Sean M. Kirkpatrick

Sean Kirkpatrick
1st director of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office
In office
July 20, 2022  December 1, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTim Phillips (acting)
Personal details
Born
Sean Michael Kirkpatrick

1967 or 1968 (age 56–57)
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Georgia (BS, PhD)
Scientific career
InstitutionsAFRL, CIA, DIA, USSC, University of Georgia, AARO
ThesisExperimental and Theoretical Investigation of Nonequilibrium Acoustic Phonon Dynamics in Praseodymium-Doped Fluorides (1995)
Doctoral advisorWilliam 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.