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InterRidge Student and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: Announcement of partnership with ISA Endowment Fund for 2012 - 2014
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Partnership with International Seabed Authority for Student and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
New SCOR Working Group: "Hydrothermal energy transfer and its impact on ocean carbon cycles"
InterRidge is pleased to announce the approval of a new SCOR Working Group in Oct. 2008, to be co-funded by InterRidge, on "Hydrothermal energy transfer and its impact on ocean carbon cycles." This new Working Group (SCOR WG 135) is co-chaired by Nadine Le Bris (IFREMER, France) and Chris German (WHOI, USA). The proposal was developed from discussions at the InterRidge Theoretical Institute (IRTI) on Biogeochemical Interaction at Deep-Sea Vents, held in September 2007.
In Memoriam: Dr. Hitoshi Sakai
Dr. Hitoshi Sakai 1930-2008
The InterRidge office has just received the sad news that Dr. Hitoshi Sakai, Professor Emeritus and world-renowned researcher in stable isotope geochemistry at Okayama University, passed away on Tuesday, September 30 after a protracted illness. He was 78 years old.
In Memoriam: Karen L. Von Damm
Karen L. Von Damm 1955-2008
The InterRidge community mourns the loss of Karen Von Damm, a full professor and world-renowned researcher in marine geochemistry at the University of New Hampshire, who passed away at her home in Durham, NH, on August 15, 2008, after being diagnosed with liver cancer in April, 2008. She was 53 years old.
IODP Call for Scientific Ocean Drilling Proposals
The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) explores Earth's history, structure, dynamics and deep biosphere through seafloor drilling, coring and downhole measurements. Multiple drilling platforms - operated by three partners in the USA, Japan, and Europe - include riser drilling technology, and permit operations in a variety of environments. Approximately two years of drilling currently remain before the current phase of IODP ends in 2013. Truly innovative and mature proposals can still be incorporated into the current drilling program.
InterRidge Biweekly E-News Archive 2008
Below are copies of the biweekly e-news that were sent out to the interridge-mail list. The most recent e-news is listed first, at the top.
Discovery of world’s most northerly black smokers at 73°N
The InterRidge Office has just received news that the world's most northerly black smoker hydrothermal vent field was discovered at 2400m in the North Atlantic at 73°N. The discovery occurred on July 12, 2008, during a cruise led by Rolf B. Pedersen, Professor of Geology and leader of the Centre for Geobiology at the University of Bergen, Norway. The cruise included PIs from Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, and USA.
Daily dispatches from multi-disciplinary cruise to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
A multi-disciplinary cruise aboard the R/V Revelle with ROV Jason II is underway at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge from 9 July - 8 August 2008. The cruise includes three science teams, led by scientists Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Jeff Seewald, and Bill Seyfried and Kang Ding from the USA. Participants also come from China, Portugal, Russia, and The Netherlands. They will study the geochemistry, geology, microbiology, and biology of the Rainbow, Lucky Strike, Lost City, and Snake Pit vent sites.
Tune into the cruise website for daily dispatches: http://www.deepseavoyage.research.pdx.edu/.
Preliminary report on the Hakuho-maru Cruise KH-07-4 Leg 2, Southwest Indian Ridge
The InterRidge Office has just received news from a January 2008 cruise on board R/V Hakuho-maru to the Southwest Indian Ridge near the Marion hotspot. We thank Dr. Nobukazu Seama, InterRidge Steering Committee Member from Japan, for providing a summary of the cruise objectives and sampling. Please visit the InterRidge-Japan webpage for ship track and sampling locations:
http://ofgs.ori.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~intridgej/report_html/KH07-4-2/KH07-4-2.htm
IODP DRILLS International Lecture Series
The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) announces the launch of its inaugural lecture series: IODP DRILLS, the Distinguished Researcher & International Leadership Lecture Series.
There are more than 30 lecture events in more than a dozen countries.
For more information and the lecture schedule: http://www.iodp.org/drills/.
FIX08 cruise at the East Pacific Rise
FIX08: An interdisciplinary and international collaboration to study autotrophic carbon fixation and fluid chemistry at 9ºN and 13ºN EPR
An international group of scientists representing five different countries, i.e., USA, Germany, France, Italy, and China, was recently on board R/V Atlantis on cruise AT15-28, named FIX08. They were conducting work on in-situ chemistry of high- and low temperature hydrothermal vent fluids and the characterization of microbial communities carrying out autotrophic carbon fixation.
InterRidge News, Vol. 17, 2008, posted online
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The InterRidge Office is pleased to announce that InterRidge News, Vol. 17, 2008, is now available on our website at: http://www.interridge.org/IRNewsletter This year's issue features research articles from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Mediterranean Sea, Western Pacific, and Central Indian Ridge, provides updates from working groups and member nations, lists upcoming cruises and events, and introduces our student fellows. |
Call for papers for InterRidge News 2010
We are requesting article submissions for the 19th Volume of the InterRidge News, which will be published in November 2010. All papers must be submitted by email to the InterRidge office (coordinator@interridge.org) by Monday, 13 September 2010.
IR Photo Competition Winners 2007
Announcing the IR Photo Competition Winners!
Many thanks to everyone that participated in the 2007 InterRidge photo competition, we had many great entries that will be extremely useful in promoting Ridge Crest science.
