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…
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…
The ‘hole’ story about vesicular basalt
Whether you know it or not, your life is full of igneous rocks. Maybe it was an obsidian arrowhead in…
COVID on Deck (Part 2: The New Normal)
This post was written by IODP Manager of Science Operations, Dr. Katerina Petronotis, to respond to my question of how…
Where time is it?
This post was written with contributions from EXP397T Captain Harm Nienhuis, and Onboard Outreach Officers Dr. Laura Guertin (EXP390) and…
COVID on Deck (Part 1: EXP391)
This post was originally written during Expedition 391, but never published. By the time we made it out of our…
Of Patterns and Randomness
This post was written by EXP397T geochemist Dr. Rajneesh Bhutani. I missed expedition 391 for the late arrival of my…
It’s deja vu all over again
Given the history, some might say that Expedition 391 to the Walvis Ridge was cursed. It was conceived years before…
Thank you to the Ship crew (from a scientist on board)
Hello everyone! My name is Daisuke Kuwano and I’m PhD Student at Chiba University in Japan. I joined the science…
Thank you to the Siem Crew (the best problem solvers)
On July 8th, we were in the process of drilling and getting sediment cores almost every hour and half. The…