Fengping Wang (Microbiologist, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China) plays ping-pong in the conference room. (Credit: William Brazelton & IODP) [Photo ID: 078_exp399_C0218.jpg]
Jordyn Robare (Microbiologist/Geochemist, Arizona State University, USA) crushes rocks for microbiology analyses in the fume hood. (Credit: William Brazelton & IODP) [Photo ID: 079_exp399_C0219.jpg]
Geoffrey Wheat (Inorganic Geochemist/Organic Geochemist, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA) prepares a sample for injection on a gas chromatograph with a hydrogen detector. (Credit: William Brazelton & IODP) [Photo ID: 080_exp399_C0221.jpg]
Sunrise view from the catwalk, along with sections of core recently brought on deck. (Credit: William Brazelton & IODP) [Photo ID: 081_exp399_C0222.jpg]
Jordyn Robare (Microbiologist/Geochemist, Arizona State University, USA), bottom right, takes a water sample directly from the core barrel on the rig floor. (Credit: William Brazelton & IODP) [Photo ID: 082_exp399_C0223.jpg]
A look into the Coy glove box for inert-atmosphere work with microbiological samples. (Credit: William Brazelton & IODP) [Photo ID: 083_exp399_C0224.jpg]
Susan Lang (Co-Chief Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA) takes a water sample directly from the core liner on the rig floor. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 085_exp399_0516.jpg]
From left, Frieder Klein (Metamorphic Petrologist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA), Rémi Coltat (Metamorphic Petrologist, CSIC-UGR, Spain), and Toshio Nozaka (Metamorphic Petrologist, Okayama University, Japan) take photos of a few continuous core sections on the description table that show an interesting transition. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 086_exp399_0534.jpg]
Gordon Southam (Microbiologist, The University of Queensland, Australia), left, and Johannes Lissenberg (Igneous Petrologist, Cardiff University, UK) take samples of a recent core on deck for analyses. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 087_exp399_0536.jpg]
Rémi Coltat (Metamorphic Petrologist, CSIC-UGR, Spain), left, and Geoffrey Wheat (Inorganic Geochemist/Organic Geochemist, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA) wash pieces of a recently split core. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 088_exp399_0541.jpg]
Kara Vadman (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) removes excess water from recently split core section halves. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 090_exp399_0547.jpg]
Mark Reagan (Igneous Petrologist, University of Iowa, USA), left, receives his birthday cake. (Credit: Kara Vadman, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 091_exp399_0559.jpg]
Mark Reagan (Igneous Petrologist, University of Iowa, USA) is photographed as he reads his birthday card. Happy birthday Mark! (Credit: Kara Vadman, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 092_exp399_0560.jpg]
Kuan-Yu Lin (Igneous Petrologist, University of Delaware, USA), right, receives his plate for a special Tex-Mex themed meal. (Credit: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 093_exp399_0589.jpg]
Sunset and a calm sea. (Credit: Mark Reagan & IODP) [Photo ID: 094_exp399_C0230.jpg]