Science Party and Crew

Meet the science party and crew of the JOIDES Resolution! Work aboard the ship never ceases; operations continue 24 hours a day. The JR’s complement can consist of up to 50 scientists and technicians and 65 crew members. The makeup of the science party changes with every expedition depending on its objectives. The crew consists of marine professionals and ocean drilling specialists, among others, and rotates about every other expedition. Meet some of these amazing folks below.

Science Party

The JR’s science party is specific to each mission, with the skills and science disciplines chosen especially to achieve the mission’s goals.

The Science Party for the Juan de Fuca Hydrogeology expedition is below:

Andrew Fisher Co-Chief Scientist University of California at Santa Cruz	Takeshi Tsuji Co-Chief Scientist Kyoto University
Sylvain Morvan CORK Engineer Ecole Normale Superieure - France	Keir Becker CORK Specialist/Hydrogeologist University of Miami
Katerina Petronotis Expedition Project Manager/Staff Scientist Texas A&M University	Reona Masui Geophysicist/Physical Properties Kyoto University
Samuel Hulme Inorganic Chemist/CORK Specialist University of Hawaii at Manoa	Fuwu Ji Inorganic Geochemist Tongji University/China
Geoff Wheat Inorganic Geochemist/CORK Specialist University of Alaska Fairbanks	Jennifer Rutter Inorganic Geochemist/Petrologist University of Southampton
Hiroki Miyamotot Logging Scientist/Structural Geologist Kyoto University	Stefan Mrozewski Logging Staff Scientist Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Amanda Turner Microbiologist/CORK Specialist University of Southern California	Jim Cowen Microbiologist/Organic Geochemist University of Hawaii at Manoa
Beth Orcutt Microbiologist/Organic Geochemist Aarhus Universitet - Denmark	Dinah Bowman Outreach Officer Portland, Texas
Jean Marie Gautier Outreach Officer Saint Laurent du Maroni - France	Jackie Kane Outreach Officer Toledo, Ohio
Stephanie Keske Outreach Officer Texas A&M University	Brigitte Thiberge Outreach Officer Bayeux, Normandy, France
Bejonty Richardson Outreach Officer/HBCU Fellow Virginia State University	Michelle Harris Petrologist University of Southampton
Katie Inderbitzen Physical Properties Specialist University of Miami	Dustin Winslow Physical Properties Specialist/Hydrologist University of California at Santa Cruz
Leslie Peart Staff Educator Consortium for Ocean Leadership

Ship Crew

The JR's crew includes technicians, cooks, curators, the folks who operate the ship and the drilling process, and many more. Crew members tend to alternate duty on every other expedition, for the most part. A few are listed here now; check back often as we add more!

Nick Parish Driller	Michael Storms Operations Superintendent
Jacob Robinson Second Mate	Alex Simpson Ship's Captain
Jeffrey Hernandez Ship's Doctor	Bubba Attryde Tool Pusher/Core Technician
Brian LeBlanc 2nd Assistant Engineer	Trevor Cobine Paleomagnetics Technician
Clay Furman Logging Engineer	Stephen Midgley Operations Superintendent
Randy W. Gjesvold Marine Electronics Technician	Kristin Hillis Underway-Core Lab Technician
David Yates Chief Electrician	Tim ‘Dread Pirate’ Bronk Assistant Lab Officer
Rolando Manzo 3rd Assistant Engineer	Andro Huenda Oiler
Marcelino “Onyok” Salaveria Jr. Senior Motorman	Erick Jackson Research Assistant
Dean Ferrell Operations Engineer/Electronics Technician	Lara L. Miles Curator
Lisa Crowder Assistant Lab Officer	Sarah-Jane Jackett Research Specialist
William (Bill) Crawford Imaging Specialist (Photographer)	Jayson Pajarit Assistant Camp Boss
Benjamin C. Laxamana Jr. 2nd Cook	Peter Cassidy Camp Boss
Thomas Jorg Gorgas Research Specialist - Marine Lab Tech - Physical Properties	Leo B. Almendras Steward
Joel Encarnacion Cabin Steward	Meherson Guiller M. Hernandez Steward/Day Shift Laundryman