Carlos Alvarez-Zarikian is the Staff Scientist on Expedition 329 of the JOIDES Resolution. He is the USIO-IODP (United States Implementing…

There are a number of specialists on the JR, who assist the scientists with unfamiliar equipment and other tasks that…

Words, vocabulary, new things to learn! While I have been sailing on the JR, I have heard some words and…

I thought we would have a little fun! What is this? Answer: A hard hat worn in hazardous areas. That…

Alex Simpson is the Captain of the JOIDES Resolution. He is responsible for everything that goes on aboard the ship,…

Nathalie Dubois is participating in Expedition 329 as an organic geochemist. She grew up in Switzerland, where she earned a…

An oceanographic research ship with 122 people out at sea for 8 weeks can generate a lot of trash! Did…

Fumio Inagaki is a microbiologist and is one of the co-chief scientists for Expedition 329. He earned his PhD in…

Yesterday, I mentioned that the bottom sediment at this site is black looking sediment and above it is light brown…

Our current location in the South Pacific puts us in the center of the South Pacific Gyre. A gyre is…