Onshore operations of #IODP3NSF #Exp501 might be over but our blog is still running and we have not finished yet introducing our scientist. 👩‍🔬 Today is the turn of Valentina Rossi from from Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche.

Read the blog here:
https://expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/meet-the-team-valentina-rossi/

Meet the Team: Valentina Rossi

Who are you?Valentina Marzia Rossi, National Research Council of Italy What is your scientific objective for this expedition?I am part of the Sedimentology team, and the work that we are doing duri…

IODP³-NSF Expedition 501: New England Shelf Hydrogeology

Not just hands-on science during #IODP3NSF #Exp501: a huge part of the work happens behind the scenes, deep in reports and documentation. Science doesn’t exist without the paperwork.

Read more about it 👇
https://expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/devil-is-in-the-detail-report-writing-during-x501-onshore-operations-ono/

Devil is in the detail: Report Writing during X501 Onshore Operations (OnO)

Three A4 sheets appear on the whiteboard, strategically positioned beside the coffee, tea, and snacks, ensuring they are impossible to ignore. Each sheet contains a table detailing the writing resp…

IODP³-NSF Expedition 501: New England Shelf Hydrogeology
We’re in our final days of the onshore phase of #IODP3NSF #Exp501, but we haven’t yet shared what happens to the “working half.” Once split, it becomes the focus of intense sampling and analysis, helping us unlock the story hidden beneath the seafloor➡️ https://expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/the-core-flow-the-journey-of-the-working-half/
The Core Flow: The journey of the working half

When sediment cores come up from the deep sea, they’re carefully split in two. We’ve already talked about the archive half, the side that’s stored at the Bremen Core Repository for future research.…

IODP³-NSF Expedition 501: New England Shelf Hydrogeology

While the onshore operations of #IODP3NSF #Expedition501 are coming to an end, we’re not done meeting the people behind the science.

Today, meet Bryce Mitsunaga from
Harvard

➡️ expedition501.wordpress.com/blog/

#NewEnglandShelfs #ScientificOceanDrilling

Following the path of a core arriving at the Bremen Core Repository for the onshore operations of #IODP3NSF #Expedition501➡️ the archive half
➡️ https://expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/05/il-flusso-del-nucleo-the-journey-of-the-archive-half/
The Core Flow: the journey of the archive half

The long journey of a sediment core at the Bremen Core Repository (BCR) at MARUM begins with the core being split lengthwise into two halves (see: From this moment on, each fulfills a distinct role…

IODP³-NSF Expedition 501: New England Shelf Hydrogeology

For the first time, a science team has directly documented and extensively sampled a freshened water system beneath the ocean floor 🌊

Discover the first insights from #IODP3NSF #Expedition501➡️
https://go.bsky.app/redirect?u=https%3A%2F%2Fecord.org%2Fextensive-freshened-water-beneath-ocean-floor-confirmed%2F
#ScientificOceanDrilling #NewEnglandShelf

Following the path of a core arriving at the Bremen Core Repository for the onshore operations of #IODP3NSF #Expedition501.
1️⃣First steps of the core flow: core inspection and core splitting.
Read the article here ➡️ https://expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/the-core-flow-core-inspection-and-core-splitting/
The Core Flow: core inspection and core splitting

The science team has gathered in person at MARUM, in Bremen for the onshore phase of IODP³–NSF Expedition 501, New England Shelf Hydrogeology. Starting on 14 January, sediment cores recovered durin…

IODP³-NSF Expedition 501: New England Shelf Hydrogeology
We’re now in the third week of onshore operations for #IODP3NSF #Exp501 at
@marumunibremen.bsky.social
and we still have more of the team to introduce! Today, it’s the turn of Mojgan Soleimani, postdoctoral researcher at
the University of Montpellier
➡️ https://expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/meet-the-team-mojgan-soleimani/
Meet the team: Mojgan Soleimani

Who are you? My name is Mojgan Soleimani, and I am a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Montpellier. I participated in Expedition 501 for seven weeks offshore and am now four weeks in Bre…

IODP³-NSF Expedition 501: New England Shelf Hydrogeology

"In these moments, language moves between the literal and the figurative" - New blog post about language, #ScientificOceanDrilling and core flow.
#IODP3NSF #Exp501 @epc_leicester @MARUM @ANZIC

➡️https://expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/01/31/the-bloody-core/

The Bloody Core …

Profanities have no place in IODP3, and the code of conduct is taken seriously by everyone on board. Language, however, has a habit of finding small gaps. Mild intensifiers do sometimes slip throug…

IODP³-NSF Expedition 501: New England Shelf Hydrogeology