Karen Lloyd, professor of microbiology, will present "Life One Mile Below the Surface of Earth" Friday, April 26.

Microorganisms living underneath the surface of the earth have a total carbon mass of 15 to 23 billion tons, hundreds of times more than that of humans. In her presentation, Professor Lloyd will discuss these findings from a study by the Deep Carbon Observatory.

The UT Science Forum takes place in the Thompson-Boling Arena Cafe (located at 1600 Phillip Fulmer Way), Room A.

Guests are encouraged to bring their lunch or purchase it from the arena. Each presentation is followed by a Q&A. The event is free and open to the public.

We have temporary parking passes available for our guests who do not have UT parking passes. An RSVP is required for the pass. To request a pass, please visit our website at scienceforum.utk.edu.