Ashoka Biology Major Awarded SVP Futures Award for Paleontology Research
Ashoka University student Saketh Sundararajan won the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology’s Futures Award, supporting advanced research at the Natural History Museum and University College London.
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Saketh Sundararajan, a fourth-year Biology major at Ashoka University, has received the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology’s Futures Award.
Saketh received an award of 5000 USD, which supported his summer research experience at the Natural History Museum (under Dr Anjali Goswami), as well as at University College London (under Dr Ryan Felice).
Speaking about this enriching research experience, Saketh says, “At the NHM, I worked on CT scans of fossil mammal skulls, attempting to capture their shape variation using techniques like geometric and landmark-free morphometrics. At UCL, I trained in various methods in phylogenetic comparative methods, and learnt to analyse trait evolution in a macroevolutionary framework. This experience strengthened both my quantitative and analytical skills and provided a strong foundation for my ongoing research interests.”
Saketh is currently working on a thesis project in Professor Balaji’s lab at Ashoka University.
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