J. Tim Vanini, Ph.D. is a writer, speaker, turfgrass scientist, and co-inventor of a
US Patent (5,622,002) for topdressing crumb rubber to natural turfgrass systems. He has worked and consulted on golf courses, sports fields, and lawns. Dr. Vanini studied
Ornamental Horticulture at
Cornell University (B.S.) and
Turfgrass Science at
Michigan State University (M.S., Ph.D.). He has published in
Crop Science,
Applied Turfgrass Science,
Agronomy Journal and
American Society for Testing Materials as well as
SportsTurf and
Golf Course Superintendent. He has spoken at regional and national conferences, and has taught turfgrass management at
Niagara County Community College. Also, Dr. Vanini is continuously researching the most up-to-date products and management strategies for sound environmental stewardship.
Dr. Vanini has worked on golf courses, such as,
Robert Trent Jones Golf Course at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY),
The Honors Course in Ooltewah, TN and
Fox Valley Golf Course in Buffalo, NY. In 1993 and 1994, he was intimately involved with construction and management of the portable turf field system implemented at the
Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, MI for the
1994 World Cup. At Nichols School, he provided expertise for sports field and landscape management for the campus as well as two sports field construction projects.