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Cais Thomas

 

E-mail: cfthomas@usc.edu 

Address: University of Southern California, Department of Earth Sciences

825 Bloom Walk, ACB 302

Los Angeles, California 90089-0740

INTRODUCTION TO MY RESEARCH

 

I am interested in studying the interaction between microbes and their surrounding geologic environment with respect to their growth. Specifically, I am working with extremophiles from an acidic environment within an Italian cave system.

EDUCATION

 

University of Southern California, B.S. in Earth Sciences (2022)

 

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
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USC Department of Earth Sciences, Amend Lab, Undergraduate Researcher (2019-present)

  • Performed geochemical analyses on sulfur disproportionating microbes

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RELEVANT COURSEWORK
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Geology

  • Mineralogy

  • Petrology

  • Field Geology

  • Undergraduate Team Research

RELEVANT COURSEWORK
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