About Me
personal pronouns: He/Him

I am currently the manager for the petrology and geology group and a senior staff scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute. 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.

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 new book is now available at amazon and elsevier. 
RECENT NEWS
Recent news about the detection of Phosphine in the Venus atmosphere as discussed in the Houston Chronicle

Click here to watch Dr. Filiberto talk with the German News DW Live about the detection

Astronomy Magazine about the detection.

Astronomy Magazine follow up on the story as it evolves.
NASA selects four missions for Phase-A development including DAVINCI+, which I am a Co-Investigator on. Trident, VERITAS (also to Venus), and Io Volcanic observer were  selected for Phase-A study.
Space.com, NYTimes, Popular Mechanics, USAToday, and SYFY discussions of my current Science Advances paper suggesting that there may be active volcanoes on Venus.
YouTube video of me discussing the importance of the LPI and our postdoc program to celebrate the LPI's 50th anniversary.