In hmolscince, Sterner-Elser human molecular formula, in human molecular theory, to the 22-element molecular formula for an average human (see: human molecular formula), calculated in 2000 and published in print in 2002 by American limnologists Robert Sterner and James Elser, the empirical formula version of which is shown below: [1]

(Sterner-Elser)
[empirical]
= H375,000,000O132,000,000C85,700,000N6,430,000Ca1,500,000P1,020,000S206,000Na183,000K177,000

Cl127,000Mg40,000Si38,600Fe2,680Zn2,110Cu76I14Mn13F13Cr7Se4Mo3Co1

(Sterner-Elser) [empirical]	=	H375,000,000O132,000,000C85,700,000N6,430,000Ca1,500,000P1,020,000S206,000Na183,000K177,000 Cl127,000Mg40,000Si38,600Fe2,680Zn2,110Cu76I14Mn13F13Cr7Se4Mo3Co1

Other
An alternative, independent, formula is the 26-element Thims human molecular formula, calculated in 2002 and published online (Ѻ) in 2005 and in print in 2007 by American electrical engineer Libb Thims. [2]

References
1. (a) Sterner, Robert W. and Elser, James J. (2002). Ecological Stoichiometry: the Biology of Elements from Molecules to the Biosphere (chapter one) (human molecule, empirical formula pg. 3; discussion, pgs. 47, 135). Princeton University Press.
(b) Karasov, William H. and Rio, Carlos M. (2007). Physiological Ecology: How Animals Process Energy, Nutrients, and Toxins (pg. 538). Princeton University Press.
(c) Sterner, Robert W. and Elser, James J. (2008). “Ecological Stoichiometry: Overview”, in: Encyclopedia of Ecology, Five-Volume Set, Volume 2 Overview (§, pgs. 1101-16, §§: Biology of the Elements, pg. 1103). Publisher.
(d) Sterner, Robert W. and Elser, James J. (2010). “Ecological Stoichiometry: Overview”, in: Global Ecology (pg. 337). Publisher.
2. (a) Thims, Libb. (2002). Human Thermodynamics (ch. 19: “Where Does One Go After Death”, pgs. 491-), unpublished manuscript. Chicago: Institute of Human Thermodynamics.
(b) Thims, Libb. (2002). Human Thermodynamics (Volume One), Date: Sept. Chicago: Institute of Human Thermodynamics.
(c) Thims, Libb. (2005). Cessation Thermodynamics. Institute of Human Thermodynamics.
(d) Thims, Libb. (2005). “Molecular Evolution Table” (Ѻ), HumanThermodynamics.com, Dec 13.
(e) Thims, Libb. (2007). Human Chemistry (Volume One), (preview), (ch. 2: "The Human Molecule", pgs. 15-35). Morrisville, NC: LuLu.
(f) The discovery of the Sterner-Elser calculation was a partial impetus behind the expansion of the 2007 chapter two, i.e. "The Human Molecule", of Human Chemistry, into the 2008 booklet The Human Molecule (6 Mar 2008).
(g) Thims, Libb. (2008). The Human Molecule, (preview) (Google Books). Morrisville, NC: LuLu.