More than 50 representatives from four continents gathered in Sicily, Italy, from October 14 to 16 for the first Scientific Drilling Forum. Hosted by the Institute for the study of Anthropogenic impacts and Sustainability in the marine environment (IAS) of...
Last week ANZIC Director Ron Hackney, and GeoDiscoveryNZ Co-Chair Phaedra Upton handed over the paperwork to Gilbert Camoin, Director of ECORD Managing Agency and the IODP3 Managing Agency, ready for co-signing. As Associate Members of IODP3 ANZIC will to continue...
The first IODP3 expedition for Chikyu, Expedition 502E, has begun! Expedition 502E aims to test key hypotheses about the long-term hydrogeologic and mechanical evolution of the Japan Trench megathrust by recovering and redeploying temperature sensor strings that were installed in...
The community is invited to register for the Magellan3 workshop “Zero-age drilling at mid-ocean ridges”. Mid-ocean ridges (MOR) are a major component of the plate tectonic cycle. Newly formed ocean crust at MOR (‘zero-age’) undergoes significant changes soon after formation...
This new funded PhD provides the opportunity to work on rock magnetism and structural geology related to IODP Expedition 405 – JTRACK! The University of Heidelberg invites applications for a doctoral researcher position (75%, 36 months) within the DFG-funded project:...
Registration is now open to attend the webinar dedicated to the IODP3 Expedition GLACE-NS “Late Cenozoic Glaciers, Landscapes, Climates, and Ecosystems of the North Sea” on Monday 20 October 2025 at 9am (BST). TO REGISTER CLICK HERE This webinar is aimed at all...
The total drill pipe length of 7,906 m achieved by Deep-Sea Scientific Drilling Vessel “Chikyu” has been certified by Guiness World Records as the “deepest scientific ocean drilling”. The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) (President: Hiroyuki Yamato)...
Session proposals are now being accepted for the JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting, which will take place in Chiba, Japan, from 24-29 May 2026. This hybrid conference-the third joint meeting between AGU and the Japan Geoscience Union-will bring together researchers from around...
GeoMapApp is an application for browsing and analysing mainly marine geoscientific data, including from scientific drilling (www.geomapapp.org). A two-hour workshop will be held at the University of Manchester on 22nd September 10-12 (depending on room booking). The workshop will be led...