Asian scientists participating in Expedition 353. From left: Aditya Peketi (Inorganic Geochemist, National Institute of Oceanography, India), Dinesh Naik (Sedimentologist, National Institute of Oceanography, India), Netramani Sagar (Inorganic Geochemist, National Geophysical Research Institute, India), Priyank Jaiswal (Downhole Tools/Physical Properties Specialist, Oklahoma State University, USA), Pallavi Anand (Physical Properties Specialist, The Open University, United Kingdom), Kaustubh Thirumalai (Sedimentologist, University of Texas at Austin, USA), Jiasheng Wang (Physical Properties Specialist, China University of Geosciences, P.R. China), Liping Zhou (Sedimentologist, Peking University, P.R. China), Xuan Ding (Paleontologist, China University of Geosciences, P.R. China), Sunghan Kim (Sedimentologist, Pusan National University, Korea), Takuto Ando (Sedimentologist, Hokkaido University, Japan), Goichiro Uramoto (Sedimentologist, JAMSTEC, Japan), Yoichi Usui (Paleomagnetist, JAMSTEC, Japan), and Masanobu Yamamoto (Organic Geochemist, Hokkaido University, Japan). (Credit: Bill Crawford, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp353_132]