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News from the JR – January/early February 2013 |
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Happy New Year from the JR!
The ship is busy drilling the Hess Deep Rift for Expedition 345. It has been quite a challenge so far! You can learn all about Hess Deep and follow along here through February 12, 2013.
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Captain Steve
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The drilling operations during Hess Deep have been indeed a challenge, requiring the constant expertise of our excellent drilling team! In attempting to drill into hard rock and get ever deeper, we have had to pull the drill in and out and start new holes several times. Read more from Education Officer Nicole Kurtz.
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What is so important about the Hess Deep expedition? Watch our newest animation here.
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From Susan Gebbels, one of our Education Officers on board Expedition 345:
I have been on lots of boats but I’ve never had a birthday on-board before. Today I celebrated with a blue cake in the shape of a biology book that Abraham the baker made for me.
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We still have THREE Education Officers on board our current Expedition 345. They have been conducting an amazing number and variety of video broadcasts to classrooms around the world! Follow their blogs at:
http://joidesresolution.org/user/298: Susan Gebbels
http://joidesresolution.org/user/49: Jean-Luc Berenguer
http://joidesresolution.org/user/295: Nicole Kurtz
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The application period to host an IODP Distinguished Lecturer has opened. This is a fantastic opportunity for academic institutions and public/museum venues to have one of our leading scientists present current ocean drilling research. Selected venues will also receive a FREE educator professional development workshop complements of Deep Earth Academy and several Rockers and/or Education Officers. This is an all day workshop with lots of our hands-on activities. We can tailor the workshops to fit audience need.
Please consider applying and pass along to your contacts!.
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We have such mixed feelings to announce that this month we will bid farewell to our fearless leader, Deep Earth Academy director Leslie Peart. She is leaving to take a job as Education Director at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, Texas – where she will be closer to her family. She has been with the program since 2004 and we will miss her dearly!
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