Speaker · Argentina Space 2026
Pamela Such Stelzer
Ph.D. in Volcanology & Stratigraphy · MSc in GIS (Salzburg)
PhD in Volcanology and Stratigraphy (UNT) and Affiliate Scientist at the SETI Institute, where she researches asteroids, the Moon and icy moons such as Enceladus and Europa. An expert in geochemistry and space resources, she combines planetary research with an extensive mining career in Argentina, Chile, the United States and Canada, specialising in instrument design and disruptive technology solutions.
November 11, 12 and 13, 2026 · Salta Convention Center
About
Pamela Such Stelzer is a geologist and planetary scientist. With a PhD in Volcanology and Stratigraphy from Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, she combines research on asteroids, space resources and instrumentation with an extensive career in the mining industry in Argentina, Chile, the United States and Canada. Her approach is multidisciplinary: she connects geology, geochemistry, physics and engineering so that the innovation driving space exploration can also transform industries on Earth.
She is an Affiliate Scientist at the SETI Institute, working on research and technology for asteroids, the Moon and icy moons such as Enceladus and Europa. She was a research fellow at York University (Canada), working with the OSIRIS-REx mission team, a CONICET postdoctoral researcher on asteroid resources and a research associate at the University of British Columbia. In industry she has worked as a geologist and consultant for Anglo American, Barrick and Nevada Gold Mines. Since 2026 she has led space resources and space farming projects as an honorary researcher at Universidad de San Pablo-T.
On the program
- Space resources, space mining and space farming: the new extractive and biological frontier
- Space resources roundtable and debate · Space resources, habitats and astrobiology
Career highlights
- Affiliate Scientist, SETI Institute (since 2020)
- Honorary Research Associate Professor, Universidad de San Pablo-T (since 2026)
- Research Associate, University of British Columbia (2024–2025)
- Research Fellow in asteroids and instrumentation, York University (2018–2019)
- Postdoctoral researcher on asteroid resources, CONICET (2016–2018)
- Geologist and consultant for Anglo American, Nevada Gold Mines and Barrick
- Geology professor, Universidad de La Serena, Chile (2012–2014)
Education
- PhD in Volcanology and Stratigraphy, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán
- MSc in Geographic Information Systems, UNIGIS Salzburg
- Geology, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán
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