Timothy Sands
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 – May 31, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Randy Woodson |
| Succeeded by | Debasish Dutta |
| Acting President of the Purdue University System | |
| In office July 1, 2012 – January 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | France Cordova |
| Succeeded by | Mitch Daniels |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timothy David Sands March 26, 1958 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) |
Timothy D. Sands (born March 26, 1958) is an American materials engineer who is the 16th president of Virginia Tech. Sands previously was the acting president and as the provost of Purdue University.