Dr. Sarah Carmichael
Sarah Carmichael is a Professor in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Appalachian State University. She studies the mineralogy of manganese ore deposits and the characteristics of manganese biominerals in caves, in addition to her work on cave sediment characterization and the geochemistry of mass extinctions. Her research heavily involves scanning and transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and spectroscopic techniques.