Andrea Giometto

Andrea Giometto is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University. Her research focuses on the spatial growth of microbial communities, investigating how ecological and evolutionary processes occur in spatially extended populations. She employs statistical and nonlinear physics methods, experimental work with microbes, and genetic engineering to study the spatiotemporal dynamics of biological invasions. Her work explores the mechanisms underlying biological processes in complex environments.

Andrea Giometto, affiliated with Cornell University's School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, focuses on Ecology, Evolution, Biological Physics, and Stochastic Processes. Their research explores ecological and evolutionary dynamics through experimental and theoretical approaches, utilizing model systems such as protist microcosms and microbial communities. Giometto investigates biodiversity patterns, species interactions, and the role of physical and demographic factors in shaping ecological systems. They also examine scaling laws in biological processes, including metabolic rates and population dynamics, often integrating physical principles to understand complex ecological phenomena. Their work bridges theoretical models with empirical data to uncover generalizable patterns in ecological and evolutionary systems.