High-Temperature Isotope Geochemistry

Bio

I am a high-temperature isotope geochemist who primarily uses noble gases to address questions about how planetary bodies form and evolve over time. Explore these pages to learn more about my research group, our laboratory facilities and the research we pursue.

Research

We pursue topics related to the early Earth, lunar formation, the origin and evolution of Earth’s volatile budgets, chemical cycling between deep Earth and surface reservoirs, the nature of mantle heterogeneities and chemical constraints on geodynamics.

News

Our new paper about Xe isotopic constraints on volatile recycling was accepted at Nature -- watch this space for updates!

Individuals interested in graduate or postdoctoral research should contact parai at wustl dot edu for more information.