Rita Parai

@ritaparai

Associate Professor at WashU | interests include rocks, tiny bolts, and monks who were mad at each other

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Rita Parai@ritaparai· 29d

I may be delayed at the Montréal airport, but there’s a poutine mascot

A mascot in red sneakers shaped like a cup bearing fries and gravy walks confidently through a crowded airport scene

Rita Parai@ritaparai· Jul 17

Omg omg @volcanojw.bsky.social look what came with our check

A dish with a smaller dish containing hard candy from Candylabs in Montreal

Rita Parai@ritaparai· May 30

The last US-led mission to Venus was NASA’s Magellan mission, which began its operations in August 1990. That same month, my family visited the Air and Space museum for the first time.

A family photo in front of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in 1990.

Rita Parai@ritaparai· May 30

I need to actually get to my gate in time, but am stuck processing this particular table:

A screenshot from the proposed NSF budget request showing the number of people involved in NSF activities dropping from 330,100 in FY2024 to 90,000 in FY2026.

Rita Parai@ritaparai· May 11

Aurora visible in STL!!