This research used samples and/or data provided by the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP). ODP is sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and participating countries under management of Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI), Inc.
I would sincerely like to thank Co-Chief Scientists Flavio Anselmetti and Alexandra Isern, Staff Scientist Peter Blum, and the entire shipboard scientific party for the opportunity to be a part of ODP Leg 194 and participate in shipboard and postcruise scientific meetings. The knowledge, experience, and enjoyment gained from these endeavors are currently unparalleled and have been instrumental in my enthusiasm for science since.