Community Spotlight: Saransh Gothi

"I am in the process of thinking about what I want to do in the future. I am pretty sure I want to go to graduate school and do a PhD in ecology or evolution or something similar. I hope to do research or work in a job where I can make an impact and help with the ongoing crisis that is happening with the changing climate. I think a scientist should be doing something that is meaningful. That can mean anything. For me, it means doing something that can be used by other people and not just in a vacuum. I want my science to have some kind of application to the real world and help enact change. I was born in Bombay; I spent ten years there. Then I lived for three years in a smaller city, Lucknow, and then I moved to New Delhi. I’m not bound to a place; I am not looking at things from a location-centric viewpoint. The entire world needs to work together to do something about climate change. I believe that the more perspectives we have from different people, the better the chances are of discovering something new or solving a problem."

Interviewed by Vincent Fasanello

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