Shridhar Krishna Sathe (October 30, 1950 – April 4, 2019)[1] was an Indian-born American scientist who was a distinguished professor of food science at Florida State University.

The oldest of three sons, Sathe split his time between his immediate family and a relative's house growing up.

He became familiar with different types of foods and agriculture thanks to exposures to farm life in his childhood and youth.

His research program was focused on identifying tree nut allergy proteins, developing antibody-based enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for their detection and quantification, and identifying and characterizing epitopes in tree nut allergenic proteins.

[6][7] Sathe served on USDA NRICGP and EPA FQPA review panels (among others,) several national committees of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), and was a frequently sought reviewer by scientific journals in food science and technology.