Tim Cook

Tim Cook is a Research Professor and Lecturer in the Department of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst since 2018. Previously, he served as an Associate Professor at Worcester State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Geology from UMass (2009), an M.S. in Oceanography from the University of Delaware (2004), and a Sc.B. in Geological Sciences from Brown University (2001). His research focuses on paleoclimate, Arctic systems, and lacustrine sedimentology, with emphasis on human and climatic impacts on sedimentary processes and environmental change. Key projects include studies of New England lake sediments, Arctic climate variability, and organic carbon burial in Labrador lakes.

Research interests span sedimentary archives, extreme weather impacts on watersheds, and the interplay between climate change and human land-use. His work integrates field data, remote sensing, and historical records to reconstruct past environmental conditions. Notable recent projects include analyzing Kamikaze typhoon deposits in Japan and sedimentological evidence for unprecedented hydroclimatic shifts in Svalbard.

No scientific awards or major grants are explicitly listed in the provided materials. Advising records remain unspecified. Cook maintains active fieldwork in Arctic and temperate regions, contributing to interdisciplinary studies of Earth surface processes and geohazards.