Patrick Sullivan, Student Outreach
Patrick has been picking up rocks since before he could talk and has a fascination with ancient landscapes and their inhabitants. He received a BA in Geology from Macalester College in his home state of Minnesota, where he developed a passion for sedimentology and paleontology. After spending a semester in Switzerland studying fossil turtles, he moved to Colorado and worked for three years at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science – first as an educator, then an intern with the Earth Sciences department. He was able to work on a myriad of projects – dissecting sheep lungs, digitally reconstructing fossil mammal skulls, and making paleogeographic maps of the Rocky Mountain Region among many others.
Patrick received an MS in Geology at the Colorado School of Mines after defending his thesis on the mudstone sedimentology and source rock characterization of the Skull Creek Formation, and is now continuing on with his PhD studying the Turner-Wall Creek Sandstone. His goal is to share his passion for the earth sciences with the public and continue his research on the fascinating deposits of the Western Interior Seaway. Patrick’s hobbies include board games, Dungeons & Dragons, playing saxophone, and all things outdoors (skiing, hiking, camping, etc.).