All of the core technicians working the catwalk do double duty during their 12-hour shift. The technicians are required to attend to and process the core as it arrives on deck, but they must also oversee the laboratory and equipment to which they are assigned. Ty Cobb (Physical Properties Laboratory, IODP-USIO/TAMU) works at the end of the core receiving platform while a group of enthusiastic expedition participants cheer as the first core arrives on deck. (Credit: Bill Crawford, IODP/TAMU) [Photo ID: exp351_026] Back to expedition photos.