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Chandranath Basak
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Assistant Professor at U. Delaware. Ocean chemistry (past + present). PI of BLOG: Basak Lab for Ocean Geochemistry (basak-clim-chem.weebly.com)
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UDaily article covering our recent Labrador Sea cruise. #SEALS2025

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Researching rare earth elements | UDaily
UD part of large, multi-institutional expedition to the Labrador Sea to study sources and sinks of REEs
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September 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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We just reached Reykjavík, Iceland. Next, we will take all our science gear off the boat, thereby concluding the expedition. We appreciate the support thus far, and we hope that people will continue to support science moving forward.
#oceans @udelaware.bsky.social
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Goodbye!
It is now time to say goodbye!! We have been transiting for the last couple of days and just reached Reykjavík , Iceland. Next, we will take all our science gear off the boat (a process called...
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July 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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The gravity corer uses gravity to plunge a long PVC tube (10 ft) into the seafloor to recover sediments that were buried long ago. Read new blog post by Kira Sirois.

#SEALS2025 #oceans #sediment #REE #geochemistry

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Mud, here we come!
What is a gravity core and why do we use them?   We love mud!  Seafloor mud stores vast amounts of information about the present and the past and it’s the whole reason we are on this voyage.  We...
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July 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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On #SEALS2025 expedition, we got close to the coast twice in the mouth of fjords off the coast of southwest Greenland. Read blog post by Dr. Sophie Hines (@whoi.edu).
#oceans #REE #neodymium #iron #benthicflux #LabradorSea
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Land Ho!
When I have gone to sea in the past, we have always been far enough offshore that we never see land until arriving back at port. On these trips, you get used to the more subtle array of views the...
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July 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Collecting and transporting small, circular patches of #seafloor up from thousands of feet to the surface takes specialized equipment. New blog post by Dr. Tony Rathburn.

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Sampling the Deep Seafloor
One of the most exciting aspects of our work at sea is that when we bring up small sections of the seafloor onto the ship, we are able to see small areas of the planet that no one has ever seen...
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July 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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The #microscope reveals a whole hidden landscape of life clinging to fragments of the seafloor. Read our latest blog post by Dr. Ashley Burkett. #forams #oceans

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Small World
Picking forams on a rolling ship One of the most delicate parts of our job at sea happens at the microscope—something that sounds routine, until the ocean decides otherwise. Out here, we’ve been...
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June 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Now that we have wrapped up our operations in the #Labrador shelf and have also completed our station in the center of the Labrador Sea, our next series of stations will be close to #Greenland and inside some of the Greenland Fjords. #oceans @udelaware.bsky.social

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Stranger Things
Lately, it has been super busy as we had back-to-back stations with lots of science operations running round the clock. Now that we have wrapped up our operations in the Labrador shelf and have also.....
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June 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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🌊Greetings from the Labrador Sea! 🌊
A picture is worth a thousand words. In lieu of a blog post of thousands of words, here is our latest photo gallery with some candid shots. @udelaware.bsky.social
#oceans #REE
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Glimpses from the cruise!
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June 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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On #SEALS2025 expedition, we have been talking to a lot of students from a range of classrooms in the USA and Switzerland. So far we have connected with 1000s of students - elementary, middle-school and high-school!!
Read more: www.seals2025.com/follow-the-s...
#oceans @udelaware.bsky.social
Ship-to-Shore
We have been transiting for last several days and we are about to reach our next station . Things are going to be busy real fast . We encountered a little choppy weather here and there, so at times...
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June 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Station 1 was intense and full of surprises and taught us how we should run our operations. 🌊 Read our latest blog post: www.seals2025.com/follow-the-s...
#geochemistry #REE #benthicflux #neodymium #iron #Oceans #particulates @udelaware.bsky.social
Station 1
As I write this blog, we are leaving Station 1. Most of us have had a few hours of sleep in the last 24 hours but we know we are ready for what is coming. Station 1 was intense and full of surprises.....
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June 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Happy World Oceans Day from R/V Roger Revelle!! 🌊
#SEALS2025 Follow our expedition at seals2025.com. 🌊
@udelaware.bsky.social #geochemistry #benthicflux #neodymium #iron #particulates #rareearthelements #REE
A group of scientists standing on a ship deck with the Atlantic Ocean in the background.
June 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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So long!! Also, new blog post just dropped: www.seals2025.com/follow-the-s...
Off we go...
Since our last post, a lot has happened. Most of the science party has reported to the ship, and we’ve been moving all the science gear (which we worked so hard to clean, pack, and ship) onto the...
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June 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Mandatory supermarket run before cruise.
#SEALS2025 #research
5 young women standing behind a barely visible shopping cart at a supermarket and posing with their purchase items.
June 6, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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The website for our research cruise to the Labrador Sea is now live!! Come for the adventure, stay for the science!!
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#geochemistry #benthicflux #neodymium #iron #particulates #rareearthelements #REE seals2025.com
SEALS 2025
We are a group of 29 researchers from 12 institutions onboard R/V Roger Revelle. For 5 weeks in June/July 2025, we will be collecting water and sediment samples around the Labrador Sea. These samples....
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June 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Meeting after ~14 years! #AGU24
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December 13, 2024 at 1:34 AM
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Members of Basak Lab of Ocean Geochemistry (BLOG) at #AGU24.
5 people are standing in front of a large Christmas tree inside a conference center.
December 12, 2024 at 3:45 AM
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It’s been a good (and very busy) first day at #AGU24. #BLOG @kapuge9paleo.bsky.social @lenajebasinski.bsky.social @agu.org
December 10, 2024 at 4:26 AM
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#BLOG members kicking of #AGU24 in style!! Check out the schedule for some cool science from our research group! @agu.org
3 people smiling and posing with a sign that says “What’s next for science”. 4 people smiling while showing off their conference badges.
December 8, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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I’m so glad #BLOG PhD candidate Isuri Kapuge got to experience Joides Resolution (fondly known as The JR) as the program comes to an end with this expedition. #ocean #sediment #PhD #research

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Cool summer | UDaily
UD doctoral student spends summer on research vessel in the Arctic Ocean
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August 9, 2024 at 10:10 PM