Expeditions

Expedition 324 to Shatsky Rise will explore one of the most fundamental questions of modern geodynamics - the process of mantle convection and its impact on Earth’s surface through volcanism.

Expedition 321T will cement reentry cones around subseafloor borehold observatories and play host to the School of Rock 2009 teacher workshop.

To learn more about this year's School of Rock, click on the link above and read their blogs on our blog page daily.

Expedition 321 is a continuation of Expedition 320 - with a whole new science party.

This expedition officially began on at the end of Expedition 320 on the 5th of May, but the ship embarked from Honolulu on May 9th. Watch for blogs from our scientists and special video updates from reporter Appy Sluijs, as our team continues coring the amazing sediments of the paleoequator!

Expedition 320: Pacific Equatorial Age Transit (Part 1) is our first post-renovation cruise! This expedition began in Honolulu, Hawaii on 5 March 2009 and ended on the 5th of May when Expedition 321 began. In addition to our own blogs, several expedition scientists have posted their thoughts and impressions through other online sites.  Each one provides a different and enriching view of our work in the Equatorial Pacific. See the links provided below for access to the scientists' blogs. 

Dr. Paul Bown, a micropaleontologist from University College London, is blogging about this expedition on the Natural Environment Research Council’s Planet Earth Online.  

Rice University’s Dr. Lizette Leon-Rodriguez is posting a Spanish language blog on her page at Academia.edu.

Dr. Thomas Westerhold is blogging in German through his page hosted by marum at the University of Bremen.

Logging scientist Trevor Williams, from the Borehole Group at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory is posting at Popular Mechanics.

DATES: 4 Jan - 9 Mar

C0-CHIEF SCIENTISTS: Carlota Escutia Dotti (Spain) and Henk Brinkhuis (The Netherlands)

LOGGING STAFF SCIENTISTS: Annick Fehr and Trevor Williams

STAFF SCIENTIST: Adam Klaus

SAILING FROM: Wellington New Zealand to Hobart, Australia

IODP Expedition 312: Superfast Spreading Rate Crust 3 started in Victoria, Canada, on 28 October 2005 and ended in Balboa, Panama, on 28 December 2005.

Dr. Suzanne O'Connell, a geology professor at Wesleyan University, wrote about this expedition on Science Buzz. Check it out. Bryan Kennedy of the Science Museum of Minnesota also had an entry on Science Buzz related to this expedition.

Another good resource on this cruise is High SEA Adventures with Mr. Bucholtz.

You can also read the School of Rock Expedition Blog for this cruise.

Photos from this expedition are here.

IODP Expedition 309: Superfast Spreading Rate Crust 2 started in San Cristobal, Panama, on 8 July 2005 and ended in Balboa, Panama, on 28 August 2005.

The Teacher at Sea for this cruise was Alan Gelatt of Romulus, NY. Check out what he had to say about the trip.

Photos from this expedition are here.

IODP Expedition 301 started in Astoria, Oregon, on 27 June 2004 and ended in Astoria, Oregon, on 21 August 2004.

Jon Rice of Proctorsville, VT was Teacher at Sea. Check out his Teacher at Sea page here.

Pictures from this expedition are here.