About Me
personal pronouns: They/He

I am the Deputy Chief of the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Division. I joined NASA as Branch Chief of Astromaterials Research in 2021 and then also became acting Branch Chief of Curation and Acquisition in 2023, within the ARES Division.

Before joining NASA, I was a tenured associate professor of planetary geology at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, where I won an early career faculty excellence award and an excellence in teaching award. From there, I went on to be a manager of the geology and petrology group at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, USRA.

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. My main research topics investigate (1) planetary volatile budgets with implications for habitability, (2) magma genesis conditions in planetary interiors, and (3) terrestrial analogs of mineral alteration for Mars and Venus. I have published over 75 peer-reviewed manuscripts and was the lead editor on the book: Volatiles in the Martian Crust. I am a co-investigator on the DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) mission to Venus, which will launch in 2029.

I am an advocate for early career researchers and strives to make planetary science a more inclusive field. To that extent, I have helped organize the Advancing IDEA in Planetary Science Workshop, which brought together planetary scientists and social scientists to discuss and develop tools for inclusivity. I also represented NASA at the SACNAS Diversity in STEM conference, and am a facilitator for JSC’s Inclusive Leadership Champions program. I previously developed a seminar series called Braving Diversity focused on leading discussions of difficult topics – such as microaggressions in the workplace, cultural sensitivity, identity, and others.

My book is now available at amazon and elsevier. 
RECENT NEWS
ETNA AND VENUS | The Sicilian volcano as a natural laboratory to study the volcanism of Venus
"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.