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We have published our #EXP501 flyer, get it here www.ecord.org/expedition501/
March 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Research project investigates freshened water under the ocean floor:
Start of an international expedition off the coast of New England #EXP501 #IODP3
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May 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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First samples, first cores, first transfer to L/B Robert - #IODP3NSF #Exp501 has successfully started 🌊 🚢 🔬

📷LeBer@ECORD_IODP3_NSF , Stewart@ECORD_IODP3_NSF
#picsoftheweek
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First water sample taken from offshore. Photo: LeBer@ECORD_IODP3_NSF ESO Colleague fixes expedition logo on one of the ESO containers. Photo: LeBer@ECORD_IODP3_NSF First supply and transfer vessel arrives at L/B Robert. Photo: Stewart@ECORD_IODP3_NSF
May 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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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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Episode 2 of "Written in the ocean" features #IODP3NSF #Exp501 Co-Chief team Brandon Dugan and Becky Robinson

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Episode 2 of "Written in the Ocean" is out! Host Juan David speaks with the two co-chiefs of the expedition, Dr. Brandon Dugan (Colorado School of Mines) and Dr. Rebecca Robinson (University of Rhode Island), about what they found, what surprised them, and what questions this opens for the future.
June 19, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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#IODP3NSF #Exp501 Co-chief Becky Robinson explaining the manifold setup before pump testing begins.

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July 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Andrew McIntyre, Adam Wspanialy and Graham Tulloch discuss logging and drilling strategies while Raushan Arnhardt and Margaret Stewart prepare for X501 team transfers.
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#IODP3NSF #Exp501 #ECORDScienceOperator #NewEngland #ScientificOceanDrilling #PicOfTheDay
July 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Homes ❤️
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#IODP3NSF #Exp501 #Oceanlove
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Wooden post with signs that indicate where our science team members have their homes.
June 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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#picoftheday #IODP3NSF #Exp501: ESO and Science Team members enjoy the sunset on the port side of the L/B Robert
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ESO and Science Team members are sitting on benches to enjoy the sunset on the port side of the L/B Robert, view from above.
June 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Erwan Le Ber showcasing successful operations of #IODP3NSF #Exp501. Main star offshore: pumping tests. Science is of course still on the works. More information: www.ecord.org/expedition501/
#egu26 #OFG #ECORDScienceOperator
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Erwan Le Ber presenting IODP 3 NSF expedition 501 Erwan Le Ber presenting IODP 3 NSF expedition 501
May 7, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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ECORD Science Operator team members from BGS in Scotland, EPC Research in Leicester and Montpellier and @marumunibremen.bsky.social have now met to start planning for the next phase in #scientificoceandrilling and mission specific platform expedition #exp501
#IODP #IODPcubed
Group picture Team Members ECORD Science Operator in Montpellier/France La Grotte de Clamouse Group picture
November 25, 2024 at 3:34 PM
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Meet one of the Co-chiefs Scientists, Brandon Dugan in the latest blog article on #IODP3NSF #Exp501 ➡️ expedition501.wordpress.com/2025/06/04/m...
#NewEngland #ScientificOceanDrilling #ECORDScienceOperator

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Brandon Dugan, one of the Co-chief scientists of Expedition 501, onboard the L/B Robert.
June 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Hidden stories - on hard hats #IODP3NSF #Exp501 ➡️ expedition501.wordpress.com/2025/07/26/h...

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July 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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We warmly welcome the Science Team of IODP³-NSF Expedition 501 to #MARUM and to kick off the onshore research here!
Read more about the onshore operation and the expedition here ➡️ www.marum.de/en/Start-OnO...

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Each core was curated and labeled while still on board, and now it's time for sampling in Bremen. Photo: LEBER (at) ECORD_IODP3_NSF
January 14, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Our home for #IODP3NSF #Exp501: Check out this lovely drone footage of L/B Robert ➡️ youtu.be/npBbmyN5_00%... #ECORDScienceOperator #NewEngland #ScientificOceanDrilling
https://youtu.be/npBbmyN5_00🚢🔬
June 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Successful tests: The team on Night Shift running the first successful pump test, and successfully extracting low salinity water from the aquifer. #picoftheday #ECORDScienceOperator #IODP3NSF #Exp501 #NewEngland #ScientificOceanDrilling
Successful tests: The team on Night Shift running the first successful pump test, and successfully extracting low salinity water from the aquifer.
June 3, 2025 at 12:35 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 👇
expedition501.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/d...
February 15, 2026 at 7:32 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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Great drone shots and overview of the #IODP3NSF #EXP501 mission, currently off the Massachusetts coast. SCIMPI has accomplished its first deployment of this expedition 🙌 THANK YOU to the great team on the L/B Robert –@ecord.bsky.social keep those great sunsets and sunrises coming!
IODP³-NSF Exp 501: Our home for the expedition
YouTube video by ECORD_IODP
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July 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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ESO Petrophysicist Tayyaba Khurram and geochemist Alizé Longeau take 5 minutes for a chat during a busy shift #picoftheday #IODP3NSF #Exp501 🔬🚢#ScientificOceanDrilling
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ESO Petrophysicist Tayyaba Khurram and geochemist Alizé Longeau take 5 minutes for a chat during a busy shift
June 16, 2025 at 8:50 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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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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🚢🔬Meet Mojgan Soleimani: Reading through history
➡️ expedition501.wordpress.com/2025/06/19/m...

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Meet Mojgan Soleimani: Reading through history
For many people, studying rocks may seem like a stagnant discipline, but for Mojgan Soleimani, it’s anything but. A post-doctorate candidate at the University of Montpellier in France, she views ge…
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June 20, 2025 at 11:50 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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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