About Me
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I am currently the branch chief in Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Research Office at NASA Johnson Space Center. I received my bachelors from the University of Miami in Marine Science and Geological Sciences in 2001 and my PhD from Stony Brook University (SUNY) in Geology in 2006. From there, I was a postdoctoral fellow at the Lunar and Planetary Institute and Rice University before becoming a professor at Southern Illinois University. I was at SIU for 7 years before moving back to the Lunar and Planetary Institute as a senior scientist and manager for the geology and petrology group.

My research crosses multiple disciplines including experimental petrology, mineralogy, spectroscopy, astrobiology, and geochemistry and spans multiple planetary bodies – Mars, Venus, the Earth, and the Moon. In particular, my two main research topics investigate (1) planetary volatile budgets with implications for habitability, and (2) magma genesis conditions in planetary interiors.

My book is now available at amazon and elsevier. 

RECENT NEWS

"NASA's Davinci mission to take the plunge through massive atmosphere of Venus"

Venus Before the New Era of Discovery: Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin by Filiberto et al.

The Case for an Active Volcano on Venus a summary highlight of D'Incecco et al.'s recent paper about Idunn Mons volcano on Venus.

Young Volcanism on Venus: an Exploration Opportunity a summary highlight D'Incecco et al.'s recent paper about exploring young volcanoes on Venus.

NASA selects two missions to Venus: Veritas and DAVINCI+, which I am a Co-Investigator on.