International Ocean Drilling Programme
The International Ocean Drilling Programme is an international marine research collaboration that explores Earth’s history and dynamics using ocean-going research platforms to recover data recorded in seafloor sediments and rocks and to monitor subseafloor environments.
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Scientific Ocean Drilling and Land-to-Sea proposal deadline coming soon: 1st July 2025!
With the next IODP3 proposal deadline coming up soon, we would like to remind the IODP3 community to ensure that all proposals are completed and submitted by midnight GMT on 1st July 2025 via the IODP3 Gateway. The IODP3 Gateway now accepts all proposal types…
SPECIAL CALL to Participate: Expedition 502: Impact of Petit-Spot Magmatism on Subduction Zone Seismicity and the Global Geochemical Cycle
Special Call to Participate in IODP3 Expedition 502: Impact of Petit-Spot Magmatism on Subduction Zone Seismicity and the Global Geochemical Cycle now open! International Ocean Drilling Programme (IODP3) Expedition 502 plans to explore the nature of the acoustic basement in…
Joint IODP3 and NSF Expedition 501 sets sail to investigate freshened water under the ocean floor
May 19th 2025 marked the start of the first international IODP³-NSF expedition, jointly funded by IODP³ and NSF Setting sail from off the coast of New England this expedition brings international scientists together to explore fresh water under the ocean…
Special Call to Participate: Expedition 503: Hadal Trench Tsunamigenic Slip History
Special Call to Participate in IODP3 Expedition 503: Hadal Trench Tsunamigenic Slip History now open! Expedition 503 plans to drill a trench basin in the central Japan Trench to recover the whole trench-fill sequence for dating and establishing event-stratigraphy for…