Covid-19 Interview

Olivia (19) talks with her sister Molly (14) about the Covid-19 Pandemic and what it is like living through it.

Kate Gregg interviewing Shahram Imen 2/18/2024

talked with my mothers boyfriend about his childhood and his connection with the ocean

"Microfossils help us address the questions we can't otherwise answer"

Micropaleontologist and biostratigrapher Christopher Lowery shares his experience on a mission-specific platform for Expedition 364 during the drilling of the Chicxulub K-Pg impact crater. Hear how he describes how ocean drilling is like flipping the pages of a book backwards...

Dad and Maddie and the ocean

Maddie and her dad share stories from her childhood, including the time she was almost lost at sea.

"He said, do you want to work on the carbonates in the Chicxulub Impact Crater? And my jaw dropped and I was like – Oh, of course!"

Carbonate sedimentologist Michael Whalen participated as a shore-based scientist on Expedition 364, Chicxulub: Drilling the K-Pg Impact Crater. Mike discusses his interest in these sediments, his time working on material at the Breman Core Repository in Germany, and how having...

"I love to solve puzzles. The more pieces of the puzzle you get, the larger the puzzle becomes. " an interview with Ingrid Hendy

Ingrid Hendy, Professor at the University of Michigan and section president-elect, shares stories about discoveries in her field and the challenges she faced. She reflected on the curious zebra striped sediment that lured her into her field – mud she...

"The camaraderie that we had on the ship is still going… that’s a really special thing about being on the JR. And being a part of IODP."

What is it like to be a graduate student as part of the science party on JOIDES Resolution? Celeste Pallone shares her experience as a sedimentologist on Expedition 397 (Iberian Margin Paleoclimate, Oct-Dec 2022) as an early career scientist and...

Shaan Haason and Bruce Marques Interview

I am a freshman at the HC and here I am interviewing a fellow freshman who has tested positive for COVID and is currently in quarantine.

"It’s really amazing how difficult it is to study something like the ocean." An interview with Ved Chirayath

Dr. Ved Chirayath is the director of the Laboratory for Advanced Sensing (LAS) in the Earth Science Division at NASA Ames Silicon Valley. There, he develops and invents new instruments for NASA missions on Earth and in space, with much of his current work focusing on creating technology that will increase our...

Kiley Johnson

Kiley tells the story of a scrary event at the beach

Nashua Stevens, Melissa Mahoney, Christy Hightower, , and
February 20, 2017 App Interview

Melissa and her son Nash (age 8) talk about what peace and peace-making mean to them. Melissa reminds us of the Dalai Lama quote "If you wish to have peace in the world, start with yourself." And Nash says "if...

Enduring the Pandemic: A Story of Love & Courage from the Front Desk of One Nursing Home. Cindie and Steve Dnistrian

Cindie Dnistrian (57) talks with her husband, Steve Dnistrian (57), about the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, as viewed from the front desk of one nursing home in central New Jersey. Cindie found herself at the front lines of...

Ocean interview with gracie

I interviewed my friend gracie about the ocean for my marine ecology class

"It's still baffling to me in a lot of ways – the [core] collection itself and how the collection is going to live on for hundreds of years"

Chad Broyles served a a curatorial specialist on 19 JOIDES Resolution expeditions and is currently the Superintendent of the Gulf Coast Repository in College Station, Texas. In this overview of the core archives, Chad shares the value of having depth...

Story core; Life in Hawaii

My grandpa and I talked about what is was like to grow up in Hawaii, work, and just what life was like living in the paradise Hawaii is. I was also left with important knowledge, wisdom, and advice.

The Great Proposal

In 1999, my dad took my mother up to Oregon for the week. Little did she know, she would return engaged!

Merkelly Panghulan and Ishy Bravo

Merkelly Bravo speaks of her experience and struggles during the Covid-19 Pandemic.