Meenakshi Wadhwa

@minwadhwa.bsky.social

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Director, Scripps Inst. Oceanography & Vice Chancellor, UC San Diego. Opinions are my own.

I am sitting with students, postdocs, staff and faculty in front of a giant screen at Scripps Oceanography watching the launch of Artemis 2.
Me and Maria standing next to each other on the campus of Scripps Oceanography, with the beautiful backdrop of the ocean, Scripps Pier, and the La Jolla cove.
Me in front of the state capitol in Sacramento, CA
Sunset view of a beach in La Jolla, California, with orange hues reflected in the water and a row of clouds near the horizon.
View of the Scripps Pier at dusk, with festive lights along the length of the pier.
The neo-Gothic facade of the church of Sagrada Família in Barcelona
View looking up from the base of Burj Khalifa
A monstrously huge dust storm behind a building, with a pool in the foreground.
Me cutting a beautiful cake decorated with an ocean and sunset, with a party in the backdrop.
Three views of a work of art called “Fallen Star” on the campus of UCSD by artist Do Ho Suh: a cottage perched on top of a building, with over half its base hanging off the building.
Two views of the Sun setting over Tempe Town Lake - brilliant orange colors and some clouds.
Group photo with staff in SESE at ASU.
A series of 4 photos showing the progression of a sunset over the Pacific Ocean, with silhouettes of palm trees in foreground.
Me and my husband with a brilliant sunset behind us.
View from the bow of a boat of blue water and mountains in the distance
My husband and I in hiking gear, standing in an alpine meadow, with mountains in the backdrop.
An office with big windows in the background, and a table in foreground that has 7 turquoise blue gift bags that have the word “Congrats” printed on them.
A gorgeous montage of images of the diverse samples collected on Mars so far by NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover
Picture of a stylized Mars rover entitled “Perseverance 2021” with these words at the bottom: “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.”