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Rita Parai

Associate Professor of Earth Environmental and Planetary Sciences

Washington University in St. Louis

Affiliations

McKelvey School of Engineering

Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

Rita Parai is currently serving as an Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Associate Professor of Earth Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Washington University In St. Louis.

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Rita Parai

Washington University in St. Louis

Associate Professor of Earth Environmental and Planetary Sciences

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planetary sciences earth science geochemistry geology chemical geology mantle geochemistry astronomy geodynamics planetary science tectonics tectonophysics mantle dynamics space science cosmochemistry geophysical research isotope geochemistry planetary change crust-mantle interaction lunar science earth system science magmatism noble gases environmental science stratigraphy volcanic gas chemistry geochronology atmospheric environment southwest indian ridge marine geology igneous process planetary atmospheres igneous petrogenesis planetary geology earth-moon system solar system formation palaeogeography magmatic process igneous petrology space research terrestrial geochemistry planetary exploration regional geology meteoritics cook-austral islands geoscientific model development plate tectonics subduction zones planetary environments xenon isotopic constraints mantle composition geochemical constraints scientific data oxygen isotopes lithosphere regional tectonics archaeological record subducted water flux mantle regassing rates himu mantle mantle plumes mantle volatile budgets ancient terrestrial heterogeneities core-mantle boundary laboratory investigation quaternary science geodesy organic geochemistry engineering geology metamorphic petrology orogeny continental tectonics marine hydrodynamics earth structure helium isotopic compositions mantle plume source stable isotopes high temperature geochemistry noble gas geochemistry geochemical data noble gas isotopes

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Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis (Angsa) Samples: Preliminary Examination of Double Drive Tube Samples 73001 and 73002 and Lessons Learned for Returning to the Moon With Artemis. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets (2025)

planetary scienceslunar sciencespace explorationplanetary scienceearth-moon systemastronomyspace scienceobservational astronomylessons learnedpreliminary examination

Vatmos-Sr: A Fast Mission to Return Samples From Venus Atmosphere. (2025)

atmospheric measurement techniqueplanetary atmospheresplanetary sciencesplanetary explorationatmospheric researchspace explorationspace researchplanetary scienceastronomyspace sciencespace missionsobservational astronomydeep space probeatmospheric sciencefast mission

Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis (Angsa): An Apollo Participating Scientist Program to Prepare the Lunar Sample Community for Artemis. Space Science Reviews (2024)

C. K. ShearerF. M. McCubbinS. EckleyS. B. SimonA. MeshikF. McDonaldH. H. SchmittR. A. ZeiglerJ. GrossJ. MitchellC. KrysherR. V. MorrisR. ParaiB. L. JolliffJ. J. Gillis-DavisK. H. JoyS. K. BellP. G. LuceyL. SunZ. D. SharpC. DukesA. SehlkeA. MosieJ. AlltonC. AmickJ. I. SimonT. M. EricksonJ. J. BarnesM. D. DyarK. BurgessN. PetroD. MoriartyN. M. CurranJ. E. ElsilaR. A. Colina-RuizT. KrollD. SokarasH. A. IshiiJ. P. BradleyD. SearsB. CohenO. PravdivsevaM. S. ThompsonC. R. NealR. HanaR. KetchamK. Welten

angsa activitieslaboratory investigationplanetary sciencessamplinglunar sciencespace explorationplanetary sciencescientific dataastronomyspace sciencelunar sample communityapollo curation facilityinstrumentation

Investigating the Nature of the East Pacific Rise Mantle Source With Heavy Noble Gas Isotopes. Goldschmidt Abstracts (2024)

planetary sciencescrust-mantle interactionmantle geochemistrygeochemistrygeophysical researchgeodynamicsearth sciencechemical geologymantle dynamicstectonophysicsgeology

Magmatic Heavy Noble Gases in Ancient Anorthosites. Goldschmidt Abstracts (2024)

planetary sciencesmagmatic processgeochemistryancient anorthositesigneous processigneous petrogenesisastronomychemical geologyvolcanologypetrology

Method Development for Routine Heavy Noble Gas Isotopic Analysis in Commonly Available Oceanic Basalts. Goldschmidt Abstracts (2024)

planetary sciencesmantle geochemistryavailable oceanic basaltsgeochemistryigneous processmagmatismmethod developmentmarine geologyvolcanic gas chemistrychemical geologyearth sciencegeologyvolcanology

Noble Gases in Mantle Sources From Accretion to the Present-Day. Elsevier eBooks (2024)

Rita Parai

mantle sourcesnoble gasesearth science

Primordial and Recycled Noble Gases in the Cook-Austral Himu Mantle: Insights Into the Onset of Volatile Subduction. Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2024)

Xinmu J. ZhangRita ParaiJohn C. Lassiter

earth system sciencemantle geochemistrygeophysical researchigneous petrogenesisplanetary scienceenvironmental sciencetectonophysicsquaternary scienceplanetary environmentscook-austral himu mantlenoble gasesplanetary changeearth sciencecosmochemistryplanetary sciencesgeochemistryigneous processgeodynamicsvolatile subductionplanetary geologygeology

Seamounts Control Subducted Carbonate Recycling in Central America – Evidence From Stable Sr Isotopes. Research Square (Research Square) (2024)

Alexander HammerstromRita ParaiRichard CarlsonStephen Turner

planetary sciencesgeochemistrytectonicsregional tectonicsenvironmental sciencesubduction zonesseamounts controlmarine geologyengineering geologystable sr isotopesisotope geochemistryearth sciencecarbonate recyclingregional geologygeology

Seamounts Control Subducted Carbonate Recycling in Central America – Evidence From Stable Sr Isotopes. EarthArXiv (California Digital Library) (2024)

stratigraphygeological datageochemistrytectonicsenvironmental scienceseamounts controlstable sr isotopeschemical geologyearth sciencepaleoceanographyisotope geochemistrycarbonate recyclinggeology

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Rita Parai

Associate Professor of Earth Environmental and Planetary Sciences

Washington University in St. Louis

Affiliations

McKelvey School of Engineering

Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

Rita Parai is currently serving as an Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Associate Professor of Earth Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Washington University In St. Louis.

Honors

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Rita Parai

Washington University in St. Louis

Associate Professor of Earth Environmental and Planetary Sciences

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

planetary scienceslunar sciencespace explorationplanetary scienceearth-moon systemastronomyspace scienceobservational astronomylessons learnedpreliminary examination

Vatmos-Sr: A Fast Mission to Return Samples From Venus Atmosphere. (2025)

Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis (Angsa): An Apollo Participating Scientist Program to Prepare the Lunar Sample Community for Artemis. Space Science Reviews (2024)

Investigating the Nature of the East Pacific Rise Mantle Source With Heavy Noble Gas Isotopes. Goldschmidt Abstracts (2024)

planetary sciencescrust-mantle interactionmantle geochemistrygeochemistrygeophysical researchgeodynamicsearth sciencechemical geologymantle dynamicstectonophysicsgeology

Magmatic Heavy Noble Gases in Ancient Anorthosites. Goldschmidt Abstracts (2024)

planetary sciencesmagmatic processgeochemistryancient anorthositesigneous processigneous petrogenesisastronomychemical geologyvolcanologypetrology

Method Development for Routine Heavy Noble Gas Isotopic Analysis in Commonly Available Oceanic Basalts. Goldschmidt Abstracts (2024)

planetary sciencesmantle geochemistryavailable oceanic basaltsgeochemistryigneous processmagmatismmethod developmentmarine geologyvolcanic gas chemistrychemical geologyearth sciencegeologyvolcanology

Noble Gases in Mantle Sources From Accretion to the Present-Day. Elsevier eBooks (2024)

Rita Parai

mantle sourcesnoble gasesearth science

Primordial and Recycled Noble Gases in the Cook-Austral Himu Mantle: Insights Into the Onset of Volatile Subduction. Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2024)

Xinmu J. ZhangRita ParaiJohn C. Lassiter

Seamounts Control Subducted Carbonate Recycling in Central America – Evidence From Stable Sr Isotopes. Research Square (Research Square) (2024)

Alexander HammerstromRita ParaiRichard CarlsonStephen Turner

Seamounts Control Subducted Carbonate Recycling in Central America – Evidence From Stable Sr Isotopes. EarthArXiv (California Digital Library) (2024)

stratigraphygeological datageochemistrytectonicsenvironmental scienceseamounts controlstable sr isotopeschemical geologyearth sciencepaleoceanographyisotope geochemistrycarbonate recyclinggeology

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