Meenakshi Wadhwa
@minwadhwa.bsky.social
Director, Scripps Inst. Oceanography & Vice Chancellor, UC San Diego. Opinions are my own.
Halloween celebrations @scrippsocean.bsky.social — ghosts, cool canines and a new variety of dogfish!
November 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Halloween celebrations @scrippsocean.bsky.social — ghosts, cool canines and a new variety of dogfish!
My first 3 weeks on the job at @scrippsocean.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social have flown by - learning about the amazing people who work here (including those pictured here from our world-class scientific diving program and ship operations) and the amazing things that we do here.
October 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
My first 3 weeks on the job at @scrippsocean.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social have flown by - learning about the amazing people who work here (including those pictured here from our world-class scientific diving program and ship operations) and the amazing things that we do here.
I think I met my first native San Diegan today @birchaquarium.bsky.social … a gorgeous rosy boa! Also met Rusty, a handsome bearded dragon. Birch is a truly magical place.
October 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I think I met my first native San Diegan today @birchaquarium.bsky.social … a gorgeous rosy boa! Also met Rusty, a handsome bearded dragon. Birch is a truly magical place.
Amazed by Gaudi’s city…
September 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Amazed by Gaudi’s city…
Dubai at night… including amazing views of and from the top of Burj Khalifa!
September 9, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Dubai at night… including amazing views of and from the top of Burj Khalifa!
Snapshots from a memorable penultimate week in AZ… (picture of the Haboob courtesy of @astrodocscott.bsky.social & that of the gorgeous cake thanks to Kim Baptista)!
August 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Snapshots from a memorable penultimate week in AZ… (picture of the Haboob courtesy of @astrodocscott.bsky.social & that of the gorgeous cake thanks to Kim Baptista)!
Yesterday I had the opportunity to thank my long-time AZ friends and colleagues @seseasu.bsky.social for the many wonderful years of camaraderie, collaborations, and friendship I’ve enjoyed here. Definitely one of my best career and life decisions to come here 19+ years ago!
August 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Yesterday I had the opportunity to thank my long-time AZ friends and colleagues @seseasu.bsky.social for the many wonderful years of camaraderie, collaborations, and friendship I’ve enjoyed here. Definitely one of my best career and life decisions to come here 19+ years ago!
Surprised and delighted to come across this earlier this week… art transforms the mundane into magic and proves that delight can often hide in plain sight. #FallenStar
August 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Surprised and delighted to come across this earlier this week… art transforms the mundane into magic and proves that delight can often hide in plain sight. #FallenStar
Soaking in another AZ sunset.
August 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Soaking in another AZ sunset.
Yesterday was my last day as Director @seseasu.bsky.social. I’m proud of what our school community has achieved over the last 6 yrs, building on a trajectory set in motion 19 yrs ago when SESE was founded. I know SESE will achieve greater heights in the coming years — I will be cheering them on!
August 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Yesterday was my last day as Director @seseasu.bsky.social. I’m proud of what our school community has achieved over the last 6 yrs, building on a trajectory set in motion 19 yrs ago when SESE was founded. I know SESE will achieve greater heights in the coming years — I will be cheering them on!
OK, so La Jolla sunsets are not so bad… and I can almost trick myself into seeing a green flash in the last image!
July 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
OK, so La Jolla sunsets are not so bad… and I can almost trick myself into seeing a green flash in the last image!
One of the many things I will miss about living in Arizona is the sunsets… and this view from our balcony of said sunsets!
July 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
One of the many things I will miss about living in Arizona is the sunsets… and this view from our balcony of said sunsets!
Recharging with nature-therapy (and friends-therapy!). Absorbing the beauty and tranquility of the Pacific Northwest, exploring the waterways east of Vancouver Island with friends - teaming with natural beauty and wild life (bald eagles, whales, sea lions!)!
July 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Recharging with nature-therapy (and friends-therapy!). Absorbing the beauty and tranquility of the Pacific Northwest, exploring the waterways east of Vancouver Island with friends - teaming with natural beauty and wild life (bald eagles, whales, sea lions!)!
Reminded that “America the Beautiful” was inspired by the beauty of the Colorado Rockies. More important than ever to be reminded of all that is precious and beautiful about this country that I have chosen as my own — happy Independence Day weekend!
July 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Reminded that “America the Beautiful” was inspired by the beauty of the Colorado Rockies. More important than ever to be reminded of all that is precious and beautiful about this country that I have chosen as my own — happy Independence Day weekend!
Fun article in July issue of @arizonahighways (www.arizonahighways.com/article/mart...) by Matt Jaffe. Matt is an incredible writer, who recently also wrote this profile of @uarizona’s Michael Kotutwa Johnson @kotutwa that I found very moving - check it out: www.arizonahighways.com/article/mich...
June 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Fun article in July issue of @arizonahighways (www.arizonahighways.com/article/mart...) by Matt Jaffe. Matt is an incredible writer, who recently also wrote this profile of @uarizona’s Michael Kotutwa Johnson @kotutwa that I found very moving - check it out: www.arizonahighways.com/article/mich...
Picture perfect day for taking in a ballgame at Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds) with family! And Cubbies won!!
May 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Picture perfect day for taking in a ballgame at Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds) with family! And Cubbies won!!
Celebrated the 50th anniversary of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences at Washington University this week. Great to be back in my old stomping grounds with old friends from the 4th floor of Compton Hall!
May 23, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Celebrated the 50th anniversary of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences at Washington University this week. Great to be back in my old stomping grounds with old friends from the 4th floor of Compton Hall!
First time (amazingly!) on the University of Washington campus to give some talks. Loved talking to UW students and faculty (and catching up with an old friend from College!).
May 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
First time (amazingly!) on the University of Washington campus to give some talks. Loved talking to UW students and faculty (and catching up with an old friend from College!).
Today was joyous. Took this photo in my office just before I met with each @seseasu.bsky.social faculty member promoted to Associate Professor. Congratulations to Katrina Bossert, Joe O'Rourke, Elizabeth Trembath Reichert, Allison Noble, Alex van Engelen, Duane DeVecchio, and Jnaneshwar Das!
May 9, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Today was joyous. Took this photo in my office just before I met with each @seseasu.bsky.social faculty member promoted to Associate Professor. Congratulations to Katrina Bossert, Joe O'Rourke, Elizabeth Trembath Reichert, Allison Noble, Alex van Engelen, Duane DeVecchio, and Jnaneshwar Das!
Great weekend in DC for the #nasannualmeeting
April 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Great weekend in DC for the #nasannualmeeting
Had meant to post this last week, but just catching up now and sharing some of the amazing vignettes from @seseasu.bsky.social’s first, and hopefully annual, Community Art Show!
April 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Had meant to post this last week, but just catching up now and sharing some of the amazing vignettes from @seseasu.bsky.social’s first, and hopefully annual, Community Art Show!
One of our favorite hikes in the PHX area on a picture perfect day.
April 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
One of our favorite hikes in the PHX area on a picture perfect day.
And can’t forget post about the geologic wonders of Hong Kong, including the 140 million year old columnar jointed tuffs of the High Island Formation - totally spectacular!
April 11, 2025 at 6:25 AM
And can’t forget post about the geologic wonders of Hong Kong, including the 140 million year old columnar jointed tuffs of the High Island Formation - totally spectacular!
Images from last week’s trip to Hong Kong with @astrodocscott.bsky.social, including visits to the Royal Geographic Society and the University of Hong Kong (where I got to hold rocks from the far side of the Moon!).
April 11, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Images from last week’s trip to Hong Kong with @astrodocscott.bsky.social, including visits to the Royal Geographic Society and the University of Hong Kong (where I got to hold rocks from the far side of the Moon!).
Exactly what faculty meetings should be like!Love @seseasu.bsky.social! @larrynittler.bsky.social #EdGarnero
April 11, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Exactly what faculty meetings should be like!Love @seseasu.bsky.social! @larrynittler.bsky.social #EdGarnero