Meade Quarry Cave Mud Club


Welcome to the web page devoted to the Meade Quarry Cave Mud Club! This page is dedicated to all those individuals who have assisted Ben Fitzpatrick and me during our research efforts in the cave and have survived the mud.


If you would like to become an official member of the MQCMC, contact Ben (benfitz@utk.edu) or me (mniemill@utk.edu) for details.


Members of the MQCMC:


Phil Colcough (Knoxville Zoo)

Riddhi Dave

Noa Davidai

Dylan Dittrich-Reed

Ben Fitzpatrick

Kerry Hansknecht

Grant Harley

Patrick Hudson

Chris Kerr

Michael Lawton

Brian Miller (Middle Tennessee State University)

Brad Moxley (Knoxville Zoo)

Matthew Niemiller

Michael Ogle (Knoxville Zoo)

Mac Post (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

Rebecca Quasney

Graham Reynolds

Premal Shah

Morgan Simmons (Knoxville News Sentinel)

Megan Todd-Thompson

Jess Turnbough

Nathan Turnbough

Jessica Welch

Saul Young (Knoxville News Sentinel)



Premal, Matt, and Nathan before entering Meade Quarry Cave. Notice the brand new oversuits.



Matt and Premal after a visit. The oversuits aren't so new anymore.



Matt, Graham, and the Herpetology Department at the Knoxville Zoo.



Ben, Kerry Hansknecht, and Noa Davidai demonstrating that mud can also be beautiful.



Jessica Welch with a little mud on her face.


Matthew L. Niemiller (e-mail:  mniemill@utk.edu) ©2010