<strong>14</strong> ECORD Newsletter # <strong>14</strong> - May 2010 - www.ecord.orgECORD Representativesin IODP Committees and Panels of the Science Advisory StructureEngineering Development Panel (EDP)Environmental Protection and Safety Panel (EPSP)Maria Ask Sweden maria.ask@ltu.se Michael Enachescu Canada michaele@mun.caMai-Linh Doan France mai-linh.doan@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr Philippe Lapointe France philippe.lapointe@total.comJohn Thorogood UK Bramley Murton UK bjm@noc.soton.ac.ukLothar Wohlgemuth Germany wohlgem@gfz-potsdam.de Dieter Strack Germany ddhstrack@aol.comScientific Technology Panel (STP)Site Survey Panel (SSP)Georges Gorin Switzerland georges.gorin@terre.unige.ch Gilles Lericolais (vice-chair) France gilles.lericolais@ifremer.frSebastian Krastel Germany skrastel@ifm-geomar.de Neil Mitchell UK neil.mitchell@manchester.ac.ukMarc Reichow UK mkr6@le.ac.uk Roger Urgeles Spain urgeles@icm.csic.esDouglas Schmitt Canada doug@phys.ualberta.ca G. Uenzelmann-Neben Germany Gabriele.Uenzelmann-Neben@awi.deScience Planning Committee (SPC)Science Steering and Evaluation Panel (SSEP)Gilbert Camoin France gcamoin@cerege.fr Serge Berné France serge.berne@univ-perp.frGretchen Früh-Green Switzerland frueh-green@erdw.ethz.ch Henk Brinkhuis (co-chair) Netherlands h.brinkhuis@uu.nlHugh Jenkyns UK hughj@earth.ox.ac.uk Daniele Brunelli Italy daniele.brunelli@unimore.itRüdiger Stein Germany ruediger.stein@awi.de Julie Carlut France jcarlut@geologie.ens.frScience Advisory Structure Executive Committee (SASEC) Kai-Uwe Hinrichs Germany khinrichs@uni-bremen.deNicholas Arndt France arndt@ujf-grenoble.fr Juergen Koepke Germany koepke@mineralogie.uni-hannover.deJan de Leeuw Netherlands deleeuw@nioz.nl John Maclennan UK jmac05@esc.cam.ac.ukDavid Hodell UK dhod07@esc.cam.ac.ukESSAC Delegates and AlternatesCountry Delegate AlternateAustriaWerner E. Pillerwerner.piller@uni-graz.atBelgiumCanadaDenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyIcelandIrelandItalyNetherlandsNorwayPortugalSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited KingdomRudy Swennenrudy.swennen@geo.kuleuven.ac.beNeil Banerjeeneil.banerjee@uwo.caMarit-Solveig Seidenkrantzmss@geo.au.dkKari Strandkari.strand@oulu.fiGilbert Camoin (Vice-Chair)gcamoin@cerege.frRüdiger Stein (Chair)rüdiger.stein@awi.deBryndís Brandsdóttirbryndis@raunvis.hi.isXavier Monteysxavier.monteys@gsi.ieElisabetta Erbaelisabetta.erba@unimi.itLucas Lourensllourens@geo.uu.nlNalan Koçnalan.koc@npolar.noFatima Abrantesfatima.abrantes@ineti.ptMenchu Comasmcomas@ugr.esIan Snowballian.snowball@geol.lu.seJudith McKenziejudy.mckenzie@erdw.ethz.chRachael H. Jamesr.h.james@noc.soton.ac.ukMichael Wagreichmichael.wagreich@univie.ac.atAnneleen Foubertanneleen.foubert@ees.kuleuven.beUlrich G. Wortmannuli.wortmann@utoronto.caPaul Knutzpkn@geus.dkAnnakaisa Korjaannakaisa.korja@helsinki.fiSerge Bernéserge.berne@univ-perp.frJochen Erbacherj.erbacher@bgr.deGuðrún Helgadóttirgudrun@hafro.isDavid Hardydavid.hardy@gsi.ieLeonardo Sagnottileonardo.sagnotti@ignv.itStefan Schoutenschouten@nioz.nlHelga F. Kleivenkikki@uib.noLuis F. Menezes Pinheirolmp@geo.ua.ptVictor Diaz del Riodiazdelrio@ma.ieo.esEve Arnoldeve.arnold@geo.su.seHelmut Weisserthelmut.weissert@erdw.ethz.chRosalind Rickabyrosalind.rickaby@earth.ox.ac.ukhttp://www.essac.ecord.org/index.php?mod=about
ECORD Newsletter # <strong>14</strong> - May 2010 - www.ecord.org 15A Letter from SpainSpain's participation in IODPSpanish research groups involved inIODP science belong to prestigiousUniversities and <strong>Research</strong> Institutes inSpain. At national level, they conductoffshore explorations and geologicaland geophysical investigations incontinental margins and basins using amultidisciplinary approaches to addressthe main questions in geosciences. Theirtasks comprise assessments on policyof socio-economic relevance such asenvironmental and climate changes,geohazards, and natural resources. Ourscientific approach also tackles intricateonshore-offshore correlations, whichare of special interest when studying theenclosed or semi-enclosed basins thatbound the Iberian Peninsula. Currentareas of research include the WesternMediterranean (from the Alboran toTyrrhenian Seas), the Atlantic <strong>Ocean</strong>(north and west off Iberia), the Arctic,the Antarctic, the Pacific and the EasternIndian oceans.Spain joined the 'saga' of internationalocean drilling programs in the 1980swhen OPD started. <strong>Drilling</strong> Spanishterritorial waters during ODP Leg 103(Galicia Margin) and ODP Leg (161,Alboran Sea) led to pro-active support <strong>for</strong>strong involvement in ODP of Spanishinstitutions. During the transition fromthe ODP to IODP, Spain joined withother 'small countries' from the <strong>for</strong>merECOD to bring a single <strong>European</strong> voicewithin IODP. Spain has there<strong>for</strong>e beenpart of IODP within ECORD since thestart of the <strong>Consortium</strong> in December2003.Spanish scientists have participated insome interesting IODP Expeditionsby taking up a berth (according to ourmembership quota) onboard the JOIDESResolution (Exp. 306-North AtlanticClimate-2, Exp. 307-Modern CarbonateMounds: Porcupine <strong>Drilling</strong>, Exp. 308-Gulf of Mexico Hydrogeology, Exp.321-Pacific Equatorial Age Transect II- Juan de Fuca, Exp. 318-Wilkes Land),the Chikyu (Exp. 3<strong>14</strong>-NanTroSEIZEStage 1: LWD Transect), and the MSPGreatship Maya (Exp. 325-Great BarrierReef Environmental Changes). However,Spain benefits from IODP not just in thenumber of allowed berths, but also byother research and learning opportunitiesthat the IODP offers to our scientificcommunity. Our geoscientists, accordingLogging Specialist Maria-Jose Jurado (EarthScience Institute-CSIC, Barcelona) explainingreal-time log data from the first NanTroSEIZELWD hole during IODP Exp. 3<strong>14</strong> on the Chikyu(©JAMSTEC/IODP).to their individual interests and expertise,have also profited from shore-basedstudies on data and relevant core samples.IODP data and samples are frequentlyused as science subjects <strong>for</strong> PhD workand are taken into account in competitiveIODP Exp. 318 Wilkes Land: Co-Chief ScientistsCarlota Escutia (Andalusian Earth ScienceInstitute, CSIC and University of Granada), andHenk Brinkhuis (University of Utrecht) on theJOIDES Resolution (©IODP-USIO).national and international R&D projects.Our most recent participation in Exp.318-Wilkes Land Glacial History (inwhich a Spaniard was Co-Chief Scientist<strong>for</strong> the first time in IODP) and Exp.325-Great Barrier Reef EnvironmentalChanges is expected to motivate andpromote the prominent involvement ofInstitutions and scientists from Spain inIODP. Although there are difficult timesahead <strong>for</strong> IODP and ECORD becauseof the global economic crisis, Spain lookstowards continuing its contributing toany future drilling program post-2013and to contributing to the excellence ofits science.IODP España:A National Organisation <strong>for</strong> IODPTo manage and monitor IODP scientificmatters, Spain has a Secretariat andan Advisory Science Committee. TheIODP-Spain Secretariat http://carpe.usal.es/~iodp/iodp_esp) endeavoursto regularly in<strong>for</strong>m the community ofIODP opportunities and activities, andto assist Spanish scientists to participate inIODP. The IODP-Spain Science AdvisoryCommittee aims to promote IODPscience and related research in Spain, andto ensure that our scientific interests areunder consideration in IODP. Membersof this committee are qualified scientists,with diverse expertise, representingSpanish Universities (Barcelona, Granada,Salamanca, Vigo) and Public <strong>Research</strong>Organisations involved in marinegeosciences (the High Council <strong>for</strong>Scientific <strong>Research</strong>-CSIC, the SpanishGeological Survey-IGME, and the SpanishInstitute of <strong>Ocean</strong>ography-IEO).The Spanish Ministry of Science andInnovation (MICINN, http://www.micinn.es) funds our participation in ECORD/IODP as the access of Spanish scientiststo organisations is a key element of thepolicy of this Ministry.Menchu Comas (ESSAC Delegate) andJosé-Ramón Sanchez Quintana (ECORDCouncil Delegate)