R. Timothy Patterson
Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre and Department of Earth Sciences
Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario, K1S5B6, Canada. 

Tim Patterson is a Professor of Geology at Carleton University, as well as director of the Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre. His current research interest is in the application of micropaleontological, sedimentological and geochemical proxies to assess the dynamics of climate and land use change.