Engineering & Science Operations

Scientific ocean drilling is an exciting and complex process, requiring an enormous coordination of people, equipment, and supplies to support the acquisition of samples and their analysis in a floating laboratory environment.

The Engineering & Science Operations section describes the following:

• D/V JOIDES Resolution
  • Operations overview
  • Ship virtual tour
• Coring methods
• Laboratory methods
  • Chemistry
  • Core Description
  • Microbiology
  • Microscopy
  • Paleomagnetism
  • Paleontology
  • Physical Properties
  • Thin Sections
  • Underway Geophysics
  • X-ray
• Downhole measurements
• Safety procedures

For information on the successor to ODP, the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), please see the following web sites:

• IODP Management International (IODP-MI)
• IODP U.S. Implementing Organization (IODP-USIO)