Denise Cox (née Mruk) is an American petroleum geologist and the former President of Storm Energy Ltd, an oil and gas exploration company based in Panama City, Florida.
At the advice of one of her teachers, Cox was recommended to take classes that involved the study of the Middle East, as the geographical region was expanding both in size in global economics at the time.
[2] During her studies at Binghamton, Cox took a few prerequisite courses in math and science, whilst taking Arabic as an elective, which was suggested by her high school teacher.
At the discretion of her Arabic professor, Cox was encouraged to pursue her interest in science and urged her to take a geology class, as the profession for geologists were in high demand.
[2] As Cox completed her graduate studies at the University of Colorado Boulder in 1984, she worked as a Physical Science Technician with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in New Mexico.
[3] While attending a seminar in her graduate year, Cox was invited to work as a field assistant by Paul Crevello, who was a geologist at Marathon Oil and a PhD student at the time.
[1] Throughout her career as a geologist, Cox experienced a great deal of success as a pioneer in leading an endeavour of sustainable development within the petroleum and energy industry.