Transit & The Vestnesa Ridge
On the morning of June 7th, the JOIDES Resolution threw off its mooring lines and set sail towards the North…
A rock is a rock is it not?
I have had the privilege to sail twice on the JOIDES Resolution, with this being my second cruise, Expedition 402…
It’s more than a party!
written by Jennifer Field, Expedition 395 Onboard Outreach Officer Five months after the return of Expedition 395, the science…
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…
A Physicist Falls in Love
This post was written by DaNel Hogan, Chief Learning Officer for the Waters Center for Systems Thinking and School of…
Transit Update: Back to the Beaufort Scale
As promised, this post provides an update on the ocean conditions during our return transit. Compared to the relative calm…
Guest Blog: Georgia Grant, Sedimentologist
In Baffin Bay, off the coast of Greenland, on a research drilling vessel, the JOIDES Resolution, I found myself surrounded…
Heike Zimmermann: Expedition 400 Paleoecologist
While the JOIDES Resolution makes its way back to Reykjavík through some rocking seas, the ship’s scientists have a bit…
Bergy Bits and Growlers: Ice Navigation in the Arctic
In this blog, we speak with Victor Gronmyr, an Expedition 400 ice navigator, about the tools he uses to keep…