Caihong moved to the United States three and half years ago from China. She is currently living in Westminster, Colorado. This spring, she earned her Associate of Science degree from Front Range Community College Westminster. She will be attending Metro State University this fall and plans to major in biology, which she loves. Caihong loves to go hiking and biking with her dogs in the mountains.

Research Project: Quantifying the Variability in Microbial Numbers and Metabolic Activity through a Soil Profile. Mentors: Noah Fierer and Tess Brewer, CIRES

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