Timothy Sands

Timothy Sands
Sands in 2019
16th President of Virginia Tech
Incumbent
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 (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.president.vt.edu
Scientific career
Fields	Material science
Institutions	Solar Energy Research Institute Bellcore University of California, Berkeley Purdue University Virginia Tech
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.^[1] Sands previously was the acting president and as the provost of Purdue University.