Rob Sullivan
We are very sorry to report that Rob passed away on Feb. 15, 2026, after a courageous battle with ALS. You can find out more about the life and incredible scientific achievements of our kind, gentle, humble, and selfless colleague and friend at:
https://www.lansingfuneralhome.com/obituaries/robert-sullivan-jr and
https://as.cornell.edu/news/planetary-scientist-robert-sullivan-dies-63
Rob was a Co-Investigator with Mastcam-Z and MEDA on the Mars 2020 mission. He worked as a researcher at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. His other NASA flight project work included the Galileo mission to Jupiter, Mars Pathfinder, the twin Mars Exploration Rovers, and the currently active Mars Science Laboratory. Rob also spent time studying Earth, gaining scientific perspectives from experiments in wind tunnels, and from geologic field work in California, New Mexico, Colorado, Washington, Utah, Scotland, and Iceland.