Hello from the JOIDES Resolution during week 2 of Expedition 391. (Credit: David Buchs & IODP) [Photo ID: exp391_033]
Storm clouds fill the sky, but nevertheless the sun peeks through at the horizon. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_034]
Christmas is in the air, decorations are up, and science continues. Kathrine Potter (Physical Properties Specialist, Utah State University, USA) drafts part of the Methods chapter. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_035]
Myriam Kars (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) works on test samples in the X-ray diffraction laboratory. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_036]
The beadmaker furnace melts rock powder at >1000°C, forming a glass bead in a red-hot platinum crucible. After cooling, the glass bead will be run on the ICP-AES for elemental analyses. (Credit: Susan Boehm, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_037]
The majestic bridge of the JOIDES Resolution. (Credit: David Buchs & IODP) [Photo ID: exp391_038]
The sea as the vessel transits. Waves break into picturesque shades of blue as the bow mows through the ocean. (Credit: Wendy Nelson & IODP) [Photo ID: exp391_039]
Ethan Petrou (Physical Properties Specialist, University of Oxford, UK) practices Rhizon sampling – extracting pore water from undisturbed sediments while they are still in the core liner. In the background is another training meeting. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_040]
Beth Novak (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) and Alejandro Avila Santis (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) check Rhizon sampling supplies. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_041]
The magnificent derrick of the JOIDES Resolution with the Southern Hemisphere night sky as backdrop. (Credit: Ethan Petrou & IODP) [Photo ID: exp391_042]
As the sun rises over the JOIDES Resolution, planning meetings continue. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_043]
From left: Yuhao Dai (Geochemist, Lund University, Sweden), Carel Lewis (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO), Seunghee Han (Geochemist, GIST, Republic of Korea), and Tobias Höfig (Staff Scientist/Expedition Project Manager, IODP JRSO) discuss chemistry sampling details. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_044]
Myriam Kars (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO, left) explains how to run the portable X-ray fluorescence instrument. Listening [from left], Wendy Nelson (Petrologist, Towson University, USA), Jesse Scholpp (Petrologist, University of Tennessee, USA), David Buchs (Sedimentologist/Volcanologist, Cardiff University, UK), and Mike Widdowson (Sedimentologist/Volcanologist, University of Hull, UK). (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_045]
In anticipation of igneous rock recovery, Brian Swilley (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) prepares the thin section laboratory. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_046]
The calm before the storm – looking from the incinerator toward the pipe racker. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_047]
Sunset at sea – we leave you with this beauty until we see you again. (Credit: Yuhao Dai & IODP) [Photo ID: exp391_048]