Good morning from week 5 of Expedition 397! (Credit: Chuang Xuan & IODP) [Photo ID: 092_exp397_C0786]
The beautiful sunrise that brought the scientists in the previous photo outside to watch. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 093_exp397_0722]
The clouds on fire as the sun rises over the ocean sky. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 094_exp397_0708]
The science party holds meetings to discuss preliminary results. Here, Fatima Abrantes (Co-Chief Scientist, IPMA, Portugal) takes notes. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 095_exp397_0726]
Timothy Herbert (Stratigraphic Correlator, Brown University, USA) discusses results from Site U1586 with the group. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 096_exp397_0730]
Jasmin Link (Sedimentologist, University of Heidelberg, Germany) listens closely to the results being discussed. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 097_exp397_0737]
Sophie Hines (Inorganic Geochemist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA) takes notes. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 098_exp397_0740]
Jimin Yu (Sedimentologist, Australian National University, Australia) contributes to the meeting with insights from the sedimentology lab. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 099_exp397_0746]
Jiawang Wu (Inorganic Geochemist, Sun Yat-Sen University, China) explains another piece of the puzzle as viewed from a geochemical viewpoint. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 100_exp397_0748]
Siem and Entier personnel at the weekly lifeboat safety drill. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 101_exp397_0788]
The night shift scientists out on deck to watch the sunrise. From left: Jimin Yu (Sedimentologist, Australian National University, Australia), Sophie Hines (Inorganic Geochemist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA), Jasmin Link (Sedimentologist, University of Heidelberg, Germany), Celeste Pallone (Sedimentologist, Columbia University, USA), Fatima Abrantes (Co-Chief Scientist, IPMA, Portugal), and Hannah Brooks (Sedimentologist, RWTH Aachen University, Germany). (Credit: Carlos Alvarez Zarikian, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 102_exp397_C0780]
It’s outdoor BBQ day and everyone enjoys their deliciously grilled foods at the picnic tables. (Credit: Carlos Alvarez Zarikian, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 103_exp397_C0782]
The maestros at work on the grill. (Credit: Carlos Alvarez Zarikian, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 104_exp397_C0783]
Happy birthday to Alejandro Avila Santis (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), who celebrates with a crowd and a sensational chocolate cake. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 105_exp397_0775]
A 360-degree group photo on the bow shows the world from a different perspective. (Credit: Carlos Alvarez Zarikian, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 106_exp397_C0784]
The catering crew cooks up more delicious food for this week’s theme meal. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 107_exp397_0789]
Xiaolei Pang (Sedimentologist, Peking University, China) prepares a sample for measurement at the hand-held XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence) station. (Credit: Viviane dos Santos Rocha & IODP) [Photo ID: 108_exp397_C0666]
Emília Salgueiro (Sedimentologist, IPMA, Portugal) runs a core section on the SHMSL (Section Half Multisensor Logger). (Credit: Viviane dos Santos Rocha & IODP) [Photo ID: 109_exp397_C0667]
José-Abel Flores (Micropaleontologist, University of Salamanca, Spain) greets us from the microscope lab. (Credit: Viviane dos Santos Rocha & IODP) [Photo ID: 110_exp397_C0670]
At the end of the day, everyone feels accomplished, tired, and ready to do it all over again the next day. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 111_exp397_0696]