Helge Arz (Sedimentologist, Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Germany) in the conference room. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp383_167]

Lisa Herbert (Inorganic Geochemist, Stony Brook University, USA) in the conference room. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp383_168]

Chandranath Basak (Inorganic Geochemist, California State University Bakersfield, USA) in the conference room. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp383_169]

Vera Lawson (Physical Properties Specialist, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA) in the conference room. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp383_170]

Inah Seo (Sedimentologist, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Republic of Korea) in the conference room. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp383_171]

Xiangyu Zhao (Paleomagnetist, National Institute of Polar Research, Japan), Elisabeth Michel (Physical Properties Specialist, France), Mariem Saavedra Pellitero (Paleontologist, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom), Raj Singh (Paleontologist, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneshwar, India), and Shinya Iwasaki (Sedimentologist, JAMSTEC, Japan). (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp383_172]

Christopher Moy (Sedimentologist, University of Otago, New Zealand) in the conference room. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp383_173]

Lester Lembke-Jene (Physical Properties Specialist, Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany) in the conference room. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp383_174]

Gisela Winckler (Co-Chief Scientist, Columbia University, USA) gives an update on the weather affecting operations. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp383_175]

Inah Seo (Sedimentologist, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Republic of Korea) celebrates a birthday with the scientists and technicians. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp383_176]

Inah Seo (Sedimentologist, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Republic of Korea) cutting her birthday cake. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp383_177]

Elisa Malinverno (Paleontologist, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy) and Gisela Winckler (Co-Chief Scientist, Columbia University, USA) in the quarter-finals of the ping pong tournament. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp383_178]

Mariem Saavedra Pellitero (Paleontologist, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom) and Anieke Brombacher (Paleontologist, National Oceanography Centre, United Kingdom) in the microscopy lab. (Credit: Anieke Brombacher & IODP) [Photo ID: exp383_179]

Elisabetta Olivo (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) with phytoplankton sample dishes in the paleo prep lab. (Credit: Mariem Saavedra Pellitero & IODP) [Photo ID: exp383_181]

Elisa Malinverno (Paleontologist, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy), Jesse Farmer (Sedimentologist, Princeton University, USA), and Mariem Saavedra Pellitero (Paleontologist, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom) on the 4th of July. (Credit: Mariem Saavedra Pellitero & IODP) [Photo ID: exp383_182]

Christina Riesselman (Paleontologist, University of Otago, New Zealand), Christina Ravelo (Stratigraphic Correlator, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA), and Gisela Winckler (Co-Chief Scientist, Columbia University, USA) looking at core data. (Credit: Mariem Saavedra Pellitero & IODP) [Photo ID: exp383_183]

Siem Offshore personnel working on the rig floor. (Credit: Gisela Winckler & IODP) [Photo ID: exp383_184]

Elisa Malinverno (Paleontologist, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy), Skyler Jordan (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), and Ionela Samoila (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) taking water samples. (Credit: Sian Proctor & IODP) [Photo ID: exp383_185]

Elisa Malinverno (Paleontologist, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy) collecting water from the end of a core liner. (Credit: Sian Proctor & IODP) [Photo ID: exp383_186]

Sandra Herrmann (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) with a core section on the catwalk. (Credit: Sian Proctor & IODP) [Photo ID: exp383_187]

Gisela Winckler (Co-Chief Scientist, Columbia University, USA). (Credit: Sian Proctor & IODP) [Photo ID: exp383_188]

Vera Lawson (Physical Properties Specialist, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA) running a core section through the X-ray track. (Credit: Sian Proctor & IODP) [Photo ID: exp383_189]

Julia Gottschalk (Sedimentologist, Columbia University, USA) in the core lab describing a core. (Credit: Sian Proctor & IODP) [Photo ID: exp383_190]

Elisabeth Michel (Physical Properties Specialist, France) working in the core lab. (Credit: Sian Proctor & IODP) [Photo ID: exp383_191]

Elisa Malinverno (Paleontologist, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy) and Sian Proctor (Outreach Officer, South Mountain Community College, USA). (Credit: Sian Proctor & IODP) [Photo ID: exp383_192]

Mariem Saavedra Pellitero (Paleontologist, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom) takes a break on a rare sunny day. (Credit: Anieke Brombacher & IODP) [Photo ID: exp383_193]

A rainbow. (Credit: Mariem Saavedra Pellitero & IODP) [Photo ID: exp383_194]

Sea birds. (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp383_195]

A cape petrel. (Credit: Anieke Brombacher & IODP) [Photo ID: exp383_196]