Gianpiero Fiorentino
PhD Candidate – New Jersey Institute of Technology (expected graduation Spring 2025)
Professional Preparation
B.Sc. Biological Sciences – Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL) w/ Fernando Fernandez 2014-2019
Gianpiero is a Colombian Ph.D. candidate interested in biogeography, systematics, and evolutionary relationships in ants. He completed his undergraduate degree at the National University of Colombia, studying the patterns of biodiversity of Neotropical ants using systematics and taxonomy. Following his undergraduate career, Gianpiero has worked as an assistant curator at the Institute of Natural Sciences, a research assistant with the Insects of Colombia, and as a collaborative researcher with Escuela Superior Politecnica del Chimborazo (ESPOCH) and the Charles Darwin Research Station. There, he is working on studying the effects of Biological invasion on island ecosystems in the Galapagos. Gianpiero is a proud Latino and is currently leading an initiative in Colombia focused on engaging scientific learning in rural indigenous communities in the Amazon and the Pacific. He is a Co-founder of the Neotropical ants study group (GEHN), an outreach initiative that looks to give visibility to up-and-coming Latin American researchers. GEHN provides young researchers looking to enter academia with the chance to participate in weekly talks and science communication meetings. With his passion for teaching, he hopes to one day become a university professor and continue working towards encouraging diversity and inclusion in STEM. He can be reached at gf6 [at] njit.edu & gpfiorentinoc [at] unal.edu.co. [CV]
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6948-5032