What’s in a name?
This post was written with contributions from Onboard Outreach Officer Amy Mayer and Co-Chief Scientist Dr. Fátima Abrantes. Fátima grew…
A case for onshore outreach
Students in Portugal work together to identify fossils in a core section and determine the ages of sedimentary layers [Maya…
Forget faster, let’s go deeper!
A white board in the core lab provides a quick reference to the depth the most recent cores came from….
Election results from the Expedition 397 “What’s your favorite ocean?” survey
One day at lunch a handful of us were discussing the world’s oceans, as often happens, and the conversation turned…
Let’s do that again – but faster!
Expedition 397 has arrived at the second site, which in IODP lore is officially called U1587. From the deck of…
Making microfossils massive for the masses
When I found out I’d be joining this expedition as the outreach officer, I explored the creative projects previous education and…
What to do while we’re WOW-ing
Sound asleep a few minutes before my alarm was set to go off, a somewhat large swell jerked me awake…
Goodbye, Lisbon, hello mud!
No matter where they live or where they were arriving from, everyone onboard Expedition 397 – the scientists, technicians, ship’s…
In Search of Earth’s Secrets on Santorini
Next week residents and tourists on the Greek island of Santorini will be invited to explore an exciting interactive geologic…
COVID on Deck (Part 3: It happened to me)
Featured image designed by EXP391 scientist Jesse Scholpp. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this post are not representative of the…