Welcome to week 2 of Expedition 397! A rain cloud passes by on the horizon producing a touch of color through a rainbow. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 029_exp397_0347]
Let’s check in with the lab to see what’s going on! Lisa Crowder (Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) helps in the lab while she checks on the status of instruments. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 030_exp397_0345]
Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr (Stratigraphic Correlator, University of Potsdam, Germany) concentrates on finding matching points in sediment physical properties data from different holes to construct a continuous and complete sedimentary sequence. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 031_exp397_0343]
James Kowalski (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO) takes samples from the working half of a core section. (Credit: Xiaolei Pang & IODP) [Photo ID: 032_exp397_C0374]
In the meantime, Emilia Salgueiro (Sedimentologist, IPMA, Portugal) is busy describing cores. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 033_exp397_0346]
The sun rises behind a thunderstorm to greet a new day of cores on the JOIDES Resolution. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 034_exp397_0385]
Jasmin Link (Sedimentologist, University of Heidelberg, Germany) scans a label with a unique QR code on it to identify the core she is imaging on the SHIL (Section Half Image Logger). (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 035_exp397_0339]
A sudden burst of activity breaks out when colorful cores appear in the core lab after being split. (Credit: Carlos Alvarez Zarikian, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 036_exp397_ C0348]
During the nighttime, the lights on the ship attract birds. They get left alone and leave with the rising sun. (Credit: Sophie Hines & IODP) [Photo ID: 037_exp397_ C0363]
While May Huang (Physical Properties Specialist, National Museum of Natural History, USA) examines cores, Sandra Herrmann (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) gives a thumbs up for the lab status. (Credit: Xiaolei Pang & IODP) [Photo ID: 038_exp397_ C0371]
Komal Verma (Micropaleontologist, Banaras Hindu University, India) documents foraminifer abundances in the microscope lab. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 039_exp397_0342]
Celeste Pallone (Sedimentologist, Columbia University, USA) prepares smear slides for microscopic description. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 040_exp397_0340]
Jerry McManus (Sedimentologist, Columbia University, USA) studies the freshly produced smear slides on the microscope. (Credit: Xiaolei Pang & IODP) [Photo ID: 041_exp397_ C0370]
Sometimes a little relaxation can go a long way for productivity! Here, a group of scientists prepare Halloween decorations in the conference room. (Credit: Xiaolei Pang & IODP) [Photo ID: 042_exp397_ C0376]
Other times, nature rewards a hard day of work with spectacular sights such as this sunset. (Credit: Kevin Grigar, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 043_exp397_C0352]
The same sunset from a different side of the ship. (Credit: Kevin Grigar, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 044_exp397_C0355]
Back in the lab, Chuang Xuan (Paleomagnetist, University of Southampton, UK) sorts through Pmag cubes – discrete samples for measuring paleomagnetic variations through Earth’s history. (Credit: Carlos Alvarez Zarikian, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 045_exp397_C0350]
Carel Lewis (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO) and Alejandro Avila Santis (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) box cores for storage and shipment, a daily task to make space for new material in the lab. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 046_exp397_0338]
Another common occurrence in the lab is ship tours, given to educational institutions around the world. Here, Bryce Mitsunaga (Organic Geochemist, Brown University, USA) explains what fossils are while Amy Mayer (Outreach Officer, USA) streams the video back to shore. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 047_exp397_0377]
At the end of the second week, a boat visits the JOIDES Resolution to transfer two expedition participants to back shore. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 048_exp397_0476]