Trevor Williams (Expedition Project Manager [EPM]/Staff Scientist, IODP JRSO), Mo Raymo (Co-Chief Scientist, Columbia University, USA), and Mike Weber (Co-Chief Scientist, University of Bonn, Germany). (Credit: Lee Stevens & IODP). [Photo ID: 382_036]
The Physical Properties laboratory group. Back row: Lara Perez Miguel (Physical Properties Specialist, British Antarctic Survey, UK), Yasmina Martos (Physical Properties/Downhole Measurements Specialist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA), Ian Bailey (Stratigraphic Correlator/Physical Properties Specialist, University of Exeter, UK), Sidney Hemming (Stratigraphic Correlator/Physical Properties Specialist, Columbia University, USA), and Xufeng Zheng (Physical Properties Specialist, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, China). Front row: Marga Garcia (Physical Properties/Downhole Measurements Specialist, University of Granada, Spain) and Michelle Guitard (Physical Properties Specialist, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, USA). (Credit: Lee Stevens & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_037]
The Paleontology laboratory group. Back left: Linda Armbrecht (Paleontologist, University of Adelaide, Australia) and Jonathan Warnock (Paleontologist, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA). Front: Ivan Hernandez-Almeida (Paleontologist, Federal Technical University-Centre, Switzerland), Frida Snilsveit Hoem (Palynologist, Utrecht University, Netherlands), and Yuji Kato (Paleontologist, Nagoya University, Japan). (Credit: Lee Stevens & IODP). [Photo ID: 382_038]
The Sedimentology laboratory group. Fabricio Cardillo (Observer, Servicio de Hidrografía Naval, Argentina), Gerson Fauth (Sedimentologist, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil), Shubham Tripathi (Sedimentologist, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, India), Zhiheng Du (Sedimentologist, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), Thomas Ronge (Sedimentologist, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research, Germany), Anna Glüder (Sedimentologist, Oregon State University, USA), Vicky Peck (Sedimentologist, British Antarctic Survey, UK), Mutsumi Iizuka (Sedimentologist, Tokyo City University, Japan), and Suzanne O’Connell (Sedimentologist, Wesleyan University, USA) (Credit: Lee Stevens & IODP). [Photo ID: 382_039]
The Paleomagnetics laboratory group. Lisa Tauxe (Paleomagnetist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA), Brendan Reilly (Paleomagnetist, Oregon State University, USA), and Stefanie Brachfeld (Paleomagnetist, Montclair State University, USA). (Credit: Lee Stevens & IODP). [Photo ID: 382_040]
The Geochemistry laboratory group. Ji-Hwan Hwang (Inorganic Chemist, Korea Basic Science Institute, Republic of Korea), Osamu Seki (Organic Geochemist, Hokkaido University, Japan), Bridget Lee (Inorganic Chemist, University of California, Riverside, USA), and Marcus Gutjahr (Inorganic Geochemist, Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany). (Credit: Lee Stevens & IODP). [Photo ID: 382_041]
A humpback whale breaches out of the water. (Credit: Thomas Ronge & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_042]
Marcus Gutjahr (Inorganic geochemist, Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany) and Mike Weber (Co-Chief Scientist, University of Bonn, Germany) enjoy the spectacle of Whale-a-palooza. (Credit: Mike Weber & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_043]
A humpback whale flips its tail out of the water. (Credit: Marlo Garnsworthy & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_044]
Brendan Reilly (Paleomagnetist, Oregon State University, USA), Brittany Martinez (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO), and Xufeng Zheng (Physical Properties Specialist, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, China) watch whales through the laboratory window. Better than TV! (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 382_045]
A humpback whale breaches the waves and splashes down. (Credit: Thomas Ronge & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_046]
Minh Huynh (Marine Computer Specialist, IODP JRSO) and Lee Stevens (Outreach Officer, American Museum of Natural History, USA) show a handful of krill (whale food) that had washed up on the deck. (Credit: Linda Armbrecht & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_047]
Sarah Kachovich (Marine Laboratory Specialist, JRSO IODP) demonstrates proper core curation and proper hardhat decoration. (Credit: Lee Stevens & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_048]
Brendan Reilly (Paleomagnetist, Oregon State University, USA) carefully extracts a sample for paleomagnetic testing. (Credit: Lee Stevens & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_049]
Arachnodiscus sp. (diatom). (Credit: Ivan Hernandez-Almeida & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_050]
Sediments melt in a crucible to begin the process of making beads for inductively coupled plasma (ICP) chemical element analyses. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 382_051]
Iceberg-rafted dropstones of all shapes, sizes, and colors found in cores this week. (Credit: Marlo Garnsworthy & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_052]
Fabricio Cardillo (Observer, Servicio de Hidrografía Naval, Argentina), Mutsumi Iizuka (Sedimentologist, Tokyo City University, Japan), Suzanne O’Connell (Sedimentologist, Wesleyan University, USA), Yasmina Martos (Physical Properties/Downhole Measurements Specialist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA), and Xufeng Zheng (Petrophysics, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, China) sample and describe cores in the core laboratory. (Credit: Lee Stevens & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_053]
Sarah Kachovich (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) puts the finishing touches to her artwork on the side of the X-ray core imager. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 382_054]
Waves crash onto the main deck during a stormy night. (Credit: Thomas Ronge & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_055]
One of the bridge spotlights illuminates a passing iceberg as a crowd watches. (Credit: Thomas Ronge & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_056]
A bright white iceberg floats on the horizon. (Credit: Thomas Ronge & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_057]
A growler (small iceberg) passes by the JOIDES Resolution. (Credit: Frida Snilsveit Hoem & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_058]
Penguins on an iceberg. (Credit: Lara Perez & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_059]
Chinstrap penguins leap in and out of the water. (Credit: Marlo Garnsworthy & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_060]
A snow petrel in flight. (Credit: Marlo Garnsworthy & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_061]
Anna Glüder (Sedimentologist, Oregon State University, USA) celebrates her birthday in the mess hall, with Michelle Guitard (Physical Properties Specialist, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, USA) in the background. (Credit: Lee Stevens & IODP) [Photo ID: 382_062]