Samarth Mathur | 🏆 Awards & Honors 🏆

Awards recognizing outstanding research contributions and impact in the scientific community

Excellence in Collaboration Achievement Award (2026)

Individual Achievement Award
Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research

NCI Director's Award for Translational Science (2025)

Recognized for contributions to translational science and bioinformatics research
National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health

Most Outstanding Interdisciplinary Project Award (2020)

Graduate School recognition for exceptional interdisciplinary research
Purdue University

1st Place, Clarence Cottam Award (2020)

First place for outstanding graduate student research paper
Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society

Institute Silver Medal for Best Undergraduate Research Project (2014)

Institute-wide honor for the best undergraduate research project
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Recognition for high-impact scientific publications and their contribution to the field

Outstanding Scientific Publication Award (2025)

Awarded to a high-impact publication advancing wildlife conservation & management.
Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society

SSE Presidents’ Award for Outstanding Dissertation Paper (2024)

Published in the journal Evolution
Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE)

Top Cited Author, 2021–22 (2023)

Top cited author for 2021-22 in journal Evolutionary Applications
John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Recognitions for academic excellence, innovation, and interdisciplinary achievement during graduate and undergraduate studies

SSE Graduate Travel Award (2019)

Travel award supporting participation in the annual evolution meeting
Society for the Study of Evolution

Yeunkyung Woo Achieve Excellence Travel Award (2017)

Travel award recognizing academic excellence and professional promise
Purdue University

Rosemberg Award for Outstanding Applicant (2015)

Recognition for outstanding doctoral program application
Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University