The JOIDES Resolution on a calm day in the South Atlantic. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 054_exp390_453.jpg]
After 14 days of masking and COVID testing at sea, we were declared COVID-free and removed our masks. To celebrate, Co-Chief Scientists Roz Coggon (University of Southampton, UK) and Jason Sylvan (Texas A&M University, USA) cut the “We COPE’d” cake, where the acronym “COPE” refers to the title of our COVID mitigation protocols. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 055_ exp390_422.jpg]
The Expedition 390 technical staff at the first unmasked group cross-over of the expedition. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 056_ exp390_402.jpg]
Happy to cross over in person in the core lab are (from left) Leonardo Tamborrino (Sedimentologist, MARUM, Germany), Kiho Yang (Sedimentologist, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea), Michael Kaplan (Sedimentologist, Columbia University, USA), Chris Lowery (Micropaleontologist, University of Texas at Austin, USA), Claire Routledge (Micropaleontologist, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany), and Roz Coggon (Co-Chief Scientist, University of Southampton, UK). (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 057_ exp390_402.jpg]
Sunset hunters at the picnic area. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 058_ exp390_494.jpg]
More unmasked smiles around the sampling table. From left: Emily Estes (Expedition Project Manager/Staff Scientist, IODP JRSO), Joshua Bridges (Paleomagnetist, University of Rochester, USA), Masataka Aizawa (Inorganic Geochemist, University of the Ryukyus, Japan), Pamela Kempton (Petrologist, Kansas State University, USA), Jaume Dinares-Turrell (Paleomagnetist, National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology, Italy), and Yi Wang (Inorganic Geochemist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA). (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 059_ exp390_400.jpg]
The vibration-isolated television (VIT) camera frame outfitted with a mesh bag of Styrofoam cups. They will shrink because of high pressure during their journey to the bottom of the sea. As they are retrieved afterward on board, they are a desired souvenir. (Credit: Jessica Riekenberg, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 060_ exp390_C104.jpg]
Fabricio Ferreira and Mark Higley (Marine Laboratory Specialists, IODP JRSO) attach the CTD tool to the VIT frame. (Credit: Jessica Riekenberg, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 061_ exp390_C105.jpg]
Myriam Kars (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) shows Aidan Leetz (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) how to prepare core liners for hard rock curation. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 062_ exp390_445.jpg]
Sunrise over the South Atlantic – the promise of another productive day. (Credit: Jessica Riekenberg, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 063_ exp390_C100.jpg]
Brittany Martinez (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO) and Alejandro Avila Santis (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) wash, dry, and curate core samples in the splitting room. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 064_ exp390_447.jpg]
On the rig floor the Siem drill crew and Steve Midgley (Operations Superintendent, IODP JRSO) gather around a rotary core barrel (RCB) bit that drilled for 61 hours and 185 m of depth penetration. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 065_ exp390_531.jpg]
Yi Wang (Inorganic Geochemist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA) works on the Agilent 6890 gas chromatograph with Electron Capture Detector (GC-ECD) to run tests for tracer signatures in samples. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 066_ exp390_458.jpg]
Mako Takada (left, Microbiologist/Organic Geochemist, The University of Tokyo, Japan) and Yi Wang (Inorganic Geochemist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA) extract clean pieces from a sample using hammer and chisel. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 067_ exp390_488.jpg]
Sunset colors the sky in shades of purple. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 068_ exp390_504.jpg]
The Co-Chief Scientists’ office, where Emily Estes (Expedition Project Manager/Staff Scientist, IODP JRSO) and Jason Sylvan (Co-Chief Scientist, Texas A&M University, USA) plan activities for the next several days. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 069_ exp390_449.jpg]
Co-Chief Scientist Roz Coggon (University of Southampton, UK) gazes over the sections taken for a sampling party. (Credit: Alyssa Stephens, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 070_ exp390_C097.jpg]
A shrunken Styrofoam cup that traveled more than 5 km through the water column, twice, as it was carried in a mesh bag attached to the VIT frame. (Credit: Jessica Riekenberg, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 071_ exp390_C106.jpg]
In the chemistry laboratory, Jason Sylvan (Co-Chief Scientist, Texas A&M University, USA) checks on sampling progress, where Mako Takada (Microbiologist/Organic Geochemist, The University of Tokyo, Japan) and Yi Wang (Inorganic Geochemist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA) collaborate. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 072_ exp390_471.jpg]
In the galley, a special theme meal is served and Alyssa Stephens (Publications Specialist, IODP JRSO) captures a selfie with her co-workers Daniel Marone (right, Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) and IODP JRSO Marine Laboratory Specialists Fabricio Ferreira and Mark Higley. (Credit: Alyssa Stephens, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 073_ exp390_C099.jpg]
Troubleshooting instruments and exchanging knowledge; Myriam Kars (left, Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) and Beth Novak (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) in the paleomagnetics laboratory. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 074_ exp390_439.jpg]
On the rig floor, work continues on the drill pipe. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 075_ exp390_520.jpg]
Orange, yellow, red – the reward for working a 12-hour shift is a gorgeous sunrise. (Credit: Jessica Riekenberg, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 076_ exp390_C109.jpg]
Happy birthday Kiho! Scientists and IODP technicians celebrate and congratulate. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 077_ exp390_538.jpg]