Dr. Timothy B. Holst
Associate Dean
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
University of Minnesota Duluth
Education
- University of Minnesota, 1969 – 1977
- B.A., 1973, Major: Geology
- Ph.D., 1977, Major: Geology, Minor: Rock Mechanics and Geo-Engineering
Employment
1990 – Current
Professor of Geology and Associate Dean,
Swenson College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth
Fall 2007
Acting Dean
Swenson College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth
1986 – 1991
Director, Wasatch-Uinta Field Geology Camp
1985 – 1986
Gjesteprofessor, Geologisk Institutt,
Avdeling A, Universitetet I Bergen, Norway
Fulbright Senior Research Fellow
1982 – 1988
Associate Professor of Geology
Department of Geology, University of Minnesota, Duluth
1979 – 1990
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Geology, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Publications and Grants
Dr. Holst is a research geoscientist whose publications include 22 papers, 6 geologic maps, and 28 published abstracts. He has been principal investigator or co-PI on 20 grants from various agencies including the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and Research Corporation.
Research Interests
- Analytical Structural Geology
- Tectonics
- Rock Mechanics
Professional Organizations
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Sigma Xi
- American Geophysical Union
- Council on Undergraduate Research
- Geological Association of Canada
- Geological Society of America (Fellow)
- Fulbright Association