Skip to main content
  • Expeditions /
  • Expedition Schedule
Notice See the COVID Mitigation Protocols Established for Safe JR Operations (COPE), updated 25 May 2023. For information about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and COVID-19, please see the Texas A&M University Coronavirus Update site.

IODP Expedition Schedule for the JOIDES Resolution

For information on expeditions operated by MarE3 (Chikyu; Japan) and ESO (mission-specific platforms; Europe), please see the IODP Science Office.

JOIDES Resolution Expedition Schedule
Expedition Name
(see map)		 Exp # Ports
(start/end; travel info)		 Dates1 Total days
(port /sea)		 Days at sea2
(transit/ops)		 Co-Chief
Scientists		 JRSO Contact
(Staff Scientist)
Building Blocks of Life, Atlantis Massif 399 Ponta Delgada
to Ponta Delgada, Portugal		 12 April–
12 June 2023		 61 (5/56) 8/48 A. McCaig
S. Lang		 P. Blum
Reykjanes Mantle Convection and Climate 395 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
to Reykjavík, Iceland		 12 June–
12 August 2023		 61 (5/56) 9/47 R. Parnell-Turner
A. Briais		 L. LeVay
NW Greenland Glaciated Margin 400 Reykjavík
to Reykjavík, Iceland		 12 August–
13 October 2023		 62 (5/57) 15/42 P. Knutz
A. Jennings		 L. Childress
Non-IODP (Transit/Dry Dock) 13 October–10 December 2023 (Reykjavík to Amsterdam; 58 days)
Mediterranean-Atlantic Gateway Exchange
 401 Amsterdam, Netherlands
to Napoli, Italy		 10 December 2023–
9 February 2024		 61 (3/58) 10/48 R. Flecker
E. Ducassou		 T. Williams
Tyrrhenian Continent-Ocean Transition
 402 Napoli
to Napoli, Italy		 9 February–
8 April 2024		 59 (5/54) 2/52 N. Zitellini
A. Malinverno		 E. Estes
Non-IODP (Transit/Tie-up) 8 April–4 June 2024 (Napoli to Reykjavík3; 57 days)
Eastern Fram Strait Paleo-archive
 403 Reykjavík, Iceland
to Amsterdam, Netherlands4		 4 June–
2 August 2024		 59 (5/54) 12/42 R. G. Lucchi
K. St. John		 T. Ronge
Non-IODP (Tie-up/Demobilization) 2 August–30 September 2024 (tie-up in Amsterdam4; 59 days)
End of JRSO operations

Notes:
1 The start date reflects the initial port call day. The vessel sails when ready.
2 Preliminary total estimated transit (i.e., to and from operational area and between sites).
3 The tie up may occur at a port other than Reykjavík.
4 Amsterdam is the tentative demobilization port. If a different port is identified, it is expected to be in northern continental Europe..

International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition Map

PDF Download International Ocean Discovery Program expedition map in PDF format

IODP expeditions map

Combined International Ocean Discovery Program and Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Map

PDF Download combined International Ocean Discovery Program and Integrated Ocean Drilling Program map in PDF format

IODP expeditions map

Who is Eligible to Sail?

Participation in IODP expeditions is open to all scientists from IODP’s member countries.
Applications must be submitted via each country’s or consortium’s program office.