Scientists and the education officer gather around a core for discussion. Clockwise from lower left: Yair Rosenthal (Co-Chief Scientist, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA), Jong-Hwa Chun (Sedimentologist, KIGAM, Republic of Korea), Braddock Linsley (Sedimentologist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, USA), Samantha Bova (Sedimentologist, Brown University, USA), Jian Xu (Physical Properties Specialist, Northwest University, China), Luc Beaufort (Paleontologist, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique [CNRS], France), and Katie Halder (Education/Outreach Officer, Canning College, Australia). (Credit: Takuya Sagawa & IODP) [Photo ID: exp363_116]