The IODP3 SPARC initiative is a novel new way for scientists of all career stages to become involved in large-scale, international marine geoscience projects based on extensive core and data archives collected over 50+ years of scientific ocean drilling. This pop-up session will explain how you can get involved in this exciting new approach to IODP3 science. Learn what a SPARC expedition is, find out how to turn your ideas into a SPARC proposal, and discover how you can join a SPARC Expedition as a member of an international Science Team.

Produced in collaboration with talesofoceanscience.com and JAMSTEC, this 27-minute documentary follows IODP Expedition 405, JTRACK. Filmed aboard the drilling vessel Chikyu during four months at sea off Japan’s Tohoku region, it weaves a collective narrative voiced by all six onboard Co-Chief Scientists. The film captures the scale and precision of offshore scientific operations while revealing the human dimension of life and work at sea. Beyond the expedition itself, it reflects on how the IODP program advances our understanding of Earth through decades of international collaboration and the dedication of successive generations of scientists.

The IODP3 SPARC initiative is a novel new way for scientists of all career stages to become involved in large-scale, international marine geoscience projects based on extensive core and data archives collected over 50+ years of scientific ocean drilling. This pop-up session will explain how you can get involved in this exciting new approach to IODP3 science. Learn what a SPARC expedition is, find out how to turn your ideas into a SPARC proposal, and discover how you can join a SPARC Expedition as a member of an international Science Team.

The IODP3 SPARC initiative is a novel new way for scientists of all career stages to become involved in large-scale, international marine geoscience projects based on extensive core and data archives collected over 50+ years of scientific ocean drilling. This pop-up session will explain how you can get involved in this exciting new approach to IODP3 science. Learn what a SPARC expedition is, find out how to turn your ideas into a SPARC proposal, and discover how you can join a SPARC Expedition as a member of an international Science Team.

Produced in collaboration with talesofoceanscience.com and JAMSTEC, this 27-minute documentary follows IODP Expedition 405 JTRACK. Filmed aboard the drilling vessel Chikyu during four months at sea off Japan’s Tohoku region, it weaves a collective narrative voiced by all six onboard Co-Chief Scientists. The film captures the scale and precision of offshore scientific operations while revealing the human dimension of life and work at sea. Beyond the expedition itself, it reflects on how the IODP program advances our understanding of Earth through decades of international collaboration and the dedication of successive generations of scientists.