Expedition 501 has transitioned from sea to shore. With 718 sediment cores recovered, nearly 873 m of core material, and >50,000 L of fluids, the science teams are now focused on sampling and analysis at MARUM. 🧪📊 #Exp501 #LabLife #ECORDScienceOperator #IODP3NSF #Exp501 #ScientificOceanDrilling

Each core was curated and labeled while still on board, and now it's time for sampling in Bremen. Photo: LEBER (at) ECORD_IODP3_NSF

We warmly welcome the Science Team of IODP³-NSF Expedition 501 to #MARUM and to kick off the onshore research here!
Read more about the onshore operation and the expedition here ➡️ www.marum.de/en/Start-OnO...

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Good bye L/B Robert! 93 operational days. 74 days at sea. 718 cores. 3 Sites. 6 Holes. 9 pump tests. 61 scientists and ESO team members at sea. 122 transfers on and off the L/B Robert. It is now time to say good bye to…

Good bye L/B Robert, good bye offshore operations of #IODP3NSF #Exp501! Thanks to our fantastic drilling team, ship's crew and science team!
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Glimpse into life offshore: Ship-2-Shore Event “What different jobs do people have on the platform?” was one of the manyquestions asked during the Q&A portion of the recent IODP³-NSF X501 ship-to-shore event that was hosted by the School of…

New Blog - glimpse into life offshore: Ship-2-Shore Event ➡️
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Hidden stories - on hard hats #IODP3NSF #Exp501 ➡️ expedition501.wordpress.com/2025/07/26/h...

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Reporting from M0112A: With Superstition, Science, and a Side of Sea Fog - new blog entry from #IODP3NSF #Exp501
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Another day of work aboard the L/B Robert for #Expedition501.
In the photo, Rachel Bell and Alize Longeau collect a sample from a core at Hole M0113A, while Graham Tulloch observes.🌎

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#clipoftheday 📹 Sunrise on L/B Robert during IODP³-NSF Expedition 501 🌅

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Pure poetry Beneath ocean floorFossil roots sleep in old soilWhispers of past land Geoscientist Sara Polanco penned this exquisite poem, a haiku, to describe a core that recently arrived on deck of the L/B ROB…

When science meets poetry 🌎📜

New blog entry from #Expedition501 ➡️ expedition501.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/p...

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Research is a process. Read about the processes during #IODP3NSF #Exp501 pump tests in the latest blog entry.

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X501 team members being transferred onto the L/B Robert by Billy Pugh basket after a foggy transit.

#IODP3NSF #Exp501 team members being transferred onto the L/B Robert by Billy Pugh basket after a foggy transit.
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Tasting Science. And Root Beer. With Ice Cream? New Blog entry #IODP3NSF #Exp501
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#IODP3NSF #Exp501 Co-chief Becky Robinson explaining the manifold setup before pump testing begins.

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Moving As 90-ish days of science at sea go tick, tick, ticking by, the fog rolls in and out. Waves rise and fall. Researchers and crew come and go from near and far as offshore stints begin and end. Exped…

“But the Earth will do what the Earth is gonna do.” - New blog entry ➡️
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Andrew McIntyre, Adam Wspanialy and Graham Tulloch discuss logging and drilling strategies while Raushan Arnhardt and Margaret Stewart prepare for X501 team transfers.
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The Galley That Runs the Ship: Expedition 501’s True Command Centre Out here in the middle of the ocean, on IODP³-NSF Expedition 501, the nearest grocery store is somewhere back on land, and the weather can throw a tantrum at any minute. Food isn’t just food. It’s …

Netflix recommendations, but for your stomach: Read in our latest blog how Chief Steward Thomas organises the menu for crew and science team on L/B Robert #IODP3NSF #Exp501.🚢 🔬 🌊 ➡️ expedition501.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/t...
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Wireline Complete, Engines Ahead: Captain in Command Operations at Hole M0111B wrapped up with the final wireline logging runs after core recovery. The logging team, Simon Barry and Erwan Le Ber, mobilised the wireline tools for a planned sequence of…

At night on the platform: Wireline Complete, Engines Ahead - Captain in Command
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Wooden post with signs that indicate where our science team members have their homes.

Homes ❤️
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Meet Mojgan Soleimani: Reading through history For many people, studying rocks may seem like a stagnant discipline, but for Mojgan Soleimani, it’s anything but. A post-doctorate candidate at the University of Montpellier in France, she views ge…

🚢🔬Meet Mojgan Soleimani: Reading through history
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Coring Ahead: Offshore Team on Expedition 501 Achieves Scientific and Operational Milestones at Site M0111 Two weeks into operations at offshore Site M0111, by 5 June 2025, 04:00 EDT, the team reached Core 171R at a depth of 389.18 meters below the seafloor in Hole B, with over 500 samples collected. In…

🛳️ Glance back: Celebrating operational and scientific milestones #IODP3NSF #Exp501 as a team!
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Our home for #IODP3NSF #Exp501: Check out this lovely drone footage of L/B Robert ➡️ youtu.be/npBbmyN5_00%... #ECORDScienceOperator #NewEngland #ScientificOceanDrilling

Brandon Dugan, one of the Co-chief scientists of Expedition 501, onboard the L/B Robert.

Meet one of the Co-chiefs Scientists, Brandon Dugan in the latest blog article on #IODP3NSF #Exp501 ➡️ expedition501.wordpress.com/2025/06/04/m...
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Successful tests: The team on Night Shift running the first successful pump test, and successfully extracting low salinity water from the aquifer.

Successful tests: The team on Night Shift running the first successful pump test, and successfully extracting low salinity water from the aquifer. #picoftheday #ECORDScienceOperator #IODP3NSF #Exp501 #NewEngland #ScientificOceanDrilling

Behind the Core: A Day in the Life of Offshore Science and Drilling There are days in offshore research that stand out, days that go beyond the routine of shifts, sample handling, and logging. One such day was recently hosted by Matrix’s Chris Delahunty and his tea…

Behind the Core: A Day in the Life of Offshore Science and Drilling ➡️ expedition501.wordpress.com/2025/05/27/b...
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First water sample taken from offshore. Photo: LeBer@ECORD_IODP3_NSF

ESO Colleague fixes expedition logo on one of the ESO containers. Photo: LeBer@ECORD_IODP3_NSF

First supply and transfer vessel arrives at L/B Robert. Photo: Stewart@ECORD_IODP3_NSF

First samples, first cores, first transfer to L/B Robert - #IODP3NSF #Exp501 has successfully started 🌊 🚢 🔬

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