Research Foci
High pressure-temperature experiments
Piston cilinder press, multi-anvil press, laser-heated diamond anvil cell, gas mixing furnaces
Planetary accretion processes
Volatiles in planetary interiors
Trace element partitioning
Sulfide ore petrogenesis
Optimization of LA-ICP-MS analyses of metal, sulfide and copper targets
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Academic Education
- PhD (Cum Laude) - Experimental Petrology (VU Amsterdam)
- Master of Science (Cum Laude) - Geochemistry (VU Amsterdam)
- Bachelor of Science - Geology (VU Amsterdam)
Positions
- TRR-170 Fellow (WWU)
- Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (Earth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington D.C., USA)
- Visiting Scientist (Carnegie Institution for Science)
- Lunar and Planetary Institute Exploration Intern (2015)
Honors
- Europlanet Transnational Access Programme – Europlanet Society
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship – European Commission
- Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellowship – Carnegie Institution for Science
- LPI Career Development Award – Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI)
- 2015 PSI Pierazzo Student Travel Award – Planetary Science Institute
Project
- Sulfur and Chalcophile elements in the Mantle: An Experimental Investigation of the Sulfur Cycle in the Terrestrial Interior – SuChaMa ()
EU-Project Hosted at University the of Münster: EU H2020 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Individual Fellowship | Project Number: 101020611
Publications
Book (Monograph)
- Steenstra, ES. . Constraints on planetary formation, accretion and differentiation from experimental petrology (PhD thesis)
Research Articles (Journals)
- Steenstra, ES, Klaver, M, Berndt, J, Flemetakis, S, Rohrbach, A, and Klemme, S. . “Thermal Stability of F-rich Phlogopite and K-richterite during Partial Melting of Metasomatized Mantle Peridotite with Implications for Deep Earth Volatile Cycles.” Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth 129 (3): e2023JB0. doi: 10.1029/2023JB028202.
- Steenstra, ES, Renggli, CJ, Berndt, J, and Klemme, S. . “Quantification of evaporative loss of volatile metals from planetary cores and metal-rich planetesimals.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 384: 93–110. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2024.08.021.
- Haupt, CP, Renggli, CJ, Klaver, M, Steenstra, ES, Berndt, J, Rohrbach, A, and Klemme, S. . “Experimental and petrological investigations into the origin of the lunar Chang'e 5 basalts.” Icarus 402: 15625. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115625.
- Steenstra, ES, Renggli, JC, Berndt, J, and Klemme, S. . “Evaporation of moderately volatile elements from metal and sulfide melts: implications for volatile element abundances in magmatic iron meteorites.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 622 (118406). doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118406.
- Steenstra, ES, Lord, OT, Vitale, S, Bullock, ES, Klemme, S, and Walter, M. . “Sulfur solubility in a deep magma ocean and implications for the deep sulfur cycle.” Geochemical Perspectives Letters 22: 5–9. doi: 10.7185/geochemlet.2219.
- Steenstra, ES, Berndt, J, Klemme, S, Heginbotham, A, and Davies, GR. . “Analysis of the CHARM Cu-alloy reference materials using excimer ns-LA-ICP-MS: assessment of matrix effects and applicability to artefact provenancing.” Archaeometry 64 (3): 655–670. doi: 10.1111/arcm.12729.
- Klaver, M, Steenstra, ES, Borchert, M, Welter, E, Wilke, M, Berndt, J, and Klemme, S. . “The effect of alkalinity on Ni–O bond length in silicate glasses: implications for Ni isotope geochemistry.” Chemical Geology 610 (5): 121070. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2022.121070.
- Steenstra, ES, Berndt, J, Rohrbach, A, Bullock, ES, van Westrenen, W, Klemme, S, and Walter, MJ. . “Partitioning of Ru, Pd, Ag, Re, Pt, Ir and Au between sulfide-, metal- and silicate liquid at highly reduced conditions: implications for terrestrial accretion and aubrite parent body evolution.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 336: 15–32. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2022.08.021.
- Steenstra, ESKelderman E, Berndt, JKlemme S, and Bullock, Evan Westrenen W. . “Highly reduced accretion of the Earth by large impactors? Evidence from elemental partitioning between sulfide liquids and silicate melts at highly reduced conditions.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 286: 248–268. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2020.07.002.
- Steenstra, ESBerndt J, Klemme, SSnape J, and Bullock, Evan Westrenen W. . “The fate of sulfur and chalcophile elements during crystallization of the lunar magma ocean.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 125. doi: 10.1029/2019JE006328.
- Steenstra, ES, van, Haaster F, van, Mulligen R, Flemetakis, S, Berndt, J, Klemme, S, and van, Westrenen W. . “An experimental assessment of the chalcophile behavior of F, Cl, Br and I: Implications for the fate of halogens during planetary accretion and the formation of magmatic ore deposits.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 273: 275–290. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2020.01.006.
- Steenstra, ESBerndt J, Klemme, SBullock E, and van Westrenen W, Shahar A. . “Addressing matrix effects for 193 nm excimer LA-ICP-MS analyses of Fe-rich sulfides and a new predictive model.” Journal Of Analytic Atomic Spectrometry 35: 498–509. doi: 10.1039/C9JA00391F.
- Steenstra, ESSeegers A, Putter, RBerndt J, Klemme, SMatveev S, and Bullock, Evan Westrenen W. . “Metal-silicate partitioning systematics of siderophile elements at reducing conditions: A new experimental database.” Icarus 335: 113391.. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2019.113391.
- Steenstra, ESBerndt J, Klemme, SRohrbach A, and Bullock, Evan Westrenen W. . “An experimental assessment of the potential of sulfide saturation of the source regions of eucrites and angrites: Implications for asteroidal models of core formation, late accretion and volatile element depletions.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 269: 39–62. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2019.10.006.
- Steenstra, ES, Berndt, J, Klemme, S, Fei, Y, and van, Westrenen W. . “A possible high-temperature origin of the Moon and its geochemical consequences.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 538: 116222.. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116222.
- Steenstra, ES, Trautner, V, Berndt, J, Klemme, S, and van, Westrenen W. . “Trace element partitioning between sulfide-, metal- and silicate melts at highly reduced conditions: Insights into the distribution of volatile elements during core formation in reduced bodies.” Icarus 335: 113408.. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2019.113408.
- Steenstra, ESDankers D, Berndt, JKlemme S, and Matveev, Svan Westrenen W. . “Significant depletion of volatile elements in the mantle of asteroid Vesta due to core formation.” Icarus 317: 669–681. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2018.08.020.
- Steenstra, ESBerndt J, and Klemme, Svan Westrenen W. . “LA-ICP-MS analyses of Fe-rich alloys: quantification of matrix effects for 193 nm excimer laser systems.” Journal of Analytic Atomic Spectrometry 34: 222–231. doi: 10.1039/C8JA00291F.
- Steenstra, ESvan Westrenen W. . “A synthesis of geochemical constraints on the inventory of light elements in the core of Mars.” Icarus 315: 69–78. doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2018.06.023.
- Steenstra, ES, Seegers, AX, Eising, J, Tomassen, BGJ, Webers, FPF, Berndt, J, Klemme, S, Matveev, S, and van, Westrenen W. . “Evidence for a sulfur-undersaturated lunar interior from the solubility of sulfur in lunar melts and sulfide-silicate partitioning of siderophile elements.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 231: 130–156. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2018.04.008.
- Steenstra, ESAgmon N, Berndt, JMatveev S, and Klemme, Svan Westrenen W. . “Depletion of potassium and sodium in mantles of Mars, Moon and Vesta by core formation.” Scientific Reports 8: 7053.. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-25505-6.
- Knibbe, JS, Luginbühl, SM, Stoevelaar, R, van, der Plas W, van, Harlingen DM, Rai, N, Steenstra, ES, van, de Geer R, and van, Westrenen W. . “Calibration of a multi-anvil high-pressure apparatus to simulate planetary interior conditions.” EPJ techniques and instrumentation 5.
- Steenstra, ES, Lin, YH, Dankers, D, Rai, N, Berndt, J, Matveev, S, and Wim, van Westrenen. . “The lunar core can be a major reservoir for volatile elements S, Se, Te and Sb.” Scientific Reports 7: 14552.. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-15203-0.
- Steenstra, Sitabi A, Lin, YHRai N, Berndt J, Matveev S, and Knibbe J, van Westrenen W. . “The effect of melt composition on metal-silicate partitioning of siderophile elements and constraints on core formation in the angrite parent body.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 212: 62–83.
- Lin, YH, Tronche, EJ, Steenstra, ES, and van, Westrenen W. . “Experimental constraints on the solidification of a nominally dry lunar magma ocean.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 471: 104–116. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2017.04.045.
- Steenstra, ES, Lin, YH, Rai, N, Jansen, M, and van, Westrenen W. . “Carbon as the dominant light element in the lunar core.” American Mineralogist 102: 92–97. doi: 10.2138/am-2017-5727.
- Lin, YH, Tronche, E, Steenstra, ES, and van, Westrenen W. . “Evidence for an early wet Moon from experimental crystallization of the lunar magma ocean.” Nature Geoscience 10: 14–18. doi: 10.1038/ngeo2845.
- Steenstra, ES, Martin, DJP, McDonald, FE, Paisarnsombat, S, Venturino, C, O’Hara, S, Calzada-Diaz, A, Bottoms, S, Leader, MK, Klaus, KK, van, Westrenen W, Needham, DH, and Kring, DA. . “Analyses of Robotic Traverses and Sample Sites in the Schrödinger basin for the HERACLES Human-Assisted Sample Return Mission Concept.” Advances in Space Research 58: 1050–1065. doi: 10.1016/j.asr.2016.05.041.
- Steenstra, ES, Rai, N, Knibbe, JS, Lin, YH, and van, Westrenen W. . “New geochemical models of core formation in the Moon from metal–silicate partitioning of 15 siderophile elements.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 441: 1–9. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2016.02.028.
- Steenstra, ESKnibbe JS, and Rai, Nvan Westrenen W. . “Constraints on core formation in Vesta from metal–silicate partitioning of siderophile elements.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 177: 48–61. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2016.01.002.