TIMOTHY B. VANDER WOOD, Ph.D.

Wide-ranging experience in the analysis and identification of small particles using all types of microscopy. Particular emphasis on the development of automated microscopy to characterize entire particle populations. Applications include contamination control, process monitoring, source identification, environmental monitoring and pollution studies.

EDUCATION:

M.B.A., Emory University, 1989.

Ph.D., Geophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, 1983.

M.S., Oceanography, Florida State University, 1978.

B.S., Education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1974.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:

Over fifty publications and presentations on topics ranging from air pollution studies through contaminant identification to fundamental issues of analysis theory.

Presentations include those given at meetings of the National Asbestos Council, The American Association of Aerosol Research, The National Technical University, International Business Machines, The Microcontamination Conference, The Microbeam Analysis Society and The Microscopy Society of America.

OTHER:

Adjunct Professor, Florida A & M University, 2000-2001.

Past member of the Board of Editorial Advisors: “Microcontamination”.

Session chair for the International Symposium on Contamination Control, The Microcontamination Conference, The American Association for Aerosol Research, The Materials Society.

Provided tutorials on small particle analysis for IBM, the National Technical University, The Fine Particle Society and the Department of the Air Force.

Plenary lecturer for the American Association of Aerosol Research national meeting.