Neil S. Sullivan (born January 18, 1942) is a distinguished professor of physics at the University of Florida.
In 1972, he obtained his PhD from Harvard University with the thesis Nuclear Magnetism of Solid Hydrogen at Low Temperatures.
Born in New Zealand, Sullivan became a naturalized United States citizen in 2004.
[citation needed] Sullivan became a professor of physics at the University of Florida in 1983.
It was during this time that he was one of three lead collaborators to successfully propose the creation of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida.