruzzaman, M., Rahman, M. M., Liu, Y. J. & Naidu, R. 2016. Nanoencapsulation, Nano-guard for Pesticides: A New Window for Safe Application. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 64, 1447-1483. [External Link]
  8. Juhasz, A.L., Smith, E., Weber, J., Rees, M., Rofe, A., Kuchel, T., Sansom, L. & Naidu, R.  2006. In vivo assessment of arsenic bioavailability in rice and its impact on human health risk assessment. Environmental Health Perspectives, 114, 1826-1831. [External Link]
  9. Naidu, R., Arias, V. & Jit, J. 2016. Emerging Contaminants in the environment: Risk-based analysis for better management. Chemosphere, 154, 350-357. [External Link]
  10. Huq, S.M.I., Joardar, J.C., Parvin, S., Correll, R., & Naidu, R. 2006. Arsenic Contamination in Food-chain: Transfer of Arsenic into Food Materials through Groundwater Irrigation. Journal of Health Population and Nutrition, 24(3), 305-316. [External Link]

References and Notes

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  1. ^ a b FAO-GSP. "Professor Ravi Naidu wins the Glinka World Soil Prize 2023".
  2. ^ a b UON (2016-02-05). "Remediation and Risks: a world without contamination". The University of Newcastle, Australia. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  3. ^ a b "Ravendra Naidu". European Geosciences Union (EGU). Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  4. ^ a b UON. "University of Newcastle scientist Professor Ravi Naidu receives prestigious global award for ground-breaking environmental research".
  5. ^ a b FAO-GSP. "International Network on Soil Pollution".
  6. ^ "Clean-up scientist wins Banksia Award". www.sustainabilitymatters.net.au. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  7. ^ Journalist, Mining (2023-11-21). "A unified approach to mine rehabilitation and remediation". Mining Magazine Australia. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  8. ^ Naidu, Ravi; Arias Espana, Victor Andres; Liu, Yanju; Jit, Joytishna (2016-07-01). "Emerging contaminants in the environment: Risk-based analysis for better management". Chemosphere. 154: 350–357. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.03.068. ISSN 0045-6535. PMID 27062002.
  9. ^ a b Naidu, Ravi; Biswas, Bhabananda; Willett, Ian R.; Cribb, Julian; Kumar Singh, Brajesh; Paul Nathanail, C.; Coulon, Frederic; Semple, Kirk T.; Jones, Kevin C.; Barclay, Adam; Aitken, Robert John (2021-11-01). "Chemical pollution: A growing peril and potential catastrophic risk to humanity". Environment International. 156: 106616. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2021.106616. ISSN 0160-4120. PMID 33989840.
  10. ^ FAO and UNEP (2021). Global assessment of soil pollution: Report. FAO and UNEP. ISBN 978-92-5-134469-9.
  11. ^ FAO (2022). "ITPS Experts May 2022: Global Soil Partnership". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
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