International Group of Scientists Converge at IODP
The headquarters of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) at Texas A&M University is a hotbed of activity this week and next as 35 scientists from around the world converge here to edit a final science report and take away over 30,000 ocean sediment samples from core drilled from below the seafloor of the equatorial Pacific.
Researchers Drill Deep into the Past
OFF THE COAST OF A.C.–We begin tonight nearly 50 miles off the coast of Atlantic City, where scientists from around the world are conducting a sophisticated research project into rising sea levels. Phaedra Laird took the trip to see exactly what this mission was all about.
Clement Appointed Director of Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
Bradford Mark Clement, professor and chair of the Department of Earth and Environment at Florida International University, Miami, has been appointed director of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) at Texas A&M University.
From the USAC Chair – October 2008
Dear Colleagues:
My term as chair of the U.S. Advisory Committee for Scientific Ocean Drilling (USAC) has drawn to a close, and it pleases me to introduce Brad Clement of Florida International University as the next USAC chair. As a first-rate researcher in paleomagnetism, Brad has had a long history of involvement in [...]
IODP Expedition Uncovers Key Information on Earth’s Interior
Scientists, technicians, and drillers with the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program have recovered rocks from 1415.5 meters (>4644 feet) below the seafloor that will provide valuable information on the composition of the Earth.
Dr. Frank Rack Named Director of Ocean Drilling Programs at JOI
Washington D.C. – The Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI) announced today that it has named Dr. Frank Rack as Director of Ocean Drilling Programs.
Two Sides to Every Breakup: Separation of Europe from North America
After drilling at 650 sites around the world during the last 18 years, the JOIDES Resolution will complete its last Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) journey when it arrives in St. John’s, Newfoundland on September 6.
Media Advisory: High-Tech Scientific Ocean Drilling Research Ship to Make Final Port Call in St. Johns
[ September 8, 2003; ] The JOIDES Resolution, a sophisticated ocean-going research drillship and floating laboratory used by the international Ocean Drilling Program (ODP), will visit St. Johns September 6-9, 2003.
