Visual Core Describers: Sedimentologist & Volcanologist
When a core has been recovered and processed by a curator and core technicians, the next steps are imaging and…
Ancient Icebergs and Polar Oceans
(blog posted for Sandra Passchier. Originally posted at: http://msuinantarctica.blogspot.com/) The team I am part of on board the Joides…
Sampling Sampler
After the core comes on deck at the catwalk and whole-round samples are taken for fossils and chemistry, it comes…
Trace fossils and faults
Most of the cores collected at the Site U1385 (SHACK-04) are composed by what the scientists call nannofossil oozes (i.e….
Labeling is Important
I don’t like removing these sticky labels; it always pulls my skin! As you can imagine, many cores are brought…
The Thin Blue Line
One of our petrologists, in this case Christopher Smith-Duque, must assemble the broken pieces of rock within the core in…
Correlate, Correlate, and Correlate
Hello everybody. I am Tats Sakamoto from JAMSTEC, Japan. I am one of the on board stratigraphic correlators who is…
Leaving Guaymas Basin
Since Sunday midnight, the JR is underway on her return voyage from Guaymas Basin to San Diego. For the first…
The Origin of Life, And Other Stories
It is another day and life on the JR goes on. More rock samples are chiseled to bits in the…
The Fellowship of the Ringvent and the Mines of Moria
Ringvent does something to the science crew… it has a peculiar effect… normally sane people say, “I can spend even…
Reflections on the School of Rock
Reflections on the School of Rock, Thursday, September 19th I’m flying in a plane as I write this, five miles…
New Beginnings: Expedition 385T
Antofagasta is a place most tourists would never think to visit. It’s located in the far northern desert of Chile…
Career Spotlight: Sedimentologist Inah Seo
Inah Seo Interview Please describe your job duties while on the JR. What will you be doing on a daily…
Career Spotlight: Inorganic Geochemist Lisa Herbert
Lisa Herbert Interview Please describe your job duties while on the JR. What will you be doing on a…
Week 1: The Drilling Begins! -By Anieke
Departure from Punta Arenas After loading up on fuel we head out into the Strait of Magellan. It’s just past…
An Experienced Voice
Read part 1 here. Micropaleontology is more than just science—it is the ability to listen to voices of the past….
Squeezing DNA from Mud
Diatom paleontologist Dr. Linda Armbrecht wants to use the past to understand how modern climate change might affect marine life….
Remarkable Shades of Grey
It’s just after midnight, and I have raced upstairs to check in with the science team. What has happened while…
Expedition Iceberg Alley
Expedition 382 is underway, and we’ll be heading to a part of the Antarctic called “Iceberg Alley.” Where is Iceberg…
Iceberg Alley and Subantarctic Ice and Ocean Dynamics
This expedition will explore changes in the Antarctic Ice Sheet over long time periods by studying sediment deposited by icebergs and changes in sea ice, ocean currents, and winds.