We have a short science communication paper for kids in Frontiers for Young Minds about subduction zones and IODP Expedition 405. @txgeosciences.bsky.social @ecord.bsky.social @ukiodp.bsky.social @stoczko.bsky.social kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

Short comic/photo dump about the borehole observatory from IODP3 Expedition 502e. 1/3 #Chikyu #IODP #502e #JTRACK @txgeosciences.bsky.social

Another photo dump from Chikyu. 1 - Nice weather from a day ago 2 - Strong winds and rain from today 3 - Some work for the next expedition. Here is looking at sonar data... 4 - Rat-tail fish having a party at 5.5 km (they were just curious about the drill pipe/underwater TV light, we think)

Short comic/photo dump about the borehole observatory from IODP3 Expedition 502e. 1/3 #Chikyu #IODP #502e #JTRACK @txgeosciences.bsky.social

I'm on Chikyu again for IODP Expedition 502e. We're here to retrieve, maintain, reprogram, redeploy the thermistors from two borehole observatories from last year. We managed to retrieve, connect to all 185 sensors to download data from the past year and re-program. @txgeosciences.bsky.social

Here is a leftover comic from the #IODP Expedition 405 from last year. This one covers the borehole observatories. Bonus photo from the first installation attempt! #comic @ecord.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social @txgeosciences.bsky.social

Here is a leftover comic from the #IODP Expedition 405 from last year. This one covers IODP core centers~ Bonus images are snapshots from the Gulf Coast Core Core Repository (GCR). #comic @ecord.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social @txgeosciences.bsky.social

Here is a leftover comic from the #IODP Expedition 405 from last year. This one is about sampling parties! #comic @ecord.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social @txgeosciences.bsky.social

Here is a leftover comic from the #IODP Expedition 405 from last year. This one is based on @callanbentley.bsky.social's spaghetti noodle analogy to convey the depth we had to reach. #comic @ecord.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social @txgeosciences.bsky.social

Here is a leftover comic from the #IODP Expedition 405 from last year. This one is about LWD (which gave me PTSD from my time with Schlumberger). #comic @ecord.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social @txgeosciences.bsky.social @utgeophysics.bsky.social

Here is a leftover comic from the #IODP Expedition 405 from last year. This one is about the broad goal of the expedition (and subduction zones). #comic @ecord.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social @txgeosciences.bsky.social

Last photo dump from earlier this month. 1 - The long walk on the Dungeness Spit. 2 - The lighthouse. 3 - Jonathan on the light tower. 4 - On the flight back home, I think I took a snapshot of Mount Adams (foreground), Mount Hood (mid-ground), and Mount Jefferson (in the far distance). 🌋

More photos from early June from North Bend~ 1 - Went to Washington after Juneau. Jonathan climbed and I shortroped (and worried). 2 - More climbers on Little Si. 3 - We stayed with uncle Dave and Sue (and PeeWee)! 4 - From a glorious long walk in North Bend.

More May photos from Alaska!

More photos from late April/early May: Austria travels for EGU. Semmering hike and mostly Vienna memories.

Welp. I disassociated and now it’s June. I’ll share some photos and comics from April & May in a way to not feel bad about suddenly realizing half the year disappeared. April was a lot of Texas travel. One of the trips was for the College Station, to the Gulf Coast Core Repository (GCR).

Clairvoyance, Helena 122.

(I’m alive) Here are some short comics from the hourlies from a month ago. [3/3]

(I’m alive) Here are some short comics from the hourlies from a month ago. [2/3]

(I’m alive) Here are some short comics from the hourlies from a month ago. [1/3]

More Japan photos (after IODP 405) 1 - Before we docked. We ended up sitting near Shimizu for a day. 2 - Our welcome party included the town mascot (which was a seal, I think) 3 - Kamakura! I will go back one day (to take reference photos, collect the temple stamps, and also go to Enoshima)

I forgot to make one of these. Almost a month late, but here is my 2024 Art vs Artist thing (along with the last two years) I like making these because it gives me an excuse to sit down and figure out what I did the year before (and what I enjoyed illustrating). #illustration #comics #artvsartist

More December photos! 1- Got to see @aikosmith.com one more time in 2024. 2- The art installation we saw at Ginza Six by Kenji Yanobe. It's called "Big Cat Bang". 3- The Urasawa drawing in question. Touching something Urasawa physically touched grants you drawing superpowers, right? (Right?!)

Some more memories from last month: 1- After coming back to land and separating from friends, I did a day trip to Kawagoe and visited some temples. 2- This was the entrance of the Ten’nenji Temple (1554). 3-The long flight back was dark, but... Houston-to-Austin connection had pretty skies.

Taking a break from expedition stuff! Here are some photos from Crux South: 1- Pre-Japan, I was practicing lead climbing and belaying (and short-roping Jonathan) 2- The boy in his happy place. 3- Crux South closed this week. We climbed there for the last time on the 28th. It was sad to leave.

For the last few weeks, I was on the drill ship #Chikyu for the #IODP Expedition 405! Our goal was gathering data and samples to understand tsunamigenic slip across the Japan Trench. Here's an emo comic about saying goodbye during crew changes. #comic @ecord.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social

These are some of the photos I took of people of #Chikyu during #IODP Expedition 405. 1: Assistant Driller Mine-san 2: Captain Inoe-san 3: Technical Engineer Akiyama-san @ecord.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social

For the last few weeks, I was on the drill ship #Chikyu for the #IODP Expedition 405! Our goal was gathering data and samples to understand tsunamigenic slip across the Japan Trench. (here's a comic about Chikyu sign language) #sciencecommunication #comic @ecord.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social

Chikyu reached land! The expedition is over, but I'll continue sharing photos and comics a bit longer. 1: Planning a comic by Fuji on the last day - by Yu-Chun Chang 2: Another helideck view 3: My first day on Chikyu - by Yoshi Kurata #IODP @anzic.bsky.social @ecord.bsky.social

I'm on the drill ship #Chikyu for the #IODP Expedition 405! Our goal is tracking tsunamigenic slip across the Japan Trench. (the one about daily update meetings) #sciencecommunication #comic #exp405 @ecord.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social

This is Shigako Nigi from the Kochi Core Center, one of the three core repositories for the IODP. Shigako and her team have been working diligently on Chikyu to archive the precious core samples we have collected during Expedition 405 (JTRACK) for future researchers.

I'm on the drill ship Chikyu for the IODP Expedition 405! Our goal is tracking tsunamigenic slip across the Japan Trench. Here is a comic about @sarasatolli.bsky.social , our resident paleomagnetist (and the machine that goes piu piu piu). #chikyu #EXP405 #IODP #comics #comics #scicomm

This is Natsumi Nakano, a science communicator from JAMSTEC. Here, she was capturing the moment when one of the standby ships was retrieving a transponder (used for GPS to triangulate where we are in the middle of the sea) before we sailed to a new well location. #Chikyu #EXP405 #JTRACK #IODP

I'm on the drill ship Chikyu for the IODP Expedition 405! Our goal is tracking tsunamigenic slip across the Japan Trench. Team PP and rock physics measurements! #chikyu #EXP405 #IODP #comics #comics #scicomm

Moment of zen sunset from the Chikyu from a few days ago (when we still had nice weather). Bonus photo of one of the two fat pigeons that seem to live on the rig. I call him Bucket. #Chikyu #EXP405 #JTRACK #IODP

I'm on the drill ship Chikyu for the IODP Expedition 405! Our goal is tracking tsunamigenic slip across the Japan Trench. Drs. Piero Bellanova and Morgane Brunet were very busy with core descriptions a couple of weeks ago. #chikyu #EXP405 #IODP #JAMSTEC #comics

The Christmas spirit arrived to Chikyu yesterday. They are not messing around with the decorations in the galley. #Chikyu #EXP405 #JTRACK #IODP

I'm on the drill ship Chikyu for the IODP Expedition 405! Our goal is tracking tsunamigenic slip across the Japan Trench. Dr. Patrick Fulton is fueled by the enthusiasm over the new underground temperature observatory. #EXP405 #IODP #JAMSTEC #comics

Physical Properties Scientist Dr. Huiyun Guo and Technician Masanori Kyo are helping put together the assembly of temperature sensors for the new underground observatory. #Chikyu #EXP405 #JTRACK #IODP #scicomm

I'm on the drill ship for the IODP Expedition 405! Our goal is tracking tsunamigenic slip across the Japan Trench. When you step aboard the Chikyu, you'll need to get acquainted with some rules—some of them might even surprise you. #EXP405 #IODP #JAMSTEC #comics #geology #sciencecommunication

Dr. Patrick Fulton enthusiastically shows the temperature sensors used in the new underground observatory in the expedition. #Chikyu #EXP405 #JTRACK #IODP

I am on the research vessel Chikyu these days for the IODP Expedition 405. The commute to work is a bit different when you work on a drill ship. #EXP405 #IODP #JAMSTEC #comics #geology #sciencecommunication