Scripps Institution of Oceanography Scripps Institution of Oceanography Co-Pπncipa> Investigator Co-Principal Investigator

It was the dream of the oceanographer and marine geologist to recover sedimentary core material from deep under the ocean floor and his belief that a drilling research vessel could be dynamically positioned over a bore hole on the ocean bottom that revolutionized the world of ocean sciences and global geology. This dream culminated in the highly suc