Better Drilling Through Chemistry
This entry is written by Debbie Thomas, co-chief scientist of Expedition 378. It comes from her Expedition 378 Odyssey blog,…
A Farewell to Rocks
Drilling into the sills of Ringvent was concluded when the worn-out RCB drill bit had turned into yet another potential…
A Day in the Life of a JR Scientist
We are super excited to announce that we collaborated with Tumble, a science podcast for kids! In each episode, Lindsay…
Starting the Microbiology Hole, and a Birthday!
October on the JR starts with the remnants of tropical storm Narda moving in from the south and appearing here…
Watch ‘Old meets New’ – how we used the ‘lost art’ of rope splicing in our high-tech subseafloor observatory
Watch Patrick Fulton explain how he learnt the ‘lost art’ of rope splicing to connect the chemistry instrument (‘ososampler’) and…
Tracy’s Way – My path into science
When I tell people that I live in Oklahoma, some are surprised because I don’t look like their perception of…
Tracy’s Way – Exploring the Lab
After several days of travel where the rough weather had us all lurching around a heaving and rolling ship like…
Tracy’s Way – Love of the Lab
Hi everyone! My name is Tracy Quan, and I am sailing as an Inorganic Geochemist on Expedition 369 on the…
Scientist Spotlight: Erin McClymont (Geochemist)
Name: Erin McClymont Institution: Durham University, U.K. 1. What have you studied/will you study on board the JR? I will…