Professor
Col. Timmes is a VMI graduate (Class of 1992) and a professional engineer who served for over 25 years in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps. As an Army Environmental Engineer, he conducted extensive drinking water and wastewater system characterizations and public health threat assessments throughout the U.S. and overseas in Macedonia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Italy, Germany, and Norway. He commanded the Headquarters Company of the U.S. Army Chemical Activity-Pacific on Johnston Atoll during its closure as a chemical agent demilitarization site and served as a Jumpmaster with the 82d Airborne Division. He taught a variety of academic subjects on the faculty at the US Military Academy (West Point) for six years. Col. Timmes commanded the U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research in Fort Detrick, Maryland, and served as the Director for Environmental Health Sciences and Engineering at the Army Public Health Center before retiring from Active Duty to join the VMI Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.
Area of Expertise
Col. Timmes has a Masters Degree and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, specializing in lead and copper corrosion control and coagulation pretreatment options prior to membrane filtration. His academic and research interests include water quality, electrocoagulation, military field drinking water, water treatment plant optimization, and water system vulnerability assessments.
Courses Taught
CE306L – Civil Engineering Labs II
CE309 – Fluid Mechanics
CE319W - Water Resources Laboratory
CE321W - Intro to Environmental Engineering
CE409 - Environmental Site Remediation
CE415 - Environmental Engineering Unit Process Design
CE416 - Fundamentals of Engineering
CE443 - Independent Research
CE447W – Civil Engineering Design Capstone I
CE448 – Civil Engineering Design Capstone II
CE451W – Civil Engineering Seminar
HN100 - Honors Forum
HNS375W - Environmental Honors Seminar
HN400 - Honors Thesis
Areas of Interest
Col. Timmes serves on the Faculty Advisory Council, as the faculty representative to the VMI Sting Ensemble, and as a Superintendent Representative to the Honor Court.
Education
- Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Penn State, University Park, PA, 2009
- M.S.E., Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2000
- B.S., Civil Engineering, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA, 1992
Academic Experience
- Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Professor, 2020- Present
- Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Associate Professor, 2017-2020
- US Military Academy (West Point), Assistant/Associate Professor, 2009 – 2012
- US Military Academy (West Point), Instructor/Assistant Professor, 2003 – 2006
- Uniformed Services University, Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2008-2024
- Pennsylvania State University, Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2009-2012, part time
Non-Academic Experience
- Director, Environmental Health Sciences and Engineering, U.S. Army Public Health Center, APG, MD, 2016-2017. Managed 150 scientists, engineers, and support staff with a $20M annual budget to consult/provide solutions to worldwide issues involving water, wastewater, hazardous waste, air pollution, entomology, and noise pollution.
- Commander, U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research, Ft. Detrick, MD, 2013-2016. Supervised over 50 scientific and support staff and an annual research budget over $18M. Planned, directed, and advanced medical research and product development for biomarker diagnostics, environmental health surveillance, and environmental health technologies in support of Force Health Protection.
- Environmental Science and Engineering Officer in the U.S Army Medical Service Corps, 1992-2017.
Certifications or Professional Registrations
- Accreditation Board of Engineering Technologies (ABET) Program Evaluator (EAC), 2007
- Board Certified Environmental Engineer, AAEES, 2005
- Professional Engineer, Maryland, No. 25421, 2000
- Professional Engineer, Virginia, No. 059419, 2018
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