EPCMar 6
We are happy to announce that applications are open for the 2026 ECORD Summer School Downhole Logging for Marine Geoscience hosted at the University of Leicester between 8-14 August. It is our 10th Anniversary delivering an @ECORD Summer School
Please see our flyer and website https://le.ac.uk/iodp/summer-schools for application details. The Summer School is open to applicants from all career stages and geoscience backgrounds with a ⏰Deadline for application of 8 April at 9am BST #scientificoceandrilling
ECORD_IODP3Feb 23

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

ECORD_IODP3Feb 7

There goes the last core of #IODP3NSF #Exp501.

#lastCore #NewEnglandShelf #ScientificOceanDrilling #picoftheday

More Information ➡️ https://www.ecord.org/expedition501/

@MARUM @ANZIC @epc_leicester

ECORD_IODP3Feb 6

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

ECORD_IODP3Jan 31

"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
ECORD_IODP3Jan 29

New blog post alert ! 🔔

Today we meet an other member of the science team, Leo Barbosa from the British Geological Survey #BGS, telling us his experience as operations manager on board of #IODP3NSF #Exp501

https://expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/looking-back-what-was-it-really-like-for-operations-manager-leo-barbosa/

#NewEnglandShelf #ScientificOceanDrilling

Looking back: What was it really like for operations Manager Leo Barbosa?

Before IODP3-NSF Expedition 501, all my offshore experience had been on oil and gas rigs and never for longer than 14 days at a time. So the thought of living and working on an offshore vessel for …

IODP³-NSF Expedition 501: New England Shelf Hydrogeology
ECORD_IODP3Jan 29

Meet the Science Team of #IODP3NSF #Exp501!

🚀 Today is the turn of Gretl King, from Binghamton University.

Read the blog article here: https://expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/meet-the-team-gretl-king/

📷Röhl@ECORD_IODP3_NSF

#NewEnglandShelf #ScientificOceanDrilling

Meet the Team: Gretl King

Who are you?My name is Gretl King, I’m a PhD candidate at Binghamton University, based in the state of New York. What is your scientific objective for this expedition?I’m one of two mic…

IODP³-NSF Expedition 501: New England Shelf Hydrogeology
ECORD_IODP3Jan 26

Meet our Science Team of #IODP3NSF #Exp501! Today: Sophie from Stockholm University 🔬

#NewEnglandShelf #ScientificOceanDrilling

➡️ https://expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/meet-the-team-sophie-ten-hietbrink/

Meet the Team: Sophie ten Hietbrink 

Who are you?My name is Sophie ten Hietbrink and I am a PhD candidate at Stockholm University (defending in 2 months!) What is your scientific objective for this expedition?I hav…

IODP³-NSF Expedition 501: New England Shelf Hydrogeology
ECORD_IODP3Jan 22

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. 🧪📊 Latest Blog:
🔗 https://expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/01/22/scientists-descend-on-marum-as-expedition-501-enters-its-onshore-phase/
#Exp501 #LabLife #ECORDScienceOperator #IODP3NSF #Exp501 #ScientificOceanDrilling

@epc_leicester @ANZIC @MARUM

Scientists Descend on MARUM as Expedition 501 Enters Its Onshore Phase

Scientists from around the world have converged at MARUM – Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, marking the start of the onshore phase of IODP³-NSF Expedition 501. Partic…

IODP³-NSF Expedition 501: New England Shelf Hydrogeology
ECORD_IODP3Aug 4, 2025

Good bye L/B Robert, good bye offshore operations of #IODP3NSF #Exp501! Thanks to our fantastic drilling team, ship's crew and science team!
Check out some numbers ➡️https://expedition501.wordpress.com/2025/08/04/good-bye-l-b-robert/

And make sure to keep following - more offshore blogs to come, and onshore operations start mid January!

#ECORDScienceOperator #NewEngland #ScientificOceanDrilling
@ANZIC @epc_leicester

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…

IODP³-NSF Expedition 501: New England Shelf Hydrogeology