Nalini Nadkarni

Nalini Nadkarni (* October 19, 1954 in Bethesda, Maryland) is an American biologist.

My father came from India, her mother was a Jewish woman from Brooklyn. She is married to John Longino, who teaches at the University of Utah, and has two children.

At Brown University, she made ​​a first degree. Then she moved in 1983 to the University of Washington in 1983 and made her Ph.D. One year she was then a postdoc at Texas State University - San Marcos. 1984-89 she was an assistant professor at the University of Washington from 1989 to 1991 and Director of Research at the Botanical Gardens in Sarasota. Since then, she is at the Evergreen State College active as well as Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of Washington.

Your entire scientific work she devoted to the ecology of the rainforest, especially his shield. She made numerous scientific publications and has been recognized by several scientific organizations including Grace Murray Hopper 2007 by the Award for Lifetime Achievement. 2002, a species of ant ( Procryptocerus nalini ) was named from the subfamily of red ants on her. 2008, a lichen species was ( Porina nadkarniae ) from the order of Ostropales named after her.