Timothy Middelkoop is a Senior Research Engagement Engineer at Internet2. He previously served as the Director of Research Computing Support Services at the University of Missouri where he was also an Assistant Teaching Professor in the department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering. He spent 14 years working in academia after receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research in 2006. His research interests have included cyberinfrastructure, large-scale (HPC) and multi-core scientific computing, computational optimization, energy management, integrated design systems, and multi-agent systems. He has industry experience in designing web-based applications and embedded systems.
Timothy was raised in Tara Ontario Canada and enjoyed a career in Track and Field competing at the 400M/800M distance as a student for Florida State University and as member of the Canadian National Junior Team. He lives in Columbia Missouri and likes to go single track mountain biking when he can find the time.