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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.

Meet the Science Party for the Atlantis Massif 340T expedition below:

Donna Blackman
Chief Scientist
University of California, San Diego
Angela Slagle
Logging Staff Scientist
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Gilles Guèrin
Logging Staff Scientist
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Alistair Harding
Scientist
University of California, San Diego

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. Some members of our crews are below!

Marine Computer Specialist
Paleomagnetics Technician
Physical Properties
Steward
Core Laboratory
Steward
Lab Officer
Imaging Specialist
Curator
Operations Superintendent
Captain
Second Mate
First Assistant Engineer
Third Mate
Lab Officer
Logging Engineer
Core Lab
Chemistry Lab
Apllication Developer
Marine Computer Specialist
X-Ray Lab
Instrumentation Specialist
Camp Boss
Underway Geophysics Lab
Applications Developer
Steward
Steward
Instrumentation Specialist
Steward
Steward
Chemistry Lab
Steward
Steward
Core Lab
Assistant Cook
Lab Officer
Assistant Camp Boss
Steward
Chief Cook
Lead Steward
Baker
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