Timothy Sands

Timothy Sands
Sands in 2019
16th President of Virginia Tech
Assumed office
June 1, 2014
Preceded byCharles Steger
Provost of Purdue University
In office
April 1, 2010 – May 31, 2014
Preceded byRandy Woodson
Succeeded byDebasish Dutta
Acting President of Purdue University
In office
July 1, 2012 – January 14, 2013
Preceded byFrance Cordova
Succeeded byMitch Daniels
Personal details
BornTimothy David Sands
(1958-03-26) March 26, 1958
SpouseLaura Prouty Sands
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BS, MS, PhD)
Websitewww.president.vt.edu
Scientific career
FieldsMaterial science
Institutions
ThesisFormation 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.