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Advancing Earth science using ocean drilling | Account managed by the U.S. Scientific Ocean Drilling Coordination Office (SODCO) https://linktr.ee/us_sciod

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The U.S. Scientific Ocean Drilling Coordination Office (SODCO) is now on LinkedIn! Follow for updates on professional opportunities, such as jobs, workshops, and fellowships: www.linkedin.com/company/us-scientific-ocean-drilling-coordination-office

05.03.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Check out this article in @science.org using IODP Expedition 397 data! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady7970.

The team analyzed sediment cores collected off the coast of Portugal to better understand a major transition point in the Earth's climate around 2.7 million years ago.

04.03.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

SODCO is hiring a Science Program Officer based at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. If you’re a scientist with excellent organizational skills and excited to advance the next phase in U.S. scientific ocean drilling, check it out: academic.careers.columbia.edu#!/177103

03.03.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Schematic diagram showing seafloor/sub-seafloor sampling technologies that might be utilized for SODCO expeditions. Modified after FUTURE 2024 Team

Schematic diagram showing seafloor/sub-seafloor sampling technologies that might be utilized for SODCO expeditions. Modified after FUTURE 2024 Team

🚨If you're working on a US scientific ocean drilling proposal @us-sciod.bsky.social just added several info pages on:

The Operational Planning Process
Vessels and Platforms
Coring and Downhole Measurements
Containerized Laboratories

sodco.org#proposals

02.03.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SODCO at Texas A&M is hiring for the role of Chemistry Technician!

Learn more and apply at tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/TAMU_External/job/SODCO-Chemistry-Technician_R-090805-1

πŸ“· Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO

24.02.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happening tomorrow at 2pm! sodco.org/operational-...

19.02.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mantle plume versus plate tectonics - @theU U-led study leans toward tectonics in long debate over why so much magma appeared during continental break that formed the North Atlantic.

Glad to share an article by U. of Utah Science Communications on a new paper by IODP Exp 396 scientists on how basalts reveal the formation on an ocean: attheu.utah.edu/research/man... @us-sciod.bsky.social
(Link to article within)

19.02.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Workshop opportunity! β€œSeafloor Pockmarks and Their Role in Modulating the Release of Geologic Carbon Through Glacial Cycles – Chatham Rise, New Zealand”

πŸ—“οΈ When: June 9-10
πŸ“Where: Corpus Christi, TX

Apply to participate by March 8!

More info at usoceandiscovery.org/workshop-seafloor-pockmarks

16.02.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Check out this workshop on submarine landslide dynamics! Applications are due March 1.

Landslide dynamics, ocean currents, and carbon cycling on the southeastern U.S. Atlantic margins
πŸ—“οΈ When: May 19-21
πŸ“ Where: Austin, TX

More info at usoceandiscovery.org/workshop-landslide-dynamics/

13.02.2026 21:18 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations to the EXP 501 team on a successful onshore phase!

11.02.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SODCO invites you to a webinar on the new operational planning process for NSF drilling proposals. We will introduce new planning materials, outline how the operations plan will be constructed, and answer questions.

Learn more and register at sodco.org/operational-planning

09.02.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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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 #Expedition501➑️ ecord.org/extensive-fr...

@marumunibremen.bsky.social

#ScientificOceanDrilling #NewEnglandShelfs

04.02.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Chemistry Lab at Texas A&M University's department for Scientific Ocean Drilling.

The Chemistry Lab at Texas A&M University's department for Scientific Ocean Drilling.

🚨Job alert🚨
Want to work as a Chem Tech for @us-sciod.bsky.social at Texas A&M University? Then apply below!
Responsibilities include prep lab containers for seagoing expeditions, mobilization/demobilization, sailing to operate instruments at sea...
tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/TAMU_Externa...

05.02.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks @kpetronotis.bsky.social!

05.02.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Poster showing our profile picture (stylized logo of Scientific Ocean Drilling) over a set of five photos: a thin section, a row of cores, a microbiology lab, an ice sheet, and the derrick of the ship at sunrise.

Poster showing our profile picture (stylized logo of Scientific Ocean Drilling) over a set of five photos: a thin section, a row of cores, a microbiology lab, an ice sheet, and the derrick of the ship at sunrise.

Hello BlueSky! We’re here to bring you the latest opportunities and news in U.S. scientific ocean drilling and amplify the work of our community and partners. This account is managed by the U.S. Scientific Ocean Drilling Coordination Office (SODCO).

05.02.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1