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"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"
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"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"
Laura Guertin
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...

"I think that those personal relationships... really make the science stronger."
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"I think that those personal relationships… really make the science stronger."
Laura Guertin
November 29, 2023 App Interview

If you are curious to learn more about the bonding and friendships that develop while at sea, listen no further than this conversation with Allyson Tessin and Ashley Burkett, two scientists that sailed on Expedition 392 (Agulhas Plateau Cretaceous Climate,...

"The Icelandic Coast Guard brought the drilling equipment. It was 24-hour excitement... we hadn't seen any other humans in the past 6 weeks"
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"The Icelandic Coast Guard brought the drilling equipment. It was 24-hour excitement… we hadn't seen any other humans in the past 6 weeks"
Laura Guertin
October 29, 2023 App Interview

Graduate student Claire Jasper was a sedimentologist on Expedition 395 (June 12 - August 12, 2023). To prepare for her first-ever expedition at sea, she asked people that had previously sailed on JOIDES Resolution "thousands of questions," especially as she...

"On the ship, everyone was invited on to be a scientist. Nobody was invited as a student. I was treated like a colleague."
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"On the ship, everyone was invited on to be a scientist. Nobody was invited as a student. I was treated like a colleague."
Laura Guertin
October 13, 2023 App Interview

Stepping foot on JOIDES Resolution as a graduate student and the youngest scientist on the ship, Kristin Dickerson wasn't sure what to expect as she joined Expedition 399 (Building Blocks of Life, Atlantis Massif). Right away, she was struck with...

"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."
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"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."
Laura Guertin
September 24, 2023 App Interview

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...

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Kenneth Marez Jr. and Taranita Costales
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Kenneth Marez Jr. and Taranita Costales
Manuela Velasquez
July 30, 2023 MobileBooth West (MBY)

Kenneth Marez Jr. (36) talks with his partner Taranita Costales (34) about his journey into researching his mixed Hispanic and Native heritage, uncovering Native ancestors forced into slavery and servitude in the process. The two also reflect on the importance...

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Melissa Espinoza-Smart and Jo Corona
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Melissa Espinoza-Smart and Jo Corona
Delilah Righter
July 17, 2023 MobileBooth West (MBY)

Jo Corona (34) interviews Melissa Espinoza-Smart (54) about her great, great grandmother, Maria Guadalupe Garcia Lucero and her journey learning more about her indigenous heritage.

"...they were relatively long shifts. But work-life balance is still important...and so we had a couple of fun activities that we would do."
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"…they were relatively long shifts. But work-life balance is still important…and so we had a couple of fun activities that we would do."
Laura Guertin
May 30, 2023 App Interview

Nannofossil paleontologist Claire Routledge highlights the need for a work-life balance while working 12-hours shifts, 7 days a week, for two months. After sailing on the South Atlantic Transect (Expedition 390), Claire shares her work responsibilities with nannofossils (along with...

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Ronald Britton and Chapin Montague
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Ronald Britton and Chapin Montague
Jeb Backe
May 12, 2023 Door-to-Door Virtual

Ronald "Ron" Britton (71) recounts to StoryCorps facilitator Chapin Montague [no age given] his youth as a self-proclaimed military brat, the lives of his parents, and his career in oceanography and marine biology, all while sitting on the wood-lined deck...

"I get there [Narita Airport], and my luggage doesn't come out until the very end... my luggage was shredded... except the coffee"
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"I get there [Narita Airport], and my luggage doesn't come out until the very end… my luggage was shredded… except the coffee"
Laura Guertin
April 25, 2023 App Interview

Geochemist Jeff Ryan shares two highlights from his first time sailing on JOIDES Resolution for Expedition 352, involving luggage at the airport, coffee, and why it is good to pack an extra towel. Photo of/from J. Ryan: Working in the...