Steve Elardo
Assistant Professor
About Me
I am an Assistant Professor and NASA Early Career Fellow in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida in Gainesville and the PI of the Florida Planets Lab. I'm a petrologist, geochemist, and planetary scientist that uses a variety of experimental and analytical techniques and sample types to answer large-scale questions about the origin and evolution of the terrestrial planets. In my research, I'm particularly interested in the processes by which planets formed and then separated into a core, mantle, and crust.
In 2014, I earned my PhD with Distinction from the Institute of Meteoritics at the University of New Mexico before moving to the Geophysical Laboratory (now the Earth and Planets Lab), part of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC, as a post-doctoral researcher. I specialize in using high-temperature and pressure experimental techniques to recreate the conditions inside rocky planets on laboratory scales and combing the results with detailed studies of planetary materials and non-traditional stable isotopes to gain a more complete picture of planetary evolution.
I have also been known to enjoy a beer or two, sometimes of my own making, and occasionally I get lucky enough to take a photograph worth sharing!
In 2014, I earned my PhD with Distinction from the Institute of Meteoritics at the University of New Mexico before moving to the Geophysical Laboratory (now the Earth and Planets Lab), part of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC, as a post-doctoral researcher. I specialize in using high-temperature and pressure experimental techniques to recreate the conditions inside rocky planets on laboratory scales and combing the results with detailed studies of planetary materials and non-traditional stable isotopes to gain a more complete picture of planetary evolution.
I have also been known to enjoy a beer or two, sometimes of my own making, and occasionally I get lucky enough to take a photograph worth sharing!
Cover Photo: Visiting Machu Picchu, Peru, November 2017
All photographs and pictures on this website were taken by me and are my personal property, unless otherwise noted. Please do not copy or download any of them without my permission.
All photographs and pictures on this website were taken by me and are my personal property, unless otherwise noted. Please do not copy or download any of them without my permission.
