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Timothy Sands
American materials engineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Timothy D. Sands (born March 26, 1958) is an American materials engineer who is the 16th president of Virginia Tech.[1] Sands previously was the acting president and as the provost of Purdue University.
Quick Facts 16th President of Virginia Tech, Preceded by ...
Timothy Sands | |
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![]() Sands in 2019 | |
16th President of Virginia Tech | |
Assumed office June 1, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Charles Steger |
Provost of Purdue University | |
In office April 1, 2010 ā May 31, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Randy Woodson |
Succeeded by | Debasish Dutta |
Acting President of the Purdue University System | |
In office July 1, 2012 ā January 14, 2013 | |
Preceded by | France Cordova |
Succeeded by | Mitch Daniels |
Personal details | |
Born | Timothy David Sands (1958-03-26) March 26, 1958 (age 66) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Spouse | Laura Prouty Sands |
Education | University of California, Berkeley (BS, MS, PhD) |
Website | www |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Material science |
Institutions | |
Thesis | Formation and degradation of copper(2-x)sulfide / cadmium sulfide single crystal heterojunctions: a high resolution transmission electron microscope study (interface) (1984) |
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