Lead Researcher
Vijay Ramesh is a National Geographic Explorer and a Lewis and Clark Field Scholar. He is pursuing his PhD at Columbia University, City of New York, with a broad interest in the drivers and determinants of species distributions. Some of his ongoing research aims to ask: Why are species found where they are? How will they continue to persist with increasing pressures of habitat modification and climate change? How can we use technology to assist conservation?
2017 - Present: PhD candidate in Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University 2014 - 2016: MA in Conservation Biology, Columbia University 2009 - 2013: B.Tech in Biotechnology, RVCE |
Project Students
Akshay Anand is an Ecologist and aspiring Ornithologist. As far back as he can remember, he has been fascinated with the sights and particularly the sounds of nature. From the sharp trills of insects to the sweet melodies of a songbird the soundscape of the outdoors is a thing of beauty. Understanding these soundscapes and their use in assessing the health of an ecosystem is an aspect of acoustic ecology that is of specific interest to him. In the past, he has worked on the ecology of the Forest Owlet, an endemic and endangered species of owl. It is here that his intrigue with avian acoustics began and from then on out it has become something of an obsession! Whether it is out in the field or sitting in my backyard he always has a ear open to the vocalizations around me. His other interests include: statistical analysis, GIS, coding in R, photography and cycling
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Amrutha Rajan's passion for wildlife started at an early age. She grew up in the southern Western Ghats, right next to one of India’s most prominent tiger reserves - Periyar Tiger Reserve. This opportunity of observing the spectacular diversity of ecosystems and its flora and fauna made her curious about nature. Her research interests broadly include behavioural ecology, evolutionary biology, landscape ecology, conservation biology and bioacoustics. She has worked on the study of demographic parameters of Indian darter to exploring the ecological status of wetland birds and migrant birds. Recently, she worked on a collaborative project between IISER-Tirupati and SACON on developing a framework for the automated detection of endangered endemic Forest Owlet using passive acoustic recorders. In the future, she is keen to explore the biogeographical vocal variations of bird species within populations.
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Project Dhvani
Project Dhvani is a collaborative effort that uses acoustics to monitor biodiversity across the human-modified landscapes of India. To learn more, please click here.
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