Oral history interview with Yukari Kido, marine geophysicist

Yukari Kido is a marine geophysicist working at JAMSTEC. In this interview excerpt, she talks about her background and first expedition offshore, learning process in marine geophysics, and involvement in supporting the scientific operations of the scientific drilling vessel Chikyu.

This interview is part of the project Oral Histories of Scientific Ocean Drilling, conducted at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (Yokosuka, Japan).

00:00-00:19 Introduction
00:20-00:58 Why Earth Sciences?
00:59-03:24 Undergraduate studies in marine geosciences
03:25-05:23 Choosing a career patwhay: research or education?
05:24-06:55 Introduction to scientific ocean drilling
06:56-08:54 The perfect storm onboard the JODIES Resolution
08:55-11:26 Gathering underwater data to study the Nankai Trough
11:27-13:27 Science support for the D/V Chikyu operations
13:28-14:45 Closing the circle, back to science education