Amanda Gaggioli: 'My professor provided some of the best advice I have ever received'
Amanda Gaggioli
Archaeology & Classics
West Chicago, IL
What is your main Cornell extracurricular activity -- why is it important to you?Outside of academics, I am a member of the women's varsity soccer team. My experiences as a Division I athlete are important because they allowed me to satisfy my competitive and ambitious spirit on the soccer field, while also pushing me beyond my physical and mental limits.
Postdoctoral researcher Rebecca Gerdes, Ph.D. ’24, (left) and Jillian Goldfarb, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, led an interdisciplinary team that determined that organic residues of plant oils are poorly preserved in calcareous soils from the Mediterranean.
Charissa King-O’Brien/Cornell Engineering