Meenakshi Wadhwa's guest appearances

Meenakshi Wadhwa

ASU Connections Podcast

The Professionals Playbook

Spaced Out!

Geoscience Futures

Scott Parazynski

Chris Voss

Charlie Plumb

Richard Browning

Safi Bahcall

Terry Virts

Joe De Sena

Sean Penn

Valerie Plame

George Nolly

Dylan Taylor

George Whitesides

John Glenn

Matt Hall

Chris Jackson

OwlTail

For decades, everyone understood what geology was – a discipline with a long tradition, reasonably clear boundaries, and well defined career opportunities. Now it’s a bit more complicated. The emphasis is on interdisciplinary studies, systems thinking, and a lot more focus on the boundaries of geology rather than its core.That reimagination of geology has been embraced with enthusiasm by Arizona State University in the USA, where geology sits inside the “School of Earth and Space Exploration”. So who better to discuss the future of geology than Meenakshi Wadhwa, the director of the School; planetary geologist and tireless promoter of widening access to geoscience? On our side this conversation involves Iain Stewart and Neil Evans, and Meena begins by talking about her experiences getting into geology as a woman from India.

For decades, everyone understood what geology was – a discipline with a long tradition, reasonably clear boundaries, and well defined career opportunities. Now it’s a bit more complicated. The emphasis is on interdisciplinary studies, systems thinking, and a lot more focus on the boundaries of geology rather than its core.That reimagination of geology has been embraced with enthusiasm by Arizona State University in the USA, where geology sits inside the “School of Earth and Space Exploration”. So who better to discuss the future of geology than Meenakshi Wadhwa, the director of the School; planetary geologist and tireless promoter of widening access to geoscience? On our side this conversation involves Iain Stewart and Neil Evans, and Meena begins by talking about her experiences getting into geology as a woman from India.

Acclaimed Planetary Scientist Meenakshi Wadhwa talks about her gripping adventures studying meteorites, moon rocks, space diamonds, stardust and the evolution of our solar system in this exciting episode of Spaced Out! with Sarah Begum.Watch the full interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/II6UXyXZoK0Support the show (https://paypal.me/sarahbegum108?locale.x=en_GB)

Acclaimed Planetary Scientist Meenakshi Wadhwa talks about her gripping adventures studying meteorites, moon rocks, space diamonds, stardust and the evolution of our solar system in this exciting episode of Spaced Out! with Sarah Begum. Watch the full interview on Youtube: <a href="https://youtu.be/II6UXyXZoK0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/II6UXyXZoK0</a><a href="https://paypal.me/sarahbegum108?locale.x=en_GB" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://paypal.me/sarahbegum108?locale.x=en_GB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://paypal.me/sarahbegum108?locale.x=en_GB</a>)

Spaced Out! S2 Episode 3: MEENAKSHI WADHWA - Jewels of the Universe

My guest today is Dr. Meenakshi Wadhwa, a world-class planetary scientist and currently the Director of the School of Earth and Space Exploration at ASU. She is a cosmic CSI detective investigating the origins of our solar system, primarily through meteorites. She has been involved in a number of NASA planetary science missions, including Co-Investigator on the Genesis mission and as Collaborator on the Mars Science Laboratory mission.She was also a member of the Planetary Protection Subcommittee (PPS) and was Chair of the NASA Curation and Analysis Planning Team for Extra-terrestrial Materials. Here's a brief highlight from our conversation today.Meenakshi is a great teacher, especially with a complex subject like the origin of our universe. I also had a chance to interview her husband, former NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski, so make sure to listen to that episode after this one.  In our conversation, Meenakshi and I talk about how meteorites hold the secret to the formation of our solar system, whether she thinks we'll discover life outside of the earth, and some of the obstacles she's had to overcome in her career. Below are the show notes with associated timestamps:Meteorites (min. 03:00)Story from expedition (min. 07:00)How earth formed (min. 11:00)How we date the solar system (min. 14:30) Upcoming missions (min. 22:00)Robots vs. people from a science perspective (min. 24:30)Exoplanets (min. 29:00)Where passion came from (min. 32:30)Obstacles she's overcome (min. 38:00)Traits she looks for in students (min. 39:40)How she met Astronaut Scott Parazynski (min. 44:30)Projects she's working on (min. 48:45)Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode I've also started a monthly newsletter where I send out a few useful or insightful things that have helped me over the last month. You can sign up by clicking here or going to:https://www.professionalsplaybook.com/newsletter Instagram-- @justinfighterpilotLinkedIn-- Justin LeeFacebook--@justinfighterpilotThis episode was edited by Trevor CablerIf you got value from this episode, please give the show a review by tapping here and scrolling to the bottom where it says: "Write a Review." Make sure you use a unique username. Thanks for the support 👊

My guest today is Dr. Meenakshi Wadhwa, a world-class planetary scientist and currently the Director of the School of Earth and Space Exploration at ASU. She is a cosmic CSI detective investigating the origins of our solar system, primarily through meteorites. She has been involved in a number of NASA planetary science missions, including Co-Investigator on the Genesis mission and as Collaborator on the Mars Science Laboratory mission.She was also a member of the Planetary Protection Subcommittee (PPS) and was Chair of the NASA Curation and Analysis Planning Team for Extra-terrestrial Materials. Here's a brief highlight from our conversation today. Meenakshi is a great teacher, especially with a complex subject like the origin of our universe. I also had a chance to interview her husband, former NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski, so make sure to listen to that episode after this one.  In our conversation, Meenakshi and I talk about how meteorites hold the secret to the formation of our solar system, whether she thinks we'll discover life outside of the earth, and some of the obstacles she's had to overcome in her career. Below are the show notes with associated timestamps:<ul><li>Meteorites (min. 03:00)</li><li>Story from expedition (min. 07:00)</li><li>How earth formed (min. 11:00)</li><li>How we date the solar system (min. 14:30) </li><li>Upcoming missions (min. 22:00)</li><li>Robots vs. people from a science perspective (min. 24:30)</li><li>Exoplanets (min. 29:00)</li><li>Where passion came from (min. 32:30)</li><li>Obstacles she's overcome (min. 38:00)</li><li>Traits she looks for in students (min. 39:40)</li><li>How she met Astronaut Scott Parazynski (min. 44:30)</li><li>Projects she's working on (min. 48:45)</li></ul>Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode I've also started a monthly newsletter where I send out a few useful or insightful things that have helped me over the last month. You can sign up by clicking <a href="https://www.professionalsplaybook.com/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or going to: <a href="https://www.professionalsplaybook.com/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.professionalsplaybook.com/newsletter </a> Instagram-- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/justinfighterpilot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@justinfighterpilot</a> LinkedIn-- <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-lee-30a2258b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Justin Lee</a> Facebook--<a href="https://www.facebook.com/justinfighterpilot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@justinfighterpilot</a> This episode was edited by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-cabler/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trevor Cabler</a> If you got value from this episode, please give the show a review by tapping <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-professionals-playbook/id1448289001" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and scrolling to the bottom where it says: "Write a Review." Make sure you use a unique username. Thanks for the support 👊

Director of Earth and Space Exploration on Life outside of Earth, Overcoming a Gender Bias, and Meteorites--Dr. Meenakshi Wadhwa