Sullivan 2013 Resume
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Nicholas B. Sullivan
3817 Mineral Point Road Madison, Wisconsin 53705-5100 (607) 279-5570 [email protected]
OBJECTIVES Application for job opportunities in the geological sciences EDUCATION 2010-2013
University of Cincinnati Master of Science in Geology Master’s Thesis (Adviser - Carlton E. Brett): Refinements to the Depositional History of Lower Silurian Strata in the Northeastern United States by means of Conodont Biostratigraphy, δ13C Chemostratigraphy, Sequence Stratigraphy, and Magnetic Susceptibility State University of New York at Geneseo Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Geological Sciences – Minor in Mathematics Undergraduate Thesis (Adviser - D. Jeffrey Over): The Eifelian-Givetian Boundary at Tsakhir, Govi Altai Region, Southern Mongolia
2006-2010
WORK EXPERIENCE June 2012 – Present
Sept 2010 – June 2012
Feb 2008 – May 2010 July 2009 – Aug 2009
May 2009 – July 2009
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History CHRONOMAP – Visiting Researcher Compile published information on the age, correlation, and depositional environments of Silurian rock units in the Lower 48 United States Synthesize data into regional chronostratigraphic correlation charts and maps State Map: Manitowoc County – Research Assistant Assist teams extracting and logging core drilled in Manitowoc County, WI Establish and maintain a conodont preparation lab at survey office Dissolve bulk carbonate samples, extract and identify conodonts University of Cincinnati, Department of Geology Primary Course Instructor: “Cincinnatian Paleontology and Stratigraphy” Presented lectures, led field trips, created and graded assessments Teaching Assistant Directed labs and class activities for Environmental Science, Physical Geology, Oceanography, and History of Life Courses State University of New York at Geneseo Teaching Assistant Directed labs and class activities for introductory Earth science courses Keck Geology Consortium Undergraduate Student Researcher Executed research on conodont biostratigraphy and magnetic susceptibility of Middle Devonian (Givetian) Strata in South-Central Mongolia State University of New York at Geneseo Research Assistant Collaborated on research into the age and regional distribution of the Marcellus Subgroup in upstate New York Process bulk carbonate and shale samples for microfossil extraction
RECENT PUBLICATIONS Sullivan, N. B.; Kleffner, M. A.; Brett, C. E.; (in revision). Constraints on the Age and Depositional Environment of the Basal Williamson Formation (Second Creek Bed) in West Central New York State. Palaeontologica Electronica. Sullivan, N. B.; Brett, C. E.; (in press). Integrating Magnetic Susceptibility Data with Sequence Stratigraphy in the Ironstone Bearing Successions (Lower Silurian) of Eastern North America. Stratigraphy. Sullivan, N. B.; Brett, C. E.; McLaughlin, P. I.; (2012). Ironstones, Condensed Beds, and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Clinton Group (Lower Silurian) in its Type Area, Central New York. in Rayne, T. W. (ed.), Field Trip Guidebook for the 84th Annual Meeting of the New York State Geological Association. pp. B5-1 – B5-40. Sullivan, N. B.; (2010). The Eifelian-Givetian Boundary (Middle Devonian) at Tsakhir, Govi Altai Region, Southern Mongolia. in de Wet, A. P., and Heister, L. (eds.): Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Keck Research Symposium in Geology. pp. 238-243 RECENT PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Sullivan, N. B.; Brett, C. E.; McLaughlin, P. I.; Kleffner, M. A.; Cramer, B. D.; Thomka, J. R.; (2013). Constraints on the Age and Correlation of Two Problematic Telychian (Llandovery; Silurian) Stratigraphic Units in Ohio and Kentucky: Synthesizing Biostratigraphy, δ13Ccarb Chemostratigraphy, and Sequence Stratigraphy. in Lindskog, A.; and Mehlqvist, K. (eds.) Proceedings from the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 591 3 rd Annual Meeting. GFF Vol. 135, No. 2. Sullivan, N. B.; Brett, C. E.; Kleffner, M. A.; (2012). Age Taphonomy, and Paleoecology of a PyriticPhosphatic Lag Bed in the Llandovery (Late Telychian) of West Central New York State. Abstracts from the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 591 2 nd Annual Meeting and 1st Foerste Symposium. p. 33 Sullivan, N. B.; Brett, C. E.; McLaughlin, P. I.; and Thomka, J. R.; (2012). Revised Sequence Stratigraphic Framework in Aeronian and Telychian Strata (Llandovery; Silurian) of the East Cincinnati Arch. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 44, No. 5, pp. 17. GRANTS and CONTRACTS Geological Society of America - Graduate Student Research Grant: $2000 Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) - Student Assistance Grant: $500 University of Cincinnati – Graduate Student Governance Association Award: $500 University of Cincinnati – Caster Fund: $500 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Geological Society of America (GSA) International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 591 Pander Society (conodont workers) American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) SERVICE 2011-2012 2002-2006
Instructor for the Boy Scouts of America – Geology Merit Badge Challenge Volunteer at the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY
SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS Adept biostratigrapher with specialty in conodonts Experience generating, analyzing, and interpreting geochemical (δ13Ccarb) and geophysical (magnetic susceptibility) data sets Skilled drafter of figures (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Microsoft Publisher) Able to program and conduct statistical analyses using R Experience measuring, analyzing, splitting, and sampling drill-cores Comprehensive field experience, with particular emphasis on Paleozoic sedimentary successions in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Mongolia
3817 Mineral Point Road Madison, Wisconsin 53705-5100 (607) 279-5570 [email protected]
OBJECTIVES Application for job opportunities in the geological sciences EDUCATION 2010-2013
University of Cincinnati Master of Science in Geology Master’s Thesis (Adviser - Carlton E. Brett): Refinements to the Depositional History of Lower Silurian Strata in the Northeastern United States by means of Conodont Biostratigraphy, δ13C Chemostratigraphy, Sequence Stratigraphy, and Magnetic Susceptibility State University of New York at Geneseo Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Geological Sciences – Minor in Mathematics Undergraduate Thesis (Adviser - D. Jeffrey Over): The Eifelian-Givetian Boundary at Tsakhir, Govi Altai Region, Southern Mongolia
2006-2010
WORK EXPERIENCE June 2012 – Present
Sept 2010 – June 2012
Feb 2008 – May 2010 July 2009 – Aug 2009
May 2009 – July 2009
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History CHRONOMAP – Visiting Researcher Compile published information on the age, correlation, and depositional environments of Silurian rock units in the Lower 48 United States Synthesize data into regional chronostratigraphic correlation charts and maps State Map: Manitowoc County – Research Assistant Assist teams extracting and logging core drilled in Manitowoc County, WI Establish and maintain a conodont preparation lab at survey office Dissolve bulk carbonate samples, extract and identify conodonts University of Cincinnati, Department of Geology Primary Course Instructor: “Cincinnatian Paleontology and Stratigraphy” Presented lectures, led field trips, created and graded assessments Teaching Assistant Directed labs and class activities for Environmental Science, Physical Geology, Oceanography, and History of Life Courses State University of New York at Geneseo Teaching Assistant Directed labs and class activities for introductory Earth science courses Keck Geology Consortium Undergraduate Student Researcher Executed research on conodont biostratigraphy and magnetic susceptibility of Middle Devonian (Givetian) Strata in South-Central Mongolia State University of New York at Geneseo Research Assistant Collaborated on research into the age and regional distribution of the Marcellus Subgroup in upstate New York Process bulk carbonate and shale samples for microfossil extraction
RECENT PUBLICATIONS Sullivan, N. B.; Kleffner, M. A.; Brett, C. E.; (in revision). Constraints on the Age and Depositional Environment of the Basal Williamson Formation (Second Creek Bed) in West Central New York State. Palaeontologica Electronica. Sullivan, N. B.; Brett, C. E.; (in press). Integrating Magnetic Susceptibility Data with Sequence Stratigraphy in the Ironstone Bearing Successions (Lower Silurian) of Eastern North America. Stratigraphy. Sullivan, N. B.; Brett, C. E.; McLaughlin, P. I.; (2012). Ironstones, Condensed Beds, and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Clinton Group (Lower Silurian) in its Type Area, Central New York. in Rayne, T. W. (ed.), Field Trip Guidebook for the 84th Annual Meeting of the New York State Geological Association. pp. B5-1 – B5-40. Sullivan, N. B.; (2010). The Eifelian-Givetian Boundary (Middle Devonian) at Tsakhir, Govi Altai Region, Southern Mongolia. in de Wet, A. P., and Heister, L. (eds.): Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Keck Research Symposium in Geology. pp. 238-243 RECENT PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Sullivan, N. B.; Brett, C. E.; McLaughlin, P. I.; Kleffner, M. A.; Cramer, B. D.; Thomka, J. R.; (2013). Constraints on the Age and Correlation of Two Problematic Telychian (Llandovery; Silurian) Stratigraphic Units in Ohio and Kentucky: Synthesizing Biostratigraphy, δ13Ccarb Chemostratigraphy, and Sequence Stratigraphy. in Lindskog, A.; and Mehlqvist, K. (eds.) Proceedings from the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 591 3 rd Annual Meeting. GFF Vol. 135, No. 2. Sullivan, N. B.; Brett, C. E.; Kleffner, M. A.; (2012). Age Taphonomy, and Paleoecology of a PyriticPhosphatic Lag Bed in the Llandovery (Late Telychian) of West Central New York State. Abstracts from the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 591 2 nd Annual Meeting and 1st Foerste Symposium. p. 33 Sullivan, N. B.; Brett, C. E.; McLaughlin, P. I.; and Thomka, J. R.; (2012). Revised Sequence Stratigraphic Framework in Aeronian and Telychian Strata (Llandovery; Silurian) of the East Cincinnati Arch. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 44, No. 5, pp. 17. GRANTS and CONTRACTS Geological Society of America - Graduate Student Research Grant: $2000 Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) - Student Assistance Grant: $500 University of Cincinnati – Graduate Student Governance Association Award: $500 University of Cincinnati – Caster Fund: $500 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Geological Society of America (GSA) International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 591 Pander Society (conodont workers) American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) SERVICE 2011-2012 2002-2006
Instructor for the Boy Scouts of America – Geology Merit Badge Challenge Volunteer at the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY
SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS Adept biostratigrapher with specialty in conodonts Experience generating, analyzing, and interpreting geochemical (δ13Ccarb) and geophysical (magnetic susceptibility) data sets Skilled drafter of figures (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Microsoft Publisher) Able to program and conduct statistical analyses using R Experience measuring, analyzing, splitting, and sampling drill-cores Comprehensive field experience, with particular emphasis on Paleozoic sedimentary successions in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Mongolia
