Birthday celebrations for Swostik Adhikari and Babu Gyawali. From left: Wania Duleba (Paleontologist, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil), Seth Frank (X-ray/Microbiology Laboratory, IODP JRSO), Sonja Storm (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), Jean Wulfson (Publications Specialist, IODP JRSO), Hannah Kastor (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO), Volkhard Spiess (Co-chief Scientist, University of Bremen, Germany), Yasmina Martos (Staff Scientist, IODP JRSO), Lisa Strong (Education Officer, USA), Petra Dekens (Paleontologist, San Francisco State University, USA), Swostik Adhikari (Sedimentologist, Shimane University, Japan), Alan Baxter (Paleontologist, University of New England, Australia), Pascale Huyghe (Sedimentologist, University Joseph Fourier, France), Hendrik Lantzsch (Sedimentologist, University of Bremen, Germany), Babu Gyawali (Paleontologist, Tohoku University, Japan), Guodong Jia (Organic Geochemist, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China), Peter Selkin (Paleomagnetist, University of Washington, USA), Rishi Adhikari (Organic Geochemist, University of Bremen, Germany), Junyi Ge (Physical Properties Specialist, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China), M.C. Manoj (Sedimentologist, Birbal Sahni of Palaeobotany, India), Jairo Savian (Paleomagnetist, Federal University, Brazil), and Diane Hanano (Education Officer, IODP-Canada, University of British Columbia, Canada). (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp354_068]