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"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"

"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"

May 9, 2024 App Interview

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...

"You need to give yourself time to relax in-between those really grueling shifts; that way, you can continue to perform at your peak level"

"You need to give yourself time to relax in-between those really grueling shifts; that way, you can continue to perform at your peak level"

May 9, 2024 App Interview

Scientific ocean drilling expeditions are filled with scientists and technicians working long hours over consecutive days to determine the latest discoveries from the deep sea. You wouldn't think there would be much time for fun, but publication specialist Alyssa Stephens...

“It’s been interesting and rewarding to see science taken seriously and have some action being taken.” An interview with Steve Montzka

“It’s been interesting and rewarding to see science taken seriously and have some action being taken.” An interview with Steve Montzka

April 4, 2024 App Interview

Steve Montzka has been at NOAA for 28 years, working on atmospheric science, atmosphere chemistry, and trace gases in the atmosphere. He started there as a post-doc, drawn by the work he saw NOAA scientists doing on the hole in...

"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!"

"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!"

March 19, 2024 App Interview

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...

"The power of the seagoing experience was impactful. I decided that I wanted to be involved with IODP in any way/shape/or form that I could"

"The power of the seagoing experience was impactful. I decided that I wanted to be involved with IODP in any way/shape/or form that I could"

March 1, 2024 App Interview

Bonus audio! Jonathan Lewis sat down to share his experiences sailing on Chikyu. But in addition to detailing his experiences at sea, Jon discusses how the Chikyu changed him as a scientist and motivated him to give back to the...

"[the Chikyu] was not on my wish list... but I can't overstate how powerful the experience was [including] landing in a Bell 412 helicopter"

"[the Chikyu] was not on my wish list… but I can't overstate how powerful the experience was [including] landing in a Bell 412 helicopter"

March 1, 2024 App Interview

Structural geologist Jon Lewis sailed on Expedition 315 on the scientific research vessel Chikyu in 2007 - his first-ever at-sea experience. Jon explains this riser vessel, the training required for the helicopter landing necessary to join the ship, as well...

"One of the take-home messages is just how important it was to participate on Glomar Challenger and JR in terms of developing my own career"

"One of the take-home messages is just how important it was to participate on Glomar Challenger and JR in terms of developing my own career"

March 1, 2024 App Interview

Keir Becker has sailed on 22 expeditions of scientific ocean drilling. For this conversation, he focuses on his four Glomar Challenger expeditions, including the technology and communications that existed during those years - and what it was like to receive...

"We were analyzing climate & glaciers of the past to better predict the future... it's a huge and growing field for ocean drilling sciences"

"We were analyzing climate & glaciers of the past to better predict the future… it's a huge and growing field for ocean drilling sciences"

February 12, 2024 App Interview

Expedition Project Manager Thomas Ronge discusses his experiences as a sedimentologist at sea on JOIDES Resolution. He provides an overview of the collaboration across cultures and roles on the ship during JR's two-month expeditions, from his time in Iceberg Alley...

"...that first time looking up the central stairwell, seeing all the different logos from before... seeing just that snapshot of history..."

"…that first time looking up the central stairwell, seeing all the different logos from before… seeing just that snapshot of history…"

January 16, 2024 App Interview

Bonus audio! Andrew McIntyre and Laura Guertin both sailed on JOIDES Resolution for the first time during Expedition 390 (South Atlantic Transect I) and sat down to record a conversation four months after their time on the JR had ended....

"There were TVs on the drill ship in 2001... we watched the second plane hit the World Trade Center...from the middle of the Pacific Ocean"

"There were TVs on the drill ship in 2001… we watched the second plane hit the World Trade Center…from the middle of the Pacific Ocean"

January 2, 2024 App Interview

Micropaleontologist Timothy Bralower has sailed multiple times on JOIDES Resolution and a mission-specific platform. He reflects upon how communication at sea has changed over time, from mailbags filled with letters waiting in port when the ship returned, to the use...

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