Bryce Norvell
(M.S. Biology - 2012)
Bryce's MS investigated the relationship between microbes and sediment chemistry across anthropogenically impacted caves and pristine caves, to see what role that sediment geochemistry vs human impact played in supporting Mn oxidation in cave sediments.
MS Thesis Title: The effects of substrate geochemistry on the distribution of manganese oxidizing bacteria in caves of the Upper Tennesee River Basin