portrait of Nar Ranabhat in the lab

EPP Welcomes Nar Ranabhat at the Soil, Plant and Pest Center

                                The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology welcomes Nar Ranabhat as an assistant professor and Extension plant pathologist at the Soil, Plant, and Pest Center located in Nashville, TN. Ranabhat is scheduled to join the team on July 1, 2023. In this role, Ranabhat will specialize in diagnosing and managing diseases of ornamental plants, nursery plants, and turf in commercial and residential, natural, or managed systems. Ranabhat will utilize traditional and innovative tools to educate diverse audiences, ranging from Extension agents to government agencies and agricultural producers. Throughout Ranabhat’s graduate and postdoctoral research, he has worked on employing a range of traditional and advanced