Program Update: Deep Earth Academy – August 2010
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During the last month of operations onboard the JOIDES Resolution, the six person Outreach team sailing on Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 327 Juan de Fuca Hydrogeology has been busy working on both group and individual projects. One of the projects the team completed together was the construction of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). Equipped with lights and cameras, the team successfully tested their ROVs in a small pool set up on the decks of the ship.
Photos of their ROV testing can be seen at http://www.facebook.com/joidesresolution. The team also worked with the ship’s crew and technical staff to paint one of the CORK subseafloor observatories before it was installed. Pictures of their artwork are available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/oceanleadership/sets/72157624629986503/.
Throughout the expedition, each Outreach Officer has also been working on individual projects, which range from a computer animation of a CORK installation and water color renditions of science and life at sea, to hydrology experiments that can be used to teach classroom students about research below the seafloor. More information about these projects is available on their blogs at http://joidesresolution.org/blog.
As the Juan de Fuca expedition comes to a close, Deep Earth Academy is forging outreach plans for upcoming expeditions. IODP invites U.S. educators and videographers to apply to sail on the JOIDES Resolution to serve as an onboard Education/Outreach Officer during Expedition 330: Louisville Seamount Trail (expedition dates are December 13, 2010–February 12, 2011). This expedition will sample ancient lava flows to provide key insights into the evolution and melting processes of the Louisville volcanoes between 80 and 50 million years ago.
The selected education/outreach officer will be responsible for sharing the science story by coordinating educational activities onboard such as blogging, maintaining social networking sites, and facilitating live video conferences to audiences on shore. If a videographer is selected, he/she will produce weekly video updates for YouTube, longer documentary-style pieces, interviews with scientists, and other pieces to be determined. All expenses to and from the ship’s ports of call (both in Auckland, NZ) and during the expedition will be paid by Deep Earth Academy. A stipend will also be provided. The deadline to apply is October 1, 2010. Additional information and applications are available at http://joidesresolution.org/node/453.
