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Finished!

Finished!

Wow, the final week and a half of this cruise went by super quick.  We sampled one more seamount and…

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11
Feb 2011
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Processing rocks for microbiology sampling

Processing rocks for microbiology sampling

In today’s blog, I’ll walk you through my sampling process- I realized I’ve shown some of the experimental methodology I…

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30
Jan 2011
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Near Disaster!

Near Disaster!

Life can be dangerous for those who work on the sea- especially if you are an iPod.  I narrowly escaped…

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23
Jan 2011
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How do we know our samples are clean?

How do we know our samples are clean?

Obtaining clean samples from seafloor drilling can be a challenge- the drilling itself pumps massive amounts of surface seawater into…

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19
Jan 2011
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How fast do these microbes grow?

How fast do these microbes grow?

We know that there are microbes living in the rocks below the seafloor, but very little is known about how…

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12
Jan 2011
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Be prepared for the unexpected

Be prepared for the unexpected

Seafloor drilling is a technologically challenging task, and sometimes things don’t go as planned.  We have now twice run into…

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05
Jan 2011
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Inductively Coupled What?!?

Inductively Coupled What?!?

Here you’ll learn what the heck the subject of that picture is, and why it’s important to IODP Expedition 330. …

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01
Jan 2011
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It's Cold in the Cold Room!

27
Dec 2010
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Intro to seafloor drilling

Intro to seafloor drilling

Seafloor drilling is quite a technological feat, as I can now attest from first hand experience.  In today’s blog, I…

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23
Dec 2010
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Getting ready and setting sail

Getting ready and setting sail

Here I talk about what kind of scientists are aboard IODP Leg330 and what they study, plus a bit about…

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19
Dec 2010
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