We start this week with the view of the JOIDES Resolution during sunrise. (Credit: Peter Betlem & IODP) [Photo ID: exp396_180]
Another stunning sunrise. (Credit: Geoffroy Mohn & IODP) [Photo ID: exp396_181]
Around the working table: Jack Longman (Inorganic Geochemist, Carl von Ossietzky University, Germany), Morgan Jones (Organic Geochemist, University of Oslo, Norway), and Stacy Yaeger (Micropaleontologist, Ball State University, USA). In the background, Peter Betlem (Physical Properties Scientist, University Centre in Svalbard, Norway) measures velocity. (Credit: Geoffroy Mohn & IODP) [Photo ID: exp396_182]
Sunrise on the helideck with the night shift scientists. (Credit: Peter Betlem & IODP) [Photo ID: exp396_183]
Natalia Varela (Paleomagnetist, Virginia Tech, USA) celebrates her birthday in the galley with (from left): Carlos Alvarez Zarikian (Staff Scientist/Expedition Project Manager, IODP JRSO), Henk Brinkhuis (Micropaleontologist, NIOZ, Netherlands), Weimu Xu (Sedimentologist, University College Dublin, Ireland), Irina Filina (Physical Properties Specialist, University of Nebraska, USA), Dustin Harper (Sedimentologist, University of Kansas, USA), Beth Novak (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO), Sarah Lambart (Petrologist, University of Utah, USA), John Millet (Physical Properties Scientist, Volcanic Basin Petroleum Research AS, UK), Natalia Varela (Paleomagnetist, Virginia Tech, USA), Sayantani Chatterjee (Inorganic Geochemist, Niigata University, Japan), Reed Scherer (Micropaleontologist, Northern Illinois University, USA), Jessica Riekenberg (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), Christian Berndt (Co-Chief Scientist, GEOMAR, Germany), and Rose Jones (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO). (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp396_184]
Kara Vadman (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) extrudes core from the core catcher. (Credit: Stacy Yaeger & IODP) [Photo ID: exp396_185]
Inorganic Geochemist Sayantani Chatterjee (Niigata University, Japan) checks the top of a section to collect information for her IW sample. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp396_186]
Waiting for glue to dry on freshly glued labels on split igneous rock section halves. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp396_187]
Facing the wind, the bow of the JOIDES Resolution on a picturesque day in the North Atlantic. (Credit: Sarah Lambert & IODP) [Photo ID: exp396_188]
Siem derrickman works at sunrise. (Credit: Peter Betlem & IODP) [Photo ID: exp396_189]
Software Applications Developer Tim Blaisdell (IODP JRSO) works on coding. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp396_190]
Paleomagnetist Natalia Varela (Virginia Tech, USA) trying to decide where to place a sample flag. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp396_191]
Imagine the possibilities on the JOIDES Resolution if the day starts with a sunrise like this one! (Credit: Geoffroy Mohn & IODP) [Photo ID: exp396_193]
Schlumberger engineer Clay Furmann watches the downhole logging data as it is acquired. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp396_194]
Who wore it better? - Stacy Yaeger (Micropaleontologist, Ball State University, USA) or Susan Boehm (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO)? (Credit: Geoffroy Mohn, Stacy Yaeger & IODP) [Photo ID: exp396_195]
Early during sunrise the low-hanging clouds make it look like two oceans are almost touching. (Credit: Stacy Yaeger & IODP) [Photo ID: exp396_196]
This week’s special dinner was Chinese food. It was a hit! Pictured from left, top: Carlos Alvarez Zarikian (Staff Scientist/Expedition Project Manager, IODP JRSO), Sarah Lambart (Petrologist, University of Utah, USA), Weimu Xu (Sedimentologist, University College Dublin, Ireland), Dustin Harper (Sedimentologist, University of Kansas, USA), and Christian Berndt (Co-Chief Scientist, GEOMAR, Germany). Below: micropaleontologists Reed Scherer (Northern Illinois University, USA) and Henk Brinkhuis (NIOZ, Netherlands). (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp396_197]
Boat drill (from left): Nick Logan (Marine Computer Specialist, IODP JRSO), John Millet (Physical Properties Scientist, Volcanic Basin Petroleum Research AS, UK), Natalia Varela (Paleomagnetist, Virginia Tech, USA), and Geoffroy Mohn (Petrologist, University de Cergy Pontoise, France). (Credit: Sarah Lambert & IODP) [Photo ID: exp396_198]
A few blue noses because they crossed the Arctic Circle, from left: Marialena Christopoulou (Sedimentologist, Northern Illinois University, USA), Sarah Lambart (Petrologist, University of Utah, USA), and Weimu Xu (Sedimentologist, University College Dublin, Ireland). (Credit: Sarah Lambert & IODP) [Photo ID: exp396_199]