Background
Meganathan, Rangaswamy was born on January 15, 1942 in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. Son of Pannaikinar N. and Savithiri Rangaswamy.
Meganathan, Rangaswamy was born on January 15, 1942 in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. Son of Pannaikinar N. and Savithiri Rangaswamy.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Madras University, India, 1963. Master of Science in Microbiology, Oklahoma State University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, Oklahoma State University, 1970.
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1970-1972; postdoctoral fellow, U. Rochester (New York), 1972-1973; research associate, U. Pittsburgh, 1976-1982; assistant professor microbiology, Northern Illinois U., Dekalb, 1982-1985; associate professor microbiology, Northern Illinois U., Dekalb, 1985-1991; professor microbiology, Northern Illinois U., Dekalb, since 1991.
Fellow American Academy Microbiology. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Microbiology, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Married Ami Damodaran, January 20, 1969. 1 child, Indirajith Meganathan.