Sarah Kachovich (radiolarians) and Toby Colson (physical properties) are at sea on the JR drilling the incoming plate of the Sumatra Seismogenic Zone. An article has just appeared in the “New Scientist” about the expedition:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2102382-floating-lab-drills-1-5km-below-sea-floor-to-study-megaquakes/