About Me

I am the Deputy Chief of the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Sciences (ARES) Division at NASA Johnson Space Center, where I provide executive leadership for a multidisciplinary organization supporting planetary science, astromaterials curation, and human and robotic exploration in alignment with NASA’s Moon-to-Mars strategy.

I joined NASA in 2021 as Branch Chief of Astromaterials Research and have since served in multiple senior leadership roles spanning research, curation, and exploration integration. Prior to my federal service, I was a tenured associate professor of planetary geology at Southern Illinois University–Carbondale, where I led an externally funded research program and mentored students across the geosciences. I also previously managed the geology and petrology group at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (USRA).

In parallel with my leadership responsibilities, I remain scientifically active and currently serve as a co-investigator on the DAVINCI mission to Venus, scheduled for launch in 2031.

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My book is now available at amazon and elsevier. 

RECENT NEWS

Analogs for VENus’ GEologically Recent Surfaces (AVENGERS) Initiative

Metamorphism on Venus Controls Crustal Thickness and Possibly Drives Volcanism

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.