Comprehensive support and training for researchers using scientific drilling & coring of Earth's continents for any purpose. NSF-IF supported, at U Minnesota.

Minneapolis
Joined January 2012
The CSD Division is excited to announce our 2025-2026 Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Kristine Pankow of the University of Utah! You are welcome to invite her to talk at your colloquia by contacting [email protected] or looking at the CSDD website (community.geosociety.org/%20…)
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Magellan Plus Workshop announcement Let's shake 🪇 sites.google.com/view/land2s…
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The joint @icdpDrilling @CSDFacility Town Hall Meeting at #AGU24 was very well received, with about 100 attendees, following updates from both programs and offering the opportunity to network over refreshments. ℹ️icdp-online.org/all-events/d…
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Save the date! "ICDP-CSD Facilities Town Hall Meeting " Monday, 9 December 2024, 6:30 PM at The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center 38°54'20.5"N 77°01'58.8"W. ICDP and CSD Facilities look forward to welcome you in Washington DC for networking and latest news from the program.
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📢@icdpDrilling NamCore project video out now 🎥see the team´s successful planning, research and drilling on the Lake Nam Co in Tibet👉youtu.be/ivaRcpaRTq4?si=E0to… via @YouTube ℹ️icdp-online.org/projects/by-…
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ICDP Workshop Call: PLUS, August 12-16 2025 in Savai’i, Samoa🌴: "A 2500-meter drill core to explore hotspot-trench interactions, continental recycling, the deep biosphere, and geothermal resources." 👉Workshop Call: tinyurl.com/ycktct2pℹ️tinyurl.com/4hmrnpd5
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@icdpDrilling Proposal Writing Workshop 2024📽️: PI teams who plan to submit or resubmit a proposal to ICDP by the upcoming deadline (January 15, 2025) are kindly encouraged to see this Youtube video👉 youtu.be/K3Ysz3OmN0I
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Interested in a free hard copy of the upcoming PAGES Magazine on "Achievements of scientific drilling in paleosciences"? Complete the webform by 30 October🙂 👇 pastglobalchanges.org/form/p… #IODP #ICPD #scientificdrilling @JRSO_IODP @TheJR @icdpDrilling
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There's a new exhibit at the Bell Museum! Coring the Continents lets visitors unravel Earth’s stories by investigating research the @CSDFacility at the University of Minnesota. Learn more at z.umn.edu/CSDatBellMuseum @UMNews @UMNEarthScience @BellMuseum
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@icdpDrilling congratulates the BoraBora team🌴 on a successfully completed coring operation🎉! The recovery of cores containing several glacial/interglacial lagoonal deposits promises excellent scientific prospects👍
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Our Town Hall and Reception kicks off tonight in 201C at 6:30pm! Mark it down in your @geosociety #GSA2024 calendar
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@icdpDrilling Proposal Workshop Online: supporting PI teams on upcoming proposal writing 👉3h-online workshop ⏰ 02 Oct. 9AM-12PM (PST) ℹ️ Find more info and the zoom link under: icdp-online.org/all-events/d…
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@icdpDrilling TADP project in Brazil finished drilling👍Congratulations to the whole team🏆Final depth: 924m at site 2. Overall: 1860m drilled in 2 phases in 2023 (site 1) and in 2024 (site 2), core recovery of 87 %👍 TADP project info: icdp-online.org/projects/by-…
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Coring the lagoon in Bora Bora🌴: Best wishes from @icdpDrilling👍for the start of lagoonal sediment recovery on Bora Bora, Tahiti ℹ️ icdp-online.org/all-news/det…
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Deepest Lake Drilling on the Tibetan Plateau Successfully Completed - Analysis of lake sediment from Nam Co will illuminate paleoenvironmental changes on a continental-scale, enabling predictions of future climate change and its consequences bit.ly/3Ad5B0R
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@icdpDrilling BVDP project (South Africa): current depth 734 m, the team is busy curating core material that originates from more than 730 m below surfaceℹ️ icdp-online.org/projects/by-…
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@icdpDrilling Workshop Call M-JET: Middle Jurassic Earth system and Timescale 📆2–6 June 2025, Portugal ▶️icdp-online.org/fileadmin/Ne… ℹ️icdp-online.org/projects/by-…
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@icdpDrilling TADP project (Brazil): drilling resumed after changing to NQ coring system👍First cores show curious patterns between mud and sand ℹ️icdp-online.org/projects/by-…
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The @icdpDrilling NamCORE #drilling project wraps up as Team 2 heads home from Lake NamCo in Tibet.🌏🏔️ At 4700m altitude, Teams 1 & 2 drilled over 300m in 6 weeks. These cores will reveal the lake's history and past #climate and environmental changes. Here are some pictures!
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