Dr. Hazel A. Barton is an English born microbiologist, geologist and cave diving explorer, interested in extremophile microorganisms.
These include: Barton co-starred with Nancy Holler Aulenbach in the 2001 IMAX film Journey into Amazing Caves.
Both featured Barton's research involving caves and the microbial life that inhabit these harsh environments.
[8][9] In 2013, she was in a short documentary named Bat House and in the TV Series How the Earth Works episode Ice Age or Hell Fire?.
She was one of the scientists featured in the History Channel special Journey to the Center of the World, documenting the exploration of the Guatemalan cave Naj Tunich, which was used as a sacred site by the ancient Maya.