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ECORD - European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling
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Official account of ECORD, a management structure of 14 members (13 European countries and Canada) for scientific ocean drilling as part of the International Ocean Drilling Program (IODP3).

https://www.ecord.org/
Imprint: https://www.ecord.org/legal-stat
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Onshore operations of #IODP3NSF #Exp501 might be over but our blog is still running and we have not finished yet introducing our scientist. 👩‍🔬 Today is the turn of Valentina Rossi from from Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche.

Read the blog here: expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/m...
February 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Not just hands-on science during #IODP3NSF #Exp501: a huge part of the work happens behind the scenes, deep in reports and documentation. Science doesn’t exist without the paperwork.

Read more about it 👇
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February 15, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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New Magellan³ Workshop!➡️ Go Beyond the Limit (GBL)
Defining the termination of habitability & the nature of the non-biosphere through deep subseafloor drilling
📅 June 16–19, 2026
📍 Kochi Core Center, Japan (hybrid)
🗓️ Apply by April 3, 2026
More info: iodp3.org/registration...
February 13, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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🌍 Mentally drained, emotionally fulfilled. Thank you #Expedition501 team, it was a pleasure! Excited for the New England core science. The onshore phase may be over, but the blog will keep going: expedition501.wordpress.com
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February 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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We’re in our final days of the onshore phase of #IODP3NSF #Exp501, but we haven’t yet shared what happens to the “working half.” Once split, it becomes the focus of intense sampling and analysis, helping us unlock the story hidden beneath the seafloor➡️ expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/t...
February 10, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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While the onshore operations of #IODP3NSF #Expedition501 are coming to an end, we’re not done meeting the people behind the science.

Today, meet Bryce Mitsunaga from @harvard.edu
➡️ expedition501.wordpress.com/blog/

#NewEnglandShelfs #ScientificOceanDrilling
February 8, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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There goes the last core of #IODP3NSF #Exp501.

#lastCore #NewEnglandShelf #ScientificOceanDrilling #picoftheday

More Information: www.ecord.org/expedition501/

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The last core is being split. Curator taking both core halves for further analyses Science team looks together at both split halves of the last core.
February 7, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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New blog post: “Meanwhile in Bremen…”, building memories beyond science.

Read the article here: expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/m...

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February 6, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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Following the path of a core arriving at the Bremen Core Repository for the onshore operations of #IODP3NSF #Expedition501➡️ the archive half

Read the blog post here: expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/05/i...
The Core Flow: the journey of the archive half
The long journey of a sediment core at the Bremen Core Repository (BCR) at MARUM begins with the core being split lengthwise into two halves (see: From this moment on, each fulfills a distinct role…
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February 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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For the first time, a science team has directly documented and extensively sampled a freshened water system beneath the ocean floor 🌊

Discover the first insights from #IODP3NSF #Expedition501➡️ ecord.org/extensive-fr...

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#ScientificOceanDrilling #NewEnglandShelfs
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Following the path of a core arriving at the Bremen Core Repository for the onshore operations of #IODP3NSF #Expedition501.
1️⃣First steps of the core flow: core inspection and core splitting.
Read the article here 👉 expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/t...
📷 Cores before,during and after splitting
February 4, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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We’re now in the third week of onshore operations for #IODP3NSF #Exp501 at @marumunibremen.bsky.social and we still have more of the team to introduce! Today, it’s the turn of Mojgan Soleimani, postdoctoral researcher at @umontpellier.bsky.social

➡️ expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/m...
February 2, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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"In these moments language moves between literal and figurative" - New blog post about language, #ScientificOceanDrilling and core flow.
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➡️https://expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/01/31/the-bloody-core/
The Bloody Core …
Profanities have no place in IODP3, and the code of conduct is taken seriously by everyone on board. Language, however, has a habit of finding small gaps. Mild intensifiers do sometimes slip throug…
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January 31, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Word(s) of the day Cretacious camo go nicely with our #pictureoftheday #IODP3NSF #Exp501
Colourful cores on a sampling table
January 30, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Meet the team of #IODP3NSF #Exp501!
Today’s blog post features Cristina Corradin from @ogsit.bsky.social, who is taking part in the onshore operations at @marumunibremen.bsky.social as a member of the hydrogeology and sedimentology group.
Read the article: expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/01/29/m...
Meet the team: Cristina Corradin
Who are you? My name is Cristina Corradin, post doc at the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics of Italy, based in Trieste. What is your scientific objective for this expeditio…
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January 29, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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Deadline upcoming! Apply by Februar 1 (Sunday).
icdpdrilling.bsky.social International Continental Scientific Drilling Program ICDP @icdpdrilling.bsky.social · Jan 9
ICDP needs a Field Data Geoscientist to drive field data workflows for international drilling projects using mDIS and drill-site instrumentation.
📍 Place of work: Potsdam, Germany
📆 Start: ASAP | Fixed-term 31 Dec 2028
🗓 Application deadline: 1 February 2026
🔗 Apply here: www.gfz.de/karriere/ste...
January 29, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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New blog post alert ! 🔔

Today we meet an other member of the science team, Leo Barbosa from the British Geological Survey #BGS, telling us his experience as operations manager on board of #IODP3NSF #Exp501

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#NewEnglandShelf #ScientificOceanDrilling
Looking back: What was it really like for operations Manager Leo Barbosa?
Before IODP3-NSF Expedition 501, all my offshore experience had been on oil and gas rigs and never for longer than 14 days at a time. So the thought of living and working on an offshore vessel for …
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January 28, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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Meet the Science Team of #IODP3NSF #Exp501!

🚀 Today is the turn of Gretl King, from Binghamton University.

Read the blog article here: expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/m...

📷Röhl@ECORD_IODP3_NSF

#NewEnglandShelf #ScientificOceanDrilling
Meet the Team: Gretl King
Who are you?My name is Gretl King, I’m a PhD candidate at Binghamton University, based in the state of New York. What is your scientific objective for this expedition?I’m one of two mic…
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January 27, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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Onshore phase of #IODP3NSF #Exp501 is still going on at @marum_uni_bremen🌏

Today’s #picoftheday is featuring some geological samples by 📸ChangLiu@ECORD_IODP3_NSF

Check out our blog for more behind the scene: expedition501.wordpress.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Meet our Science Team #IODP3NSF #Exp501! Today: Sophie from @stockholm-uni.bsky.social

#NewEnglandShelf #ScientificOceanDrilling

➡️https://expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/meet-the-team-sophie-ten-hietbrink/

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January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Check out the beautiful cores drilled during Offshore Operations of #IODP3NSF #Exp501 - they do not only inspire scientific, but also cultural discussions in an international science team. #pictureoftheday
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Image of a pizza and pineapples on it - poll oprions: Yes, Yum, No, Never. Drill Cores that remind of tomato sauce - this inspried a discussion of favourite pizza toppings in the science team - poll on the whiteboeard is still ongoing. Drill Cores that remind of tomato sauce - this inspried a discussion of favourite pizza toppings in the science team - poll on the whiteboeard is still ongoing.
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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Expedition 501 has transitioned from sea to shore. With 718 sediment cores recovered, nearly 873 m of core material, and >50,000 L of fluids, the science teams are now focused on sampling and analysis at MARUM. 🧪📊 #Exp501 #LabLife #ECORDScienceOperator #IODP3NSF #Exp501 #ScientificOceanDrilling
January 22, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Core2Core Symposium: "IODP Legacy Cores" as archives of warm periods in the geological past - REGISTER here: climatelegacy.uni-graz.at/en/symposium/
January 21, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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Schneckenshift 🐌💪is the #Wordoftheday for the first day of Onshore Operations #IODP3NSF #Exp501 Meaning: Slowly processing the #firstcore after splitting and learning about standard procedures within #IODP3.

#Hydrogeology #NewEnglandShelf

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First core is split during Onshore operations of IODP3NSF Expedition 501
January 15, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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🎬 “The Story of Stress” is out now!

A 27 minute documentary on #IODP Expedition 405 (JTRACK), filmed aboard D/V Chikyu during 4 months at sea off Japan’s Tohoku region.

Watch it now ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoBN...
January 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM