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Andrew Altieri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida, affiliated with the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. He holds positions as Associate Director of the Center for Coastal Solutions and leads the Altieri Lab, focusing on coastal ecosystem dynamics and human impacts on marine environments. His work integrates field experiments, observational studies, and ecophysiological techniques to address global drivers like habitat degradation, species invasions, and climate change effects on coastal ecosystems.
Education: B.A. in Marine Biology from UC Santa Cruz (1999), Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Brown University (2006). Postdoctoral research at Northeastern University and Brown University, followed by a tenure as a staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama before joining UF in 2016.
Research focuses on coral reef resilience, ocean deoxygenation, and restoration ecology. Key areas include understanding how dead coral structures support biodiversity, the role of hypoxia in reef mortality, and the use of natural materials in coastal restoration. His lab collaborates globally, with fieldwork in Caribbean Panama, Florida Keys, and other tropical regions.
Awards: NSF Early Career Award (2023). Notable contributions include publications in Science, Nature Communications, and PNAS, addressing topics like herbivory’s impact on restoration, coral-hypoxia tolerance, and mangrove-coral refugia. The Altieri Lab actively trains Ph.D. students and postdocs, emphasizing fieldwork, quantitative skills, and interdisciplinary approaches.
Labs/Teams: Altieri Lab at UF, part of the Center for Coastal Solutions. Collaborations include MarineGEO, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, and international networks. Current projects address climate adaptation strategies, coastal resilience engineering, and AI-driven data analysis for marine conservation.
