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!

Grant Banta Marine Computer Specialist	Trevor Cobine Paleomagnetics Technician
Yulia Vasilyeva Physical Properties	Jefferson T. Sobrevinas Steward
Thomas Jorg Gorgas Core Laboratory	Leo B. Almendras Steward
Chieh Peng Lab Officer	John Beck Imaging Specialist
Chad Broyles Curator	Ron Grout Operations Superintendent
Terry Skinner Captain	John Lawrence Powell Second Mate
Ian Barnes First Assistant Engineer	Edmund Ancheta Third Mate
Roy Davis Lab Officer	Kerry Swain Logging Engineer
Hillary Hall Core Lab	Chris Bennight Chemistry Lab
Tim Blaisdell Apllication Developer	Mike Cannon Marine Computer Specialist
Heather Barnes X-Ray Lab	Etienne Claassen Instrumentation Specialist
Alex Trota Camp Boss	Sandra Herrman Underway Geophysics Lab
Dwight Hornbacher Applications Developer	Gain Andaya Steward
Chris Zureta Steward	Jurie Kotze Instrumentation Specialist
Narciso Tena Steward	Alden Dayday Steward
Erik Moortgat Chemistry Lab	Henny Aquillano Steward
Oliver Distor Steward	Melissa Rotella Core Lab
Leo Esteban Assistant Cook	Steve Prinz Lab Officer
Teoderich Gonzales Assistant Camp Boss	Richard Pajarit Steward
Nestor Murallon Chief Cook	Loreto Olegario Lead Steward
Abraham Saradat Baker	Paul Pleasant Publications Specialist \| Yeoperson