He received his B.Eng. and Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering from Concordia University in Montreal,Canada. Dr. Tim held a postdoctoral appointment at Virginia Polytechnic Institute before joining ISU faculty. He has directed two NSF-supported projects: An REU site program in the biogeosciences and a GEO Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity program that engaged URM students from community colleges in faculty-mentored research experiences.