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Fabricio Ferreira (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) smiles for a photo in the core lab. (Credit: Renata G. Lucchi & IODP) [Photo ID: 174_exp403_C0689.jpg]
The core barrel is pulled up to the drill floor. (Credit: Khyber Jones & IODP) [Photo ID: 175_exp403_C0667.jpg]
Sea1 crewmembers carry the core barrel on deck. (Credit: Khyber Jones & IODP) [Photo ID: 176_exp403_C0664.jpg]
Jesse Yeon (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) leads the line of JRSO technical staff carrying a core onto the catwalk. (Credit: Jens Gruetzner & IODP) [Photo ID: 177_exp403_C0632.jpg]
Alejandro Avila Santis (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) extrudes material from the core catcher. (Credit: Isuri Kapuge & IODP) [Photo ID: 178_exp403_C0460.jpg]
JRSO technical staff process a core on the catwalk. (Credit: Renata G. Lucchi & IODP) [Photo ID: 179_exp403_C0679.jpg]
A view of Spitsbergen, Norway during transit. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 180_exp403_0927.jpg]
Nick Logan (Marine Computer Specialist, IODP JRSO) smiles for a photo on the top deck. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 181_exp403_0911.jpg]
From left, James Kowalski (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO), Daniel Rudbäck (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), and Aidan Leetz (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) pause for a photo after taking a trip to the helideck. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 182_exp403_0908.jpg]
Gryphen Goss (Sedimentologist, Yale Univeristy, USA), left, and Sijin Veedu (Sedimentologist, Central University of Kerala, India) work on core descriptions. (Credit: Renata G. Lucchi & IODP) [Photo ID: 184_exp403_C0686.jpg]
M. Angeles Barcena (Micropaleontologist, University of Salamanca, Spain) looks at diatom samples in the microscope lab. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 185_exp403_0965.jpg]
Two birds fly under a dark, cloudy sky. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 186_exp403_0913.jpg]
From left, Khyber Jones (Videographer, Slingshot Pictures LLC, USA), Alejandro Avila Santis (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), Beth Novak (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO), and Alyssa Stephens (Publications Specialist, IODP JRSO) watch for wildlife near the ship. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 187_exp403_0916.jpg]
From left, Beth Novak (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO), Alyssa Stephens (Publications Specialist, IODP JRSO), and Jesse Yeon (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) point in excitement as they spot something in the water. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 188_exp403_0914.jpg
A whale comes to visit. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 189_exp403_C0692.jpg]
A little gang of Brünnich’s Guillemots float by. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 190_exp403_0918.jpg]
Yuhi Sakai (Downhole Tools Specialist/Physical Properties Specialist, Kyoto University Graduate School of Engineering, Japan) looks out to the sea from a window in the core lab. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 191_exp403_0941.jpg]
Drill pipes lay out on deck in preparation for operations. (Credit: Khyber Jones & IODP) [Photo ID: 192_exp403_C0493.jpg]
Alba Gonzalez-Lanchas (Micropaleontologist, University of Oxford, United Kingdom) records some conversations in the core lab. (Credit: Khyber Jones & IODP) [Photo ID: 193_exp403_C0649.jpg]
From left, Alba Gonzalez-Lanchas (Micropaleontologist, University of Oxford, United Kingdom), Renata G. Lucchi (Co-Chief Scientist, National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics-OGS, Italy), and Adriane Lam (Sedimentologist, Binghamton University, USA) try out the recording equipment. (Credit: Khyber Jones & IODP) [Photo ID: 194_exp403_C0654.jpg]
Entier crewmembers smile for a photo on the bridge deck. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 195_exp403_0960.jpg]
From left, Stijn De Schepper (Micropaleontologist, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Norway), River Rivera (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), and Lucinda Duxbury (Microbiologist/Geochemist, University of Tasmania, Australia) take microbiology samples in the splitting room. (Credit: Katrine Husum & IODP) [Photo ID: 196_exp403_C0644.jpg]
Jesse Yeon (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) labels core sections in the laser engraver. (Credit: Isuri Kapuge & IODP) [Photo ID: 197_exp403_C0601.jpg]
Smear slides neatly arranged in slide trays. (Credit: Isuri Kapuge & IODP) [Photo ID: 198_exp403_C0616.jpg]
From left, Kevin Grigar (Operations Superintendent, IODP JRSO), Paul Ruzycki (Ice Navigator, Martech Polar Consulting Ltd, Canada), Kristen St John (Co-Chief Scientist, James Madison University, USA), and Renata G. Lucchi (Co-Chief Scientist, National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics-OGS, Italy) check the weather information as they plan upcoming operations. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 199_exp403_C0690.jpg]
Alba Gonzalez-Lanchas (Micropaleontologist, University of Oxford, United Kingdom), left, and Stijn De Schepper (Micropaleontologist, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Norway) team up to play ping-pong after shift. (Credit: Khyber Jones & IODP) [Photo ID: 200_exp403_C0671.jpg]
On the other side of the ping-pong table are Yanguang Liu (Inorganic Geochemist, Kay Laboratory of Marine Geology and Metallogeny, China), left, and Sijin Veedu (Sedimentologist, Central University of Kerala, India). (Credit: Khyber Jones & IODP) [Photo ID: 201_exp403_C0675.jpg]
A Brünnich’s Guillemot rests on the bow. (Credit: Jens Gruetzner & IODP) [Photo ID: 202_exp403_C0635.jpg]
Sea1 crewmembers work on the drill floor. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 203_exp403_0951.jpg]
The Sea1 derrickman controls the winch. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 204_exp403_0950.jpg]
Sea1 crewmembers watch as pipe is tripped. (Credit: Tiffany Liao, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 205_exp403_0956.jpg]
The Sea1 crane operator and mechanic climb down from the crane. (Credit: Khyber Jones & IODP) [Photo ID: 207_exp403_C0662.jpg]
A Brünnich’s Guillemot enjoys a rest on the upper deck. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 208_exp403_C0697]
Brittany Stockmaster (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) looks at the Brünnich’s Guillemot. (Credit: Renata G. Lucchi & IODP) [Photo ID: 209_exp403_C0682.jpg]
A close-up of the Brünnich’s Guillemot. (Credit: Thomas Ronge, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: 210_exp403_C0695.jpg]
Sea1 crewmembers work on the derrick. (Credit: Isuri Kapuge & IODP) [Photo ID: 211_exp403_C0595.jpg]
From left, Sijin Veedu (Sedimentologist, Central University of Kerala, India), Nicole Greco (Sedimentologist, University of Florida, USA), Isuri Kapuge (Sedimentologist, University of Delaware, USA), Lucinda Duxbury (Microbiologist/Geochemist, University of Tasmania, Australia), and Adriane Lam (Sedimentologist, Binghamton University, USA) gather at the picnic table for whale watching. (Credit: Katrine Husum & IODP) [Photo ID: 212_exp403_C0487.jpg]
A whale appears for the whale watchers! (Credit: Jens Gruetzner & IODP) [Photo ID: 213_exp403_C0636.jpg]