Madhusudan Katti

Madhusudan Katti is an Indian American environmental scientist who is an Associate Professor of Ecology at the North Carolina State University. His research studies the evolutionary ecology of vertebrate response to human modifications of habitats.

Early life and education Katti was born in India. He attended The Institute of Science, Mumbai, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in zoology in 1987. He joined the Wildlife Institute of India as a graduate student, where he studied wildlife sciences. After earning his doctorate, he was made a reconciliation ecologist.

Research and career In 2016, Katti joined North Carolina State University as the Chancellor's Faculty Excellence Program hire in Leadership in Public Science. He proposed that efforts to decolonize ecology would involve individual reflection, considering the varied ways of knowing and communicating science, understanding histories, decolonizing access to and expertise in science and practising ecology in ethical inclusive teams.

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