Susan Schnur

Marine geologist, editor, science communicator, graphic designer, fascinated by submarine volcanoes and ocean exploration

[IAVCEI Submarine Volcanism @IAVCEIsubmarine]

Beautiful footage of young pillow basalts at Vailulu'u Seamount 🌊🌋

[NOAA Education @NOAAeducation]

NEW from NOAA SOS: This dataset shows the tsunami wave caused by the asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago. The wave was so impressive because the asteroid is estimated to have been 6+ miles (10+ km) in diameter! Want to learn more? https://t.co/MHCGQ1VDEa
#dataviz #Data

[Susan Schnur @SeamountSusan]

ROV dives on seamounts! I wish I was in the control room for this cruise. Those look like some pillow lavas?

[E/V Nautilus @EVNautilus]

#DidYouKnow that the majority of our planet’s most active #volcanicsystems are #underwater below 2,000 meters? We use #ROVHercules to explore ancient #underwatervolcanos, documenting life and taking geological samples.

[U.S. Scientific Ocean Drilling @US_SciOD]

We have core!! #Exp398 is off and running. We’re drilling in water only a few hundred meters deep so cores are coming up quick!

#NSFfunded #ScientificOceanDrilling

[Susan Schnur @SeamountSusan]

@TheJR is setting sail and heading to Greece on #Exp398! Can’t wait until the first cores are in the labs and we get our first look at rocks from ancient volcanic eruptions! #volcanoes #marinegeology

[U.S. Scientific Ocean Drilling @US_SciOD]

Did you know scientists and crew members on the JR work around the clock? During our first shifts on #Exp398, we've prepared to leave port in Tarragona, taken in gorgeous sunrises, and toured the labs on board.

📸: Sara Whitlock / IODP

#scientificoceandrilling #NSF #ECORD

[Susan Schnur @SeamountSusan]

On December 13 IODP Expedition 398 sets sail! The ocean drilling ship @TheJR will be heading to Greece to drill into the seafloor near Santorini Volcano! Follow along on social media to learn about the exciting discoveries the scientists will be making! #volcanoes

[USGS EROS @USGS_EROS]

Landsat 9 passed over Mauna Loa last Friday as the Hawaiian volcano awakened for the first time in 38 years. The satellites allow us to "see" things our own eyes cannot see. Landsat 9 captures the smoke, shows us the red lava, & reveals the thermal heat signature of the volcano.

[U.S. Scientific Ocean Drilling @US_SciOD]

📣Are you an undergraduate or do you know one who would like to sail on the JR?🚢 Want to transit from Greece to Spain (Feb 2023)? ✍️Apply to the JR Academy now!! https://t.co/qC3oPnijbO Please retweet!
@sacnas @GeoLatinas @BlkinGeoscience
#STEMeducation #scienceiscool

[Susan Schnur @SeamountSusan]

I couldn’t wait till Caturday to share more #CatsOfSantorini. I met this fellow along the caldera wall. #Caturday #Santorini #VolcanoCats

[U.S. Scientific Ocean Drilling @US_SciOD]

Our scientists love sediment. And this morning it appeared the sediment loved them back!
📷 @JasminMLink #Exp397 #NSFFunded #paleoclimate #IberianMargin #iodp #ScientificOceanDrilling

[Susan Schnur @SeamountSusan]

We had over 300 students at the exhibit this morning!

[Susan Schnur @SeamountSusan]

In the spirit of Caturday, I spent some time with one of the locals on Santorini.

[Susan Schnur @SeamountSusan]

The In Search of Earth’s Secrets exhibit for #Exp398 starts on Sunday evening! In the meantime I had a wonderful geology tour of Santorini led by @DruittTim. #volcanoes #Santorini

[Susan Schnur @SeamountSusan]

I am heading to Santorini in just a few days to help run the exhibit as the #EXP398 onshore outreach officer! Follow @TheJR for updates about the exhibit over the next two weeks! #volcanoes #Santorini

[U.S. Scientific Ocean Drilling @US_SciOD]

As the real JR heads to Lisbon for #EXP397, the inflatable JR is on the move too! It's going to #Santorini for an exhibition about the upcoming #EXP398. Come see us at the Bellonio Cultural Center Oct. 16th-23rd to learn why we're drilling near Santorini!

#NSFfunded #ECORD

[Susan Schnur @SeamountSusan]

This is very cool. Do you think we could do this for expedition 398 @saraewhit Perhaps showing caldera collapse?

[Emma Burkett @EmmaM_Burkett]

How do you explain volcanic processes to an interdisciplinary team of non-geologists? Make an animation! I made a gif illustrating how crystals record volcanic activity and magma dynamics. It was a hit and had too much fun making it to not share with more folks! #SciComm #SciArt

[Susan Schnur @SeamountSusan]

This is a cool opportunity. How can kids not get excited about volcanoes erupting underwater! And with more ROV dives capturing eruptions in progress there is plenty of cool media to get excited about.

[IAVCEI Submarine Volcanism @IAVCEIsubmarine]

Are you interested in outreach? A fan of submarine volcanism? 🌋🌊We encourage you to check out our outreach initiative, "My deep sea volcano" for your next outreach event or classroom visit! https://t.co/lekDejLmFg

[Susan Schnur @SeamountSusan]

@IAVCEIsubmarine Which volcano is shown in the GIF?

[Traveling Geologist @travelinggeolog]

Weekend challenge: what is your favorite rock within an hour drive of your house? Here’s mine: kyanite schist in the Grenville Province.
#favlocalrock

[Susan Schnur @SeamountSusan]

Our exhibit in Greece is coming up soon! A lot of hard work has gone into preparing all the exhibit materials. I’m looking forward to talking to students and the public about this very cool IODP expedition. #volcanoes #oceandrilling #santorini

[EarthByte @EarthByteGroup]

Check out our reconstructed lithospheric thickness of South Atlantic conjugate margins just published online in Tectonics, a project led by Peter Haas from @kieluni, enabled by @AuScope and the fab team behind #GPlates and #pyGPlates. #geology #geophysics
https://t.co/askoxYzLtQ