Personal Profile
Get to know Patrick outside of the dome!
Tech Nerd
Newest personal gaming and production rig, featuring an Intel i9 + RTX 3080, complete with custom painted parts, 3D printed RGB shroud, and laser-cut Solar System walnut front panel.
Custom-designed, 3D printed, powered and fully functional 8-player GameCube controller adapter.
Matching Interdimensional Extrapolators based off Starr Labs’ design, 3D printed to commemorate the 5-part television spectacular Crisis on Infinite Earths.
When he’s not showing visitors the wonders of the galaxy at the planetarium, Patrick might be found flying through the galaxy in virtual reality!
Animal Guy
Music Man
When a Student Advisor gets bored while monitoring an empty residence hall during spring break, strange things can happen…
Profile and front-page feature in the Kansas City Star on the resurgence of ukuleles in popular culture. Patrick played it before it was cool.
Handwritten transcription of Bruce Springsteen’s live 2005 acoustic performance of Thunder Road, for Patrick’s father’s 60th birthday.
LEGO Fan
The most recent addition to the collection!
A custom-designed and 3D printed piece for the micro-scale Saturn V model.
Always attached to his keychain, Patrick never leaves home without his trusty LEGO Brick Separator. You never know when it will come in handy!
You won’t find this model on store shelves! This design was created by Stephen Pakbaz, a mechanical engineer working at JPL and Adult Fan of LEGO (AFL), who worked on the real Curiosity Rover.
Patrick collaborated with another LEGO fan to propose a micro-scale Saturn V model on the LEGO Ideas site.
A new ISS model was the perfect opportunity to bring LEGOs into the livestreams.
The full collection, currently on display behind the control console of the planetarium.
Game Night Guru
