Sean M. Kirkpatrick
Sean Kirkpatrick | |
|---|---|
| 1st director of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office | |
| In office July 20, 2022 – December 1, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Tim Phillips (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sean Michael Kirkpatrick 1967 or 1968 (age 57–58) Columbus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | University of Georgia (BS, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | AFRL, CIA, DIA, USSC, University of Georgia, AARO |
| Thesis | Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Nonequilibrium Acoustic Phonon Dynamics in Praseodymium-Doped Fluorides (1995) |
| Doctoral advisor | William Dennis |
Sean Michael Kirkpatrick (born 1967/1968) is an American laser and materials physicist who served as the first director of the United States Department of Defense's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Kirkpatrick is also an adjunct assistant professor of physics at the University of Georgia.