GENERAL INFORMATION
- Title: New England Shelf Hydrogeology
- Expedition summary
- Sites: (MV-03C, MV-04C, MV-08A)
- Dates: Sailing 30th of April
Offshore: anticipated maximum 90 days within a window from May to end of August 2025
Onshore Operations: maximum 28 days starting the 14th of January 2026, Bremen Core Repository, Germany - Port: Bridgeport (CT)
- Co-chief Scientists: Brandon Dugan, Karen Johannesson
- Expedition Project Manager: Jeremy Everest (lead), Margaret Stewart
- Expedition Participants: tbd
- Petrophysics Staff Scientist: Erwan Le Ber
- MSP Education/Outreach Officers: Ulrike Prange (ESO), Offshore Outreach Officer tbd
- Drillship: L/B Robert (SEACOR Marine)
- End of moratorium: one year from the last day of the OSP
- Post-cruise meeting: tbd
Webinar, recorded 27 June, 2023 (Please note, this EXPEDITION was originally scheduled as IODP Expedition 406, but due to postponement it is now IODP³-NSF EXPEDITION 501)
Download Webinar Q&A Report (XLS) »EXPEDITION MAP and LOGO
REPORTS and PUBLICATIONS
Pre expedition
- Proposal (see links below)
- Scientific Prospectus
- Sampling and Measurement Plan
Reports & Blogs
- Ship reports (daily and weekly)
- Expedition blog
- Onshore Science Party
Publications
- Proceedings of the International Ocean Drilling Programme
- Expedition-related citations
637 Proposal
Proposal 637 Full »: The revised full proposal that outlines the primary motivation for the project based on historical data.
637_Add3_2010 »: Site refinements based on seismic data collected in 2009 and on the experience from Exp 313.
637_Add7_2017 »: Refines operational plan based on output from a workshop on onshore-offshore freshened water.
637_Add8_2022 »: Aligns the original proposal (summarizing it) with the 2050 Scientific Framework.
DATA and SAMPLES
OUTREACH and MEDIA
Docs
Pre-expedition flyer
- Post-expedition leaflet
Frequently Asked Questions
Photos & Videos
- Videos (offshore operations)
- Expedition photo gallery
Media
- Exp 501 media pack
CONTACT US

Brandon Dugan
Co-chief Scientist

Karen Johannesson
Co-chief Scientist

Erwan Le Ber
Petrophysics Staff Scientist