What do Soda Cans, Resistivity, and Drilling have to do with each other?
“Turns out soda cans and core liners have the same diameter” That was the start of a very interesting, but…
Expedition 401: Science in 60 Seconds Series
Each JOIDES Resolution expedition studies many different features of the rock cores that it pulls up with a different scientific…
Reaching Hole L
Earlier this week, Expedition 401 drilled the 12th hole at Site U1385 in the North Atlantic. That means this is…
Making Choices
In scientific work, you often must make decisions with incomplete information. Expedition 401 has had two major decisions this week…
Core on Deck!
After a 5-day transit Expedition 401 arrived at its first drill site (ALM-03B) on Sunday evening, December 17! With the…
JR in the Family
Twenty-six-year-old Benjo is sailing with the Entier Team as a steward on the JR for his second time. This may…
My Journey to the Mud Room
During transit there is not a lot of excitement in the lab, so I took a quick trip into the…
Dynamic Positioning
When the JR is in deep water there is no such thing as anchor use! Currently, the JR is off…
The Sweat Behind the Science
Scientists are not the only ones who work hard on the JOIDES Resolution, the Entier Crew in addition to the…
Testing the Multi-Temperature Fluid Sampler
Geoff Wheat deployed a new sampling tool this week. The multi temperature fluid sampler (MTFS) was designed to collect water…