Crossing the Equator
The JOIDES Resolution is now south of the Equator! We made it! It was a treacherous and terrible stretch, but…
Importance of HBCU education as part of the JR experience
The goal of the education and outreach activities on this research expedition is meant to inspire and motivate young African…
Micro to the macro, or was it the other way around?
Issues of scaling always come up in all fields of science. In oceanography we talk about mesoscale and submesoscale features,…
Grey, bland, and EXCITING!!!
As Will said in a recent blog, we moved about 50 km to the east away from the summit of…
Smooth basalt and bubbly tuff?
Once again I was talking with Mike Widdowson who was explaining to me the new set of cores now being…
Microfossils to plate tectonics
The main purpose during the Shatsky Rise expedition is to determine the age of the rise and to see, if…
Changing of the guard
At 12 midnight, under most circumstances, you would think the day is done and everything is winding down, hardly anyone…
Drill strings and spudding
We are now half-way through the expedition (6 Oct. 2009, 1 am) at our 3rd site, we are logging and…
Active Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean has seen an active season this year. Two days ago a tsunami hit Samoa and American Samoa…
To Reject or Not To Reject: Hypothesis Testing
Like I’ve said before, one nice thing about being aboard the JR is being surrounded by many scientists for two…