Transcript USIO Education Activities - Consortium for Ocean Leadership

United States Implementing
Organization (USIO)
USAC
10 February 2010
Austin, Texas
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IODP-USIO USAC Report
JOIDES Resolution operations
Completed expeditions
Operations schedule
Expedition planning & implementation
Technical activities
Publication services
Education activities
Public relations
USIO staff changes
Non-IODP activities
JOIDES Resolution Expeditions 2009–2011
Expedition 323: Bering Sea Paleoceanography
Scientific Objectives
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Pliocene–Pleistocene oceanography and climate history of the Bering Sea
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Role of North Pacific deep and intermediate water production in global
climate
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Pacific-Arctic-Atlantic
connections
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Microbial respiration,
biomass, & community
composition in
subseafloor sediments
of the Bering Sea
(739-APL)
Expedition 323: Bering Sea Paleoceanography
Highlights
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7 sites, 30 holes, 673 cores, 97% recovery, water depths 818-3174 m
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New APC depth record of 458.4 mbsf
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Characterization of North Pacific deep and intermediate water masses
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Strong climate and sea level control of siliciclastic deposition
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High sedimentation rates
at Bowers Ridge &
Bering slope (12-14 cm/ky
& 21-58 cm/ky)
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History of sea ice
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Significant
microbiological
activity at 700 mbsf
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4 sites logged
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Expedition 324: Shatsky Rise Formation
Scientific objectives
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Investigate the age, sources, and evolution of Shatsky Rise
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Test the plume head
versus plate tectonic
hypotheses of oceanic
plateau formation
Highlights
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5 sites, 5 holes, 111 cores,
water depths 3127-4056 m
923 m cored, 470 m of igneous
basement (53% recovery),
>120 m volcaniclastics
Testing and improvement of
the active WHC system
4 sites logged
Expedition 324: Shatsky Rise Formation
Highlights (continued)
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From 2-3 sites, suitable material was recovered to address the plume vs
non-plume origin of Shatsky Rise by postcruise geochemical studies
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Recovered pattern of lava flows suggests initial eruptions were massive in
the SW and waned with time to the NE
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Volcaniclastics are more widespread than previously thought and a
significant component of the summit structures of Shatsky Rise
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Sediment facies,
microfossils, & volcanic
structures imply parts
of Shatsky Rise were
submerged in the Early
Cretaceous
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Expedition 317: Canterbury Basin Sea Level
Highlights
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4 sites, 13 holes, 555 cores, 52% recovery, water depths 84-344 m
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Site U1352: Upper slope site (344 m depth, 1928 m penetration)
– Deepest sediment hole and single-expedition hole in scientific ocean drilling
– Records from Recent terrigenous sediments to Eocene limestone (35 Ma)
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Sites U1351, U1354, U1353: outer to inner shelf transect (85–122 m depth)
– Upper Miocene to Recent sediment sequences
– High-recovery section through Recent and late Quaternary for study of glacial
cycles in a
continental
shelf setting
– U1353
shallowest
site drilled
for science
by JR
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Expedition 318: Wilkes Land Glacial History
Scientific objectives
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Cenozoic glacial history of
East Antarctica
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Centennial to annual climate
variability from Holocene
laminated Adelie Drift sediments
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JOIDES Resolution Operations Schedule
USIO Expedition Planning & Implementation
Postexpedition Sampling Parties
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PEAT (320/321): Gulf Coast Repository, 17-23 Oct 2009, 25,000 samples
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Bering Sea (323): Kochi Core Center, 30 Nov-9 Dec 2009, 30,000 samples
USIO Expedition Planning & Implementation
First (Editorial) Postexpedition Meetings
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Bering Sea (323): 15–19 Feb 2010, College Station, Texas
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Shatsky Rise (324): 17–21 May 2010, College Station, Texas
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Canterbury Basin (317): 2–6 August 2010, College Station, Texas
Science Staffing
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Applications due to Program Member Offices by 15 January for Juan
de Fuca, South Pacific Gyre Microbiology, & Louisville Seamount Trail
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Spring 2010: expect to issue call for applications for CRISP, Superfast,
& Mid-Atlantic Microbiology
USIO Expedition Planning & Implementation
Precruise & Planning Meetings
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Juan de Fuca Hydrogeology (327): planning meeting 2 Dec 2009
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Juan de Fuca Hydrogeology (327): precruise meeting 28-29 Jan 2010
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Cascadia CORK (328): planning meeting 22 Jan 2010
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South Pacific Gyre Microbiology (329): precruise meeting 8-9 Feb 2010
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Louisville Seamount Trail (330): precruise meeting 22-23 Feb 2010
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CRISP and Superfast will be implemented as separate expeditions
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Mid-Atlantic Microbiology: planning meeting 11 Dec 2009
USIO Technical Activities
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Ongoing analytical systems improvements on JOIDES Resolution and
work planned for post-Wilkes maintenance period
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External review to evaluate systems (timing TBD)
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Support for Chikyu Exp 322 (NanTroSEIZE Stage 2: subduction inputs)
– Tools, calibration, and shipboard engineering staff
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Observatory planning & design support
– Juan de Fuca Hydrogeology
– Cascadia CORK
– Mid-Atlantic Microbiology
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Integration and testing of “Motion Decoupled Hydraulic Delivery Telemetry
System” used for DVTP deployment
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Pressure Core Sampler licensed for industry use
USIO Publication Services
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Scientific Prospectuses
– 325 publ, Juan de Fuca in prep, Cascadia in prep
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Preliminary Reports
– 319 publ, 322 publ, 323 on hold, 324 publ, 317 in prep, 313 in prep
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Editorial Postcruise Meetings (College Station)
– 320/321 compl; 313, 317, 319, 322, 323, 324 scheduled for Feb–Aug 2010
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Shipboard Support
– Publications Specialists on USIO expeditions 320, 321/321T, 323, 324, 317, 318
– Publications Specialists on CDEX expeditions 319, 322
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Shore-based Support
– Publications Specialist assisted with Exp 313 onshore science party in Bremen
– Marine Works Japan (Chikyu) Technician training at TAMU for 6 months
USIO Education Activities
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Exp 320: USIO Education Director Leslie Peart
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Exp 321: Maarten in ‘t Hout (Zcene Moving Media videographer)
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Exp 321T: School of Rock (15 teachers, 11 US, 2 Europe, 2 Japan)
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Exp 323: Teacher at Sea Doug LaVigne (high school, Georgia)
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Exp 324: HBCU Educator Nasseer Idrisi (Univ. of US Virgin Islands)
& Education Specialist Yuko Uchio (Tokyo Museum of Nature & Sciences)
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Exp 317: Teacher at Sea Julie Pollard (middle school, Texas)
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Exp 318: Dan Brinkhuis (Zcene Moving Media videographer)
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Juan de Fuca: berths for educators, engineers, and students
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www.joidesresolution.org educational portal
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JR sites on Facebook, YouTube, TeacherTube, Twitter
USIO Public Relations
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Bering Sea (323) Victoria port call (organized with ECORD)
– University ship tours
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Shatsky Rise (324) Yokohama port call (organized with CDEX)
– CDEX/JAMSTEC reception
– Press conference
– National Museum of Nature and Science ship tours
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Canterbury Basin (317) Townsville port call (organized with ANZIC)
– Press conference
– Ship tours
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Wilkes Land (318) Wellington port call (organized with ANZIC)
– Press conference
– VIP ship tours and lunch
– Science talks at GNS Science
– Student ship tours and holiday program at City and Sea Museum
USIO Staff Changes
Ocean Leadership
Doug Fils: IT & Development
Greg Meyers: Off-contract work and Engineering
development and coordination
Sarah Saunders: Communications
Kris Ludwig: Communications
Lamont
Alberto Malinverno: Head of Science Services Group
Gerardo Iturrino: Manager of Engineering
Eric Meissner: Senior Engineering Project Manager
USIO-TAMU Organization
Director
Science Ops
Technical & Analytical Services
Business Services
Development, IT and Databases
Science Support
Technical Support
HR
Engineering
Analytical Systems
Management Analysis
Applications Development
Production
Curation
Databases
Graphics
Operations
IT & Support
Publications
Editing
Publications Coordinator
Logistics
Non-IODP Activities
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Greg Myers at Ocean Leadership is overseeing engineering activities and
pursuing non-IODP work
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“Riserless Mud Return System” (DeepStar project)
– Feasibility study was completed in December 2008
– COL trying to obtain funding for vessel modifications and field test
Yokohama, Japan