Team
Science thrives on collaboration, where diverse perspectives and collegiality drive discovery. Meet the team that makes our collective pursuit of knowledge possible.
Joining Us
Prospective Graduate Students
I accept PhD students through the UW Department of Biology Graduate Program. Please note that our program does not offer Masters degrees. While researchers in our lab care about the conservational implications of our work and the impacts of anthropogenic change on animal behaviour, we are fundamentally interested in understanding the role of social interactions in shaping biological processes across scales—from the emergence of individual decisions to the evolution of social complexity. I look for graduate students who are self-driven, value curiosity, creativity, and diverse perspectives, and are willing team-players. Majority of our work is computational, so students should have strong quantitative and writing skills. The lab welcomes students from diverse backgrounds and is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in our work and anti-racism in our field.
We’re currently focussed on understanding mate-choice and mating patterns on leks. There are several questions to ask of existing data and PhD work may or may not include fieldwork opportunities.
Current members
Vivek Hari Sridhar, PI
Vivek is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington and an affiliate researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior. His research explores the fundamental principles underlying spatiotemporal computation in biology, with a particular focus on the mechanisms driving animal movement, navigation, and decision-making. As a mixed-media artist and alumnus of the »Field Trip« residency in Akademie Schloss Solitude, he also collaborates with artists to offer distinct perspectives on science and the natural world.
