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International Continental Scientific Drilling Program ICDP
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International consortium of 22 member countries & UNESCO supporting and guiding scientific drilling worldwide to solve the world's most important societal and environmental problems.

https://www.icdp-online.org
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📢 @icdpdrilling.bsky.social Proposal Call for Pre-, Workshop, Full and our NEW ❗Fast-track Proposals is now open

📅 Deadline: 15 January 2026
📧 Submit via: proposal.submission@icdp-online.org

ℹ️ www.icdp-online.org/all-events/d...
📸Throwback to #ICDP2025TrainingCourse in Weinan!
While we celebrated the hard work of all our participants, this young star decided to celebrate with an impromptu dance. 🤩

It was the perfect, most joyful end to an incredible week.

Sometimes the best moments are the ones you don't plan! 🥰
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📢 Workshop CALL: HOROMAN DC (Hokkaido, Japan) Horoman Mantle Drilling and Carbon Injection

WHEN 📆 25-28 August 2026 (Hokkaido, Japan)

CALL ▶️ www.icdp-online.org/fileadmin/Ne...

INFO ℹ️ www.icdp-online.org/projects/by-...
November 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
📸Throwback to #ICDP2025TrainingCourse in Weinan!

Beyond the drills, lectures, and fieldwork ... PEOPLE made this week unforgettable. Each photo shows a moment of teamwork and laughter — the essence of what makes our community special🤗.

Here’s to continuing the journey together🥂
October 24, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Looking forward to exciting new future collaborations as equal partner in the joint continent ⛰️ and ocean 🌊 Scientific Drilling Forum, held in Sicily last week to strengthen international collaboration in Earth science research 🤝
October 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
ICDP Workshop PROTEA (Klerksdorp, South Africa)🇿🇦: 59 international scientists met up in South Africa from 16-17 Oct. 2025 under the topic "Probing the heart of an earthquake and life in the deep subsurface"
👉 More project info: www.icdp-online.org/projects/by-...
October 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
📸Throwback to #ICDP2025TrainingCourse in Weinan!

Hands-on training and social gatherings highlight the dedication, teamwork, and connections that made the week momentous.🫰

Building community + technical skills = scientific success‼️

💯Let’s rewind to these unforgettable moments.
October 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
PSST!!

The tension builds as a New Zealand–led team ventures to the edge of Antarctica, drilling into the Ross Ice Shelf in search of climate clues buried beneath the ice. Ana Tovey @swais2c.bsky.social follows their quest and reports from the field.

Read more 👇
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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October 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Throwback to ICDP 2025 Training Course in Weinan!

Cindy (ICDP OSG) leads trainees in a hands-on sample/data management session using a core dummy. Practical skills like these are key for scientific drilling success.

#ICDP2025TrainingCourse #DataManagement #CoreHandling
October 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Have a look at SWAIS2C (Antarctica) in color 🎨: the SWAIS2C team illustrated on NZ poster boards for kids during the field season on the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica 👍

Project info: www.icdp-online.org/projects/by-...
October 14, 2025 at 7:44 AM
📢 @icdpdrilling.bsky.social Proposal Call for Pre-, Workshop, Full and our NEW ❗Fast-track Proposals is now open

📅 Deadline: 15 January 2026
📧 Submit via: proposal.submission@icdp-online.org

ℹ️ www.icdp-online.org/all-events/d...
October 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
We are busy in Finland🌏: now at the DEEP EGS workshop (Espoo, Finland) aiming at deep geothermal energy exploration in crystalline rock 🪨 + post-drilling assessment & experiments in the St1 Deep Heat Reservoir, Finland👍
ℹ️ www.icdp-online.org/projects/by-...
October 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
ICDP Workshop FlankED now on in Catania (Italy)👉 >50 international scientists exploring our understanding on how deep scientific drilling can reveal the physical mechanisms & triggers of volcano flank sliding 🌋
ℹ️ www.icdp-online.org/projects/by-...
September 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
At the #ICDP2025TrainingCourse, Riikka Kietäväinen shares insights into fluid research from the Outokumpu deep drilling site in Finland.

This investigation is key to understanding fluid-rock interactions, microbial life in the deep biosphere, and broader geochemical cycles.
#ScientificDrilling
September 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
What’s flowing deep beneath the surface? ⬇️

Thomas Wiersberg is leading a deep dive into advanced borehole fluid sampling and monitoring at the #ICDP2025TrainingCourse.

OLGA, U-Tube, and gas membrane sensors, key tools for characterizing fluid composition, origin, and movement in the subsurface.
September 19, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Advancing the future of scientific drilling! 🔥 Amazing week @ ICDP 2025 Training Course (Weinan, PCR).
Diving into drilling engineering, logging, core management & visual science communication 👍Thanks to all @ WEIHE Project & IEECAS for a very special training week👏
September 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
ICDP is busy @ GEO4Göttingen 25 (Germany) 👉 Session on Latest Achievements in Scientific Ocean and Continental Drilling ⚡
September 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Today, award-winning artist Will Leung is workshopping with our #ICDP2025TrainingCourse participants. We're reviewing and discussing the powerful photos taken yesterday at the WEIHE drill site!

#ScienceCommunication #VisualStorytelling #SciComm #Outreach #Photography #Geoscience #WEIHE
September 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
#ICDP2025TrainingCourse Day 4. How does a global scientific idea become a reality? 💡

This morning, Leila Rezaei is unpacking exactly that! She's guiding us through the vision, structure, and international collaboration process behind the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program.
September 17, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Team ICDP 2025 in action! 💥

From the classroom to the drill site.🤩

The course is still going strong in Weinan!

More updates to come. Follow the journey! 👇 #ICDP2025trainingCourse #ScientificDrilling
September 17, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Ai Li is briefing us on what to expect at the WEIHE drilling site, an active ICDP project studying East Asian monsoon evolution and tectonic-climate interactions.

Nothing beats seeing theory put into practice!

Next stop: the drill rig!

#ICDP2025TrainingCourse #WEIHEProject#ScientificDrilling
September 16, 2025 at 4:03 AM
#ICDP2025TrainingCourse DAY 3: Simona Pierdominici is guiding us through the world of downhole logging and borehole testing.

Measurement principles and data interpretation in both sedimentary and crystalline rocks!

Next stop: the WEIHE drilling site! 🚧

#DownholeLogging #Weinan #Geoscience
September 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Nicolas Waldmann is now leading a fascinating session on Lacustrine Sediment Coring — revealing how lake sediments serve as archives of past climate and environmental changes.

Another step toward mastering the full spectrum of scientific drilling!

#ICDP2025TrainingCourse #ScientificDrilling
September 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Let's get into the core of the matter! 🧠🔩

Jan-Erik Rosberg is captivating the room with his expertise on continuous wireline coring techniques.

How to retrieve samples with maximum integrity?

A masterclass in precision engineering for science!

#ICDP2025TrainingCourse #ScientificDrilling
September 15, 2025 at 6:30 AM
First up: a warm welcome and diving deep into the fundamentals of drilling engineering.

SAID KAMRANI😍

Follow our journey this week!
#ICDP2025TrainingCourse #Weinan #Science #Geoscience #DrillingEngineering
September 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The moment is here! 👏 Day 2 of the ICDP 2025 Training Course is about to begin.

Our participants are arriving, grabbing their seats, and getting ready.

Let’s get this started! 🧠💥
#ICDP2025TrainingCourse #Weinan #ScientificDrilling
September 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM