Natasha Mhatre | |
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Born | 1979 Mumbai, India |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Indian Institute of Science |
Thesis | The Prediction Of Field Cricket Phonotaxis In Complex Acoustic Environments (2007) |
Doctoral advisor | Rohini Balakrishnan |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Biology |
Institutions | University of Western Ontario |
Website | www |
Natasha Mhatre is a researcher in Canada at Western University whose research focuses on animal communication. [1] Focusing on insect biomechanics, [2] she is an assistant professor and NSERC Canada Research Chair in invertebrate neurobiology. [3]
Mhatre earned her Bachelor of Science from Mumbai University in 1999,and her Master of Science and doctorate from the Indian Institute of Science in 2002 and 2008,respectively. [4]
Mhatre's work has covered insect communication and biomechanics. Some of her research has been focused on Black Widow spiders, [1] and she has been called a "Tree cricket expert". [5] Her work has had applications beyond spiders and insects to Tuvan throat singers,where she collaborated with a group to investigate how these unique sounds were produced. [6]
Mhatre holds an NSERC Canada Research Chair, [3] and was a recipient of the Marie Curie Fellowship to support her post doctoral research.
The Otomi tree cricket Oecanthus mhatreae was named after her. [7] [8] [9]