Tim Paton is a bedrock geologist at the Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute. His work focuses on critical minerals, stratigraphy, and subsurface mapping of Paleozoic bedrock in Illinois and the midcontinent. Using drill core, surface exposures and well cuttings, Tim's research aims to decipher Earth sedimentary, oceanographic and global climate systems in deep time, reconstruct sedimentary basins and their evolution, and reveal how these factors impact the formation and distribution of sedimentary ore deposits using a variety of geochemical and analytical techniques.

Education

• M.S., Geology, University of Cincinnati, 2015
• B.S., Geology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2010