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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IODP3 Announcements
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…
ECORD-ICDP Townhall Meeting at EGU Monday 28th April
We are pleased to announce that this year’s ECORD-ICDP Townhall Meeting will be held at the Natural History Museum in Vienna on Monday 28th April 2025. Guests may arrive from 18:00, with the event beginning at 19:00. Speakers include Gilbert…
NEW EXTENDED DEADLINE – Call to Participate: Expedition 502: Impact of Petit-Spot Magmatism on Subduction Zone Seismicity and the Global Geochemical Cycle
Call to Participate in IODP3 Expedition 502: Impact of Petit-Spot Magmatism on Subduction Zone Seismicity and the Global Geochemical Cycle has been extended until Friday 11th April 2025 (midnight GMT) International Ocean Drilling Programme (IODP3) Expedition 502 plans to explore…
Scientific Ocean Drilling and SPARC proposal deadline coming soon: 3rd March 2025!
With our first 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 3rd March 2025 via the IODP3 Gateway. The IODP3 Gateway now accepts all proposal types – i.e….