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The Team

At a Glance...

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Stephen M Elardo
Assistant Professor & Head Lab Rat

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Daniel Astudillo
PhD Student

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Molly Anderson
PhD Student
(Co-Advised)

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Liz Pesar
PhD Student

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Luke Andrews
Undergraduate Researcher

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Lab Mascot

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George
Motivational Speaker


Profiles

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Steve Elardo
Assistant Professor

PhD: University of New Mexico
Post-Doc: Geophysical Lab, Carnegie Institution for Science

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My C.V.

I joined the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida in fall 2018 as an Assistant Professor of planetary geochemistry. I use a variety of techniques, including high-pressure and -temperature experiments, studies of planetary samples, and stable isotope geochemistry to learn about how planets separate into a core, mantle, and crust, and how  differentiation affects the magmatic evolution of planets.

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Daniel Astudillo
MSc Student

BSc: Universidad de Chile, Santiago


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Daniel joined the Planetary Geochemistry group in August 2019 after doing an undergraduate thesis on the 2015 eruption of the Calbuco volcano in Chile. For his MSc, he's working on the origin and inter-sample relationships between lunar plutonic crustal rocks from Apollo 17 and what those relationships mean for the age of the lunar crust.

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Molly Anderson
PhD Student
Co-Advised with Mike Perfit

BSc: Boise State University
MSc: Boise State University

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Molly is interested in using a variety of geochemical techniques on seafloor volcanic rocks to understand the composition and dynamics of Earth's mantle. For her PhD, she is analyzing basalts collected from her research cruise to the East Pacific Rise to understand the near-ridge upper mantle responsible for forming most of Earth's crust today. 

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Elizabeth Pesar
PhD Student

BSc: Queens College


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Liz joined the Department of Geological Sciences with a UF Graduate School Preeminence Award in Fall 2020. She  is interested in using geochemical and petrological lab techniques to study early Earth and planetary formation. For her PhD, she is studying iron isotope variations found in terrestrial peridotites and lunar basalt samples to better understand the evolution of the Earth-Moon system.


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Luke Andrews
Undergraduate Researcher

BSc Expected: 2022


Luke is a Geology major working in the Experimental Geochemistry Lab. He is interested in planetary evolution and it's effects on the origin and sustainability of life. He is also interested in the large moons of Jupiter and Saturn, including the heat sources for volcanism on Io.

Lab Alumni

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Emily Sonnenberg
Undergraduate Researcher
BSc  in 2021
Now a PhD student at UC Davis


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