A sunny day brings a stunning view of the sea and Spitsbergen in the distance. (Credit: Yuhi Sakai & IODP) [Photo ID: 077_ exp403_C0431.jpg]
Yusuke Suganuma (Sedimentologist, National Institute of Polar Research, Japan) waves for a photo from the upper deck. (Credit: Isuri Kapuge & IODP) [Photo ID: 078_exp403_C0317.jpg
Expedition participants show off their handmade bracelets. (Credit: Adriane Lam & IODP) [Photo ID: 079_ exp403_C0272.jpg]
River Rivera (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) cuts a core into sections on the catwalk. (Credit: Adriane Lam & IODP) [Photo ID: 081_exp403_C0262.jpg]
Dan Marone (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) holds the core while a geochemist takes a head space sample. (Credit: Renata G. Lucchi & IODP) [Photo ID: 082_exp403_C0365.jpg]
Mutsumi Iizuka (Organic Geochemist, The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan) holds a bin of sampling tools on the catwalk, waiting for the next core on deck. (Credit: Adriane Lam & IODP) [Photo ID: 083_exp403_C0258.jpg]
Beware of the incoming puffins! (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 084_exp403_C0388.jpg]
Isuri Kapuge (Sedimentologist, University of Delaware, USA) scrapes the surface of a core section half. (Credit: Adriane Lam & IODP) [Photo ID: 085_exp403_C0270.jpg]
From left, Renata G. Lucchi (Co-Chief Scientist, National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics-OGS, Italy), Alba Gonzalez-Lanchas (Micropaleontologist, University of Oxford, United Kingdom), Jens Gruetzner (Physical Properties Specialist/Stratigraphic Correlator, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research, Germany), Katrine Husum (Observer/Micropaleontologist, Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway), Stijn De Schepper (Micropaleontologist, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Norway), and Catalina Gebhardt (Sedimentologist, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Germany) hold the flags of their home countries in support their national soccer teams. (Credit: Renata G. Lucchi & IODP) [Photo ID: 086_exp403_C0386.jpg]
Expedition participants gather for a group photo on international “show your stripes day.” (Credit: Khyber Jones & IODP) [Photo ID: 087_exp403_C0349.jpg]
Nicole Greco (Sedimentologist, University of Florida, USA) enjoys some sunshine and the beautiful view of Spitsbergen, Norway. (Credit: Isuri Kapuge & IODP) [Photo ID: 088_exp403_C0316.jpg]
Arctic seabirds rest on water by the JOIDES Resolution. (Credit: Jens Gruetzner & IODP) [Photo ID: 089_exp403_C0327.jpg]
Renata G. Lucchi (Co-Chief Scientist, National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics-OGS, Italy) holds onto a core on the catwalk. (Credit: Khyber Jones & IODP) [Photo ID: 092_exp403_C0352.jpg]
A squished core liner removed from the core barrel. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 093_exp403_0652.jpg]
A view of the core lab and reflection off the XSCAN glass cover shows Sijin Veedu (Sedimentologist, Central University of Kerala, India), left, and Alba Gonzalez-Lanchas (Micropaleontologist, University of Oxford, United Kingdom) at the sampling table. (Credit: Khyber Jones & IODP) [Photo ID: 094_exp403_C0338.jpg]
Clay Furman (Schlumberger Engineer, IODP JRSO) monitors downhole logging operations. (Credit: Jens Gruetzner & IODP) [Photo ID: 095_exp403_C0330.jpg]
Little auks and shining waves. (Credit: Katrine Husum & IODP) [Photo ID: 096_exp403_C0331.jpg]
The positioning beacon attracts seabirds. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 097_exp403_C0404.jpg]
The positioning beacon is retrieved using the ship’s crane. (Credit: Kevin Grigar, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 098_exp403_0800.jpg]
Sea1 crewmembers move the positioning beacon from the crane back onto deck. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 099_exp403_C0407.jpg]
Expedition participants gather in the galley for a birthday party to celebrate Jesse Yeon (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO). Happy birthday Jesse! (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 100_exp403_0712.jpg]
Jesse Yeon (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) marvels at his birthday cake with a bicycle decoration. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 101_exp403_0711.jpg]
A puffin flaps its wings in the water. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 102_exp403_0686.jpg]
A last glance of Spitsbergen, Norway before the JOIDES Resolution leaves Site U1618. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 103_exp403_C0398.j
A kittiwake takes a walk on the bow. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 104_exp403_0656.jpg]
From left, Tim Lyons (Videographer, Slingshot Pictures LLC, USA), Jesse Yeon (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), Adriane Lam (Sedimentologist, Binghamton University, USA), Thomas Ronge (Expedition Project Manager/Staff Scientist, IODP JRSO), and Alyssa Stephens (Publications Specialist, IODP JRSO) gather on the roof deck to see the German R/V Polarstern. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 105_exp403_0729.jpg]
The JOIDES Resolution meets the German R/V Polarstern in the Arctic Sea. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 106_exp403_C0403.jpg]
A little auk flies by. (Credit: Kevin Grigar, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 107_exp403_0796.jpg]
Adriane Lam (Sedimentologist, Binghamton University, USA), front, and Katrine Husum (Observer/Micropaleontologist, Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway) pose for a photo on the helideck. (Credit: Isuri Kapuge & IODP) [Photo ID: 108_exp403_C0288.jpg]
Water splashes on deck as Sea1 crewmembers break the connection between drillstring segments. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 109_exp403_C0417.jpg]
Puffins play in the waves. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 110_exp403_C0425.jpg]
Core lab technicians carry a core onto the catwalk, as seen from the #1 crane platform. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 111_exp403_C0413.jpg]
The “clean team” (from left, Chang Liu (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), Lucinda Duxbury (Microbiologist/Geochemist, University of Tasmania, Australia), Yin-Hsuan Liao (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), and Jesse Yeon (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO)) wears disposable protective coverall suits and other PPE in preparation for collecting microbiology samples from an upcoming core. (Credit: Renata G. Lucchi & IODP) [Photo ID: 112_exp403_C0372.jpg]
The Sea1 Chief Engineer in the engine room. (Credit: Khyber Jones & IODP) [Photo ID: 113_exp403_C0348.jpg]
The JOIDES Resolution and the nearby German R/V Polarstern seen by drone. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 114_exp403_C0431.jpg]
From right, Paul Ruzycki (Ice Navigator, Martech Polar Consulting Ltd, Canada), Kevin Grigar (Operations Superintendent, IODP JRSO), the Sea1 Offshore Installation Manager, and the SEA1 Captain gather on the bridge to discuss the ice situation. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 115_exp403_C0399.jpg]
A ping-pong match between Jens Gruetzner (Physical Properties Specialist/Stratigraphic Correlator, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research, Germany) and Lucinda Duxbury (Microbiologist/Geochemist, University of Tasmania, Australia) draws spectators in the conference room. (Credit: Khyber Jones & IODP) [Photo ID: 116_exp403_C0363.jpg]
Thomas Ronge (Expedition Project Manager/Staff Scientist, IODP JRSO) jogs on the helideck, where 26 laps around is equal to one mile (1.6 km). (Credit: Khyber Jones & IODP) [Photo ID: 117_exp403_C0364.jpg]
From right, Lucinda Duxbury (Microbiologist/Geochemist, University of Tasmania, Australia), Stijn De Schepper (Micropaleontologist, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Norway), and Yin-Hsuan Liao (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) collect microbiology samples from a freshly split core while wearing protective equipment. (Credit: Chris Lyons & IODP) [Photo ID: 118_exp403_C0285.jpg]
Gryphen Goss (Sedimentologist, Yale Univeristy, USA) takes notes at the core description table. (Credit: Khyber Jones & IODP) [Photo ID: 119_exp403_C0342.jpg]
Yuhi Sakai (Downhole Tools Specialist/Physical Properties Specialist, Kyoto University Graduate School of Engineering, Japan) smiles for a photo while measuring physical properties of core samples. (Credit: Renata G. Lucchi & IODP) [Photo ID: 120_exp403_C0371.jpg]
The never-setting sun of the Arctic summer shines through the clouds. (Credit: Renata G. Lucchi & IODP) [Photo ID: 121_exp403_C0376.jpg]