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About the Speaker
Jay Huebner, Ph.D.
Jay Huebner went to Kansas State
University (Manhattan, KS), where he received a
bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He
worked for Phillips Petroleum Company in Oklahoma
before moving to southern California to work on the
Atlas Rocket for General Dynamics Corporation.
During this time he took courses part and full time,
earning a Master's degree in physics from San Diego
State University and a Ph.D. in physics from the
University of California, Riverside. He then worked
in the electronic component industry for Bourns,
Inc., before moving to East Lansing, MI where he did
research in membrane biophysics at Michigan State
University. Dr. Huebner moved to Jacksonville, FL in
1972, becoming one of the founding faculty at the
University of North Florida (UNF), where he remains
today as professor of natural sciences. He is also
director of the Center for Membrane Physics and
technical director of the Police Traffic Radar and
Lidar Calibration Laboratory at UNF. During summers
and sabbaticals Dr. Huebner has also studied photo-
and biochemistry at the National Naval Medical
Center (Bethesda, MD); the School of Chemistry,
Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA); and
the biophysics department, Osnabrueck University
(Osnabrueck, Germany), as a senior Fulbright
scholar. He also studied observational astronomy at
the Keck Observatory, (Waimea Kamuela, HI). Dr.
Huebner teaches astronomy, engineering, and physics
courses at UNF; he has published over 60 papers, and
co-authored a book, Basic Astronomy Labs, published
by Prentice Hall. He is a member of the American
Association of Physics Teachers, the American
Chemical Society, the Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers, and the National Space
Society. His research has been supported by the
Apple Education Foundation, Eastman Kodak Company,
the National Institutes of Health, the Petroleum
Research Fund administered by the ACS, the Office of
Naval Research, Research Corporation, and the U.S.
Department of Transportation.
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2009 Officers
It is time to think about
election of officers for 2009. Dr. Kevin Belfield,
2008 chair-elect, will be soliciting nominations for
chair-elect, secretary, treasurer, and alternate
councilor. If you are interested in serving your
Section, please contact Kevin Belfield at
belfield@mail.ucf.edu.
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Electronic Newsletters
In keeping with today’s technology, it would be
cheaper and more efficient if our newsletters could
be sent electronically. But it will only save time
if enough people are willing to receive their
newsletter in this format. If you are willing to
receive your newsletters as an email attachment,
please send an email to Ramee Indralingam at
rindrali@stetson.edu.
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$ AWARDS $
When you hear the phrase "outstanding
chemistry student" does a particular individual
immediately come to mind? Do you know a teacher who
makes chemistry exciting and fun for his/her
students? Do you know someone that you believe
brings honor to the profession of chemist? If you
know someone who falls into one of these categories,
now is your chance to have that person recognized.
Each year, the Orlando Section of the American
Chemical Society honors outstanding high school and
college students and teachers, as well as local
chemists (see listing of awards at bottom of
announcement). This year’s awards will be presented
at a banquet to be held in early December. The award
includes a plaque, a monetary award and dinner for
the winner, his/her family, and the nominator. To
nominate an individual, write a letter of nomination
stating why this person deserves the award and
obtain an additional letter of support from someone
else who knows the nominee. Send nominations to Dr.
Darlene Slattery at Florida Solar Energy Center,
1679 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, FL 32922 or dkslatt@fsec.ucf.edu.
Electronic submissions are preferred. They must be
received by November 14, 2008 to be considered.
Award Categories
1. Outstanding Chemist
2. Outstanding Four-year
College Teacher
3. Outstanding Four-year
College Student,
undergrad
4. Outstanding Grad
Student
5. Outstanding Two-year
College Teacher
6. Outstanding Two-year
College Student
7. Outstanding High
School Teacher
8. Outstanding High
School Student
9. Outstanding Student
AffiliateSection
We hope to hear from you soon.