DOSECC (Drilling, Observation and Sampling of the Earths Continental Crust) is a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to provide leadership and technical support in subsurface sampling and monitoring technology for addressing topics of scientific and societal importance. Fifty-three research organizations are members of DOSECC. Our goals are as follows:
| Winkie Drill Now Available Small portable drilling system, the Winkie, now available for rent from DOSECC. |
Two Positions Open within DOSECC Corporate Office DOSECC has two corporate level positions open: |
| DOSECC Newsletter Nov 2011 Just Published: DOSECC's November 2011 newsletter for the continental scientific drilling community. |
New Deep Lake Drilling System Launched Climate Change Studies Expanded with New Equipment Lake Drilling Platform Marks Important Step in Scientific Research Lakes are archives of climate history, and deep drilling in lakes has produced [ ... ] |
| 13th Annual Continental Scientific Drilling Workshop Report Developing the U.S. Initiative in Continental Scientific Drilling, the proceedings of a workshop held June 2-3, 2010 in Arlington, VA, is now available for download. PowerPoint and .pdf files are ava [ ... ] |
Research Grant Program Announced The DOSECC Research Grant Program is open to graduate or undergraduate students, and primary and secondary school teachers, worldwide. The research must involve data or materials related to drilling [ ... ] |
| Dead Sea Basin Drilling Project completed The Dead Sea, Israel/Jordan The Deep Lake Drilling System (DLDS) on 17 Nov 2010 was mobilized to the first drilling site; drilling began on 19 Nov 2010. A borehole in the deep basin of t [ ... ] |
Project HOTSPOT Continues The Snake River Scientific Drilling Project began in September 2010. This project will explore the interaction between the Earth's mantle and crust by collecting drill core at three sites in southern [ ... ] |
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The DOSECC Research Grant Program is open to graduate or undergraduate students, and primary and secondary school teachers, worldwide. The research must involve data or materials related to drilling.
DOSECC seeks a President and a Director of Scientific Drilling.
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