SCIMPI Subsea Borehole Observatory
@scimpi.bsky.social
SCIMPI is an inexpensive subsea borehole observatory for unconsolidated sediments. Our latest deployment is IODP³-NSF/ECORD Expedition 501: New England Shelf Hydrogeology.
Tell us which sensors YOU would like on a SCIMPI.
www.TranscendEngineering.com
Tell us which sensors YOU would like on a SCIMPI.
www.TranscendEngineering.com
Nope. Not cool.
I followed up once
And apparently someone was explicitly taught something like "busy people will forget if they agreed to help you, so just tell someone they already agreed to help you and you'll trick them into helping you."
And apparently someone was explicitly taught something like "busy people will forget if they agreed to help you, so just tell someone they already agreed to help you and you'll trick them into helping you."
September 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Nope. Not cool.
Boosting…
Are you interested in how climate change is reshaping #Arctic #marine ecosystems and if the risks associated with harmful algal blooms and marine #phycotoxins is increasing? 🧬❄️🌊
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Join our team at #GEUS, and use environmental genomics applied to marine sediment cores from the #Arctic to decipher past dynamics of toxic #phytoplankton species. 🌊❄️🧬
#protistsonsky #ancientDNA #PHATE
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September 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Boosting…
Ooh ooh 👋
What Are Polymetallic Nodules? ocean.si.edu/planet-ocean... 🦑🧪🌍
What Are Polymetallic Nodules?
ocean.si.edu
September 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Ooh ooh 👋
Love the attention @ecord.bsky.social Expedition 501 is receiving, and of course our entire SCIMPI team is thrilled with having been part of the expedition.
Scientists went hunting for freshwater deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean. What they found could have global implications | CNN
An international team of scientists spent three months at sea drilling into a huge, mysterious reservoir of freshwater under the salty ocean. They hope it could help tackle an increasingly severe glob...
www.cnn.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Love the attention @ecord.bsky.social Expedition 501 is receiving, and of course our entire SCIMPI team is thrilled with having been part of the expedition.
Fantastic!
Can you help me get to 10,000 views on our @sciam.bsky.social short film about the clash of scientists and corporations in the deep sea? 🪸
This would make our funder @pulitzercenter.org very happy. ☺️
It’s free to watch now on YouTube. We are half way to our goal! 📈
youtu.be/1jcmfjDtS1Q?...
This would make our funder @pulitzercenter.org very happy. ☺️
It’s free to watch now on YouTube. We are half way to our goal! 📈
youtu.be/1jcmfjDtS1Q?...
Nodules: Deep-Sea Life Giver or Key to Our Energy Future?
YouTube video by Scientific American
youtu.be
September 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Fantastic!
Wowza!
September 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Wowza!
More aurora…
September 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
More aurora…
Did you catch the aurora? 🤩
September 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Did you catch the aurora? 🤩
Fantastic way to start a Tuesday 😉
Some incredible images in the SCUBA Diving Magazine 2025 photo contest!
www.scubadiving.com/2025-photo-c... 🦑🧪🌎
www.scubadiving.com/2025-photo-c... 🦑🧪🌎
Announcing Scuba Diving's 2025 Underwater Photo Contest Winners
<p>Scuba Diving magazine announces the winning images from this year's contest. Prepare to be wowed. </p>
www.scubadiving.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Fantastic way to start a Tuesday 😉
“Four parts per thousand was a eureka moment,” Dugan said, because the finding suggested that the water must have been connected to a terrestrial system in the past, or still is.
apnews.com/article/fres...
@ecord.bsky.social
#Expedition501 #ScientificOceanDrilling 🌊
apnews.com/article/fres...
@ecord.bsky.social
#Expedition501 #ScientificOceanDrilling 🌊
Scientists tap 'secret' fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world
Scientists conducting a first-of-its-kind drilling operation have extracted samples of fresh water hiding in massive reservoirs deep under the ocean.
apnews.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“Four parts per thousand was a eureka moment,” Dugan said, because the finding suggested that the water must have been connected to a terrestrial system in the past, or still is.
apnews.com/article/fres...
@ecord.bsky.social
#Expedition501 #ScientificOceanDrilling 🌊
apnews.com/article/fres...
@ecord.bsky.social
#Expedition501 #ScientificOceanDrilling 🌊
Yayyysss! And our team worked with the crew to deploy SCIMPI to collect subsea data.
Earlier this year, IODP³-NSF Expedition 501 drilled on the New England Shelf to better understand groundwater below the seafloor. youtu.be/a5JU-WSxO_E?...
Why is it important to find more water? | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
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September 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Yayyysss! And our team worked with the crew to deploy SCIMPI to collect subsea data.
What scientist doesn't love thinking up a good acronym? 😜 🌊 #scientificoceandrilling #subsea
SCIMPI History: The SHRIMPI — Transcend Engineering
Simple Cabled Instrument Measuring Parameters In-Situ (SCIMPI) is modular, when deployed down a borehole the components are separated by floats to maintain their position. A command module is position...
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September 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
What scientist doesn't love thinking up a good acronym? 😜 🌊 #scientificoceandrilling #subsea
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Also making a plea for new research ship to replace the JOIDES Resolution and continuation of deep sea drilling -post IODP 2 - as still lots of new discoveries to make and under-explored regions.
September 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
🙏
Amplifying...
@ausquaternary.bsky.social Aus research students and ECRs working on microfossils don’t forget to apply for the Prof Leanne Armand travel award to work with an expert to improve your skills. Deadline 28th sept. More information on the aqua.org.au website. 🌊🔬
Australasian Quaternary Association (AQUA)
aqua.org.au
August 30, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Amplifying...
Re-upping. A little distraction before bedtime from the news of the day.
Oh this is a cool time lapse. Our Chief Technologist Steve took video this leaving the L/B Robert scientific drill ship (yup, that's it way up above the water!) on the transport vessel the Gaspee. #ScientificOceanDrilling #Expedition501 🌊
August 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Re-upping. A little distraction before bedtime from the news of the day.
Oh this is a cool time lapse. Our Chief Technologist Steve took video this leaving the L/B Robert scientific drill ship (yup, that's it way up above the water!) on the transport vessel the Gaspee. #ScientificOceanDrilling #Expedition501 🌊
August 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Oh this is a cool time lapse. Our Chief Technologist Steve took video this leaving the L/B Robert scientific drill ship (yup, that's it way up above the water!) on the transport vessel the Gaspee. #ScientificOceanDrilling #Expedition501 🌊
Nicely done! 🙌
Bluesky now platform of choice for science community
It’s not just you. Survey says: “Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky”…
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Nicely done! 🙌
Expeditions can be weeks or months long and accommodate crew who are their for a short time to perform their speciality. How does the crew switch out? From the supply ship, which is much smaller than the expedition vessels, so a Billy Pugh basket is loaded with the crew for the transfer. Hang on!
August 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Expeditions can be weeks or months long and accommodate crew who are their for a short time to perform their speciality. How does the crew switch out? From the supply ship, which is much smaller than the expedition vessels, so a Billy Pugh basket is loaded with the crew for the transfer. Hang on!
Reposted by SCIMPI Subsea Borehole Observatory
The latest #TalesFromTheDeep episode on the StoryCorps Archive is from Carl Brenner, director of the U.S. Science Support Program for scientific ocean drilling. Take a listen to Carl's background -you might be surprised at what he majored in at college- and his leadership role in this community. 🌊⚒️
"What scientific ocean drilling has done for the nation and globally is yielded a staggering amount of information about Earth history"
“The breadth of the science that is done in this program is pretty exciting and you don't have to be a trained marine geologist to appreciate that.” This quote comes from Carl Brenner, the director of...
archive.storycorps.org
August 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The latest #TalesFromTheDeep episode on the StoryCorps Archive is from Carl Brenner, director of the U.S. Science Support Program for scientific ocean drilling. Take a listen to Carl's background -you might be surprised at what he majored in at college- and his leadership role in this community. 🌊⚒️
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Tenure Track Junior Professor in Hydrogeology - Avignon, France - www.earthworks-jobs.com/water/avigno... #jobs #academicjobs #Hydrogeology
Jobs in Hydrogeology : Water : Earthworks : Tenure Track Junior Professor in Hydrogeology - Avignon, France - Universite d'Avignon
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www.earthworks-jobs.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Tenure Track Junior Professor in Hydrogeology - Avignon, France - www.earthworks-jobs.com/water/avigno... #jobs #academicjobs #Hydrogeology
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📣 Don't forget! Join us for our Distributed Sensing Technical Committee call tomorrow!
🗓️ Date: 21 August 2025
🕒 Time: 3:00-4:00PM U.S. Eastern Time
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🌐 All AGU members interested in distributed sensing systems are invited!
🗓️ Date: 21 August 2025
🕒 Time: 3:00-4:00PM U.S. Eastern Time
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🌐 All AGU members interested in distributed sensing systems are invited!
Distributed Sensing Technical Committee - Hydrology
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August 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
📣 Don't forget! Join us for our Distributed Sensing Technical Committee call tomorrow!
🗓️ Date: 21 August 2025
🕒 Time: 3:00-4:00PM U.S. Eastern Time
📋 Sign up for the email list to receive link
connect.agu.org/hydrology/ab...
🌐 All AGU members interested in distributed sensing systems are invited!
🗓️ Date: 21 August 2025
🕒 Time: 3:00-4:00PM U.S. Eastern Time
📋 Sign up for the email list to receive link
connect.agu.org/hydrology/ab...
🌐 All AGU members interested in distributed sensing systems are invited!
Oh - well for the right person…
You’re welcome! 🦖🦕🖤
You’re welcome! 🦖🦕🖤
Tar Pit-Scented Candle
Did you know that while the extinction of the dinosaurs generally was (probably) caused by a meteor, the extinction of specific, individual dinosaurs was sometimes caused by poor decisions?
jdandkateindustries.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Oh - well for the right person…
You’re welcome! 🦖🦕🖤
You’re welcome! 🦖🦕🖤
Oh no
The National Science Foundation will stop operating the Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker and slash polar science funding by 70 percent, devastating Antarctic research
U.S. Researchers May Never Probe Deep into Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Again Without This Ship
The National Science Foundation will stop operating the Nathaniel B. Palmer icebreaker and slash polar science funding by 70 percent, devastating Antarctic research
www.scientificamerican.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Oh no