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Sewanee, TN
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November 08, 2012

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Name: Douglas Tybor Durig

Address: SPO ****

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Sewanee, TN 37383

Phone: Business: 931-***-****

e-mail ******@*******.***

Date and Place of Birth: April 29, 1961 -- Boston, Massachusetts

Collegiate Training: Degree Year Major Minor

University of Virginia 1979, 80 Chem./Physics/Math

University of South Carolina B.S. 1983 Chemistry Math

University of South Carolina Ph.D. 1987 Chemistry Physics

Academic Experience:

1987 - 1996 Assistant Professor

1996 - present Associate Professor

Chemistry Department (Quantitative Analysis, Special Topics in Analytical and Inorganic Chemistry : Group Theory, Special Topics in Analytical and Inorganic Chemistry : Chemistry of the Elements, Thermodynamics and Kinetics, General Chemistry, General Chemistry Laboratory, Environmental Chemistry Laboratory)

Physics Department (Introductory Astronomy, Survey of Astronomy, Advanced Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophotography, Introductory Physics Laboratory, Optics, Thermodynamics), The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee

Jan. 1994-Dec. 31, 2000 Visiting Associate Professor, UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri (on sabbatical leave from Sewanee, Jan. 1994 - Aug. 1994).

Spring 1994 Computer Applications in Chemistry (Scientific FORTRAN programming), UMKC

Summer 1994-2000 Instructor, UMKC High School Science, Mathematics and Technology Institute ( HSSMTI )

May 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Survey of Astronomy, Program for Adult Continuing Education, UMKC

Summer 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 The Nature of Science, Program for Adult Continuing Education, UMKC

Fall 1999 Special Topics in Earth and Space Science: Aquatic Environmental Chemistry and Planetary Geology (with associated independent study lab course), Program for Adult Continuing Education, UMKC ( taught over the Internet )

Fall 2000 Special Topics in Physical Science: Cosmology, Program for Adult Continuing Education, UMKC ( taught over the Internet )

July, 1997 Co-leader HSSMTI Educational Field Trip to Belize, Central America. Leader of extended trip.

Dec. 1998 Advanced trip for leaders of the 1999 HSSMTI Educational Field Trip to Costa Rica.

July 1999 Co-leader HSSMTI Educational Field Trip to Costa Rica.

June 2000 Co-leader HSSMTI Educational Field Trip to Costa Rica.

Fall 1991 - Fall 1992, Assistant Director of The Observatory at The University of the South

Fall 1992 - Acting Director of The Observatory at The University of the South

Fall 1994 - Present Director of The Cordell-Lorenz Observatory at The University of the South

Summer 1993 Summer School in Sewanee and the Sewanee Summer Science Center

Summer 1991/1992 Instructor, South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics at Coker College

Summer 1989/1990 Research Professor, Chemistry Department, University of South Carolina

Summer 1987/1988 Instructor, Environmental Geology, Geology Department, University of South Carolina

1984 - 1987 Advisor for Senior and Graduating Students, College of Science and Mathematics, University of South Carolina

Spring 1984 Teaching Assistant, General Chemistry, Chemistry Department, University of South Carolina

Fall 1983 Teaching Assistant, Advanced Experimental Chemistry, Chemistry Department, University of South Carolina

1983 - 1987 Graduate Research Assistant, Chemistry Department, University of South Carolina

Societies: American Chemical Society

IUPAC

Coblentz Society

Society for Applied Spectroscopy

American Physical Society

Sigma Pi Sigma

Sigma Xi

Planetary Society

Golden Key Honor Society

Tennessee Academy of Science

International Dark-Sky Society

American Astronomical Society

Astronomy Society of the Pacific

American Association of University Professors

American Association of Physics Teachers

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Awards: Joseph W. Bouknight Graduate Teaching Award -- Fall semester, 1983

Outstanding Young Man of America -- 1987

Chemistry Publications:

1. J. R. Durig, J. F. Sullivan and D. T. Durig, "Low-Frequency Vibrational Spectra of Molecular Crystals. XXII. Cyclobutane-d0 and Cyclobutane-d8", Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 54, 51 (1979).

2. J. R. Durig, Y. S. Li and D. T. Durig, "Spectra and Structure of Small Ring Compounds. XLII. Microwave Spectrum of 2,5-Dihydrothiophene", J. Chem. Phys., 74, 1564 (1981).

3. J. R. Durig, J. F. Sullivan, K. L. Hellams, J. H. Mulligan, D. T. Durig, and J. B. Turner, "Spectra and Structure of Silicon Containing Compounds. XIV. Normal Vibrations and Free Rotation in p-fluoro- and p-chlorophenylsilane", Chim. Acta Turc., 9, 59 (1981).

4. J. R. Durig, D. T. Durig, B. R. Durig, and J. F. Sullivan, "Conformational Studies Utilizing Asymmetric Torsional Frequencies", J. Mol. Struct., 126, 83 (1985).

5. J. R. Durig, J. F. Sullivan, D. T. Durig, and Stephen Cradock, "Infrared Spectra of Some Matrix Isolated Organoisothiocyanate Molecules", Can. J. Chem., 63, 2000 (1985).

6. J. R. Durig, J. F. Sullivan, T. S. Little, and D. T. Durig, "Microwave, Infrared and Raman Spectra of Thiacyclopentane-a-d4", J. Mol. Struct., 142, 53 (1986).

7. J. F. Sullivan, D. T. Durig, J. R. Durig and Stephen Cradock, "Vibrational Spectra, Normal Coordinate Analysis, Ab Initio Calculations, and Conformational Stability of Ethylisocyanate", J. Phys. Chem., 91, 1770 (1987).

8. J. R. Durig, T. J. Geyer, T. S. Little, and D. T. Durig, "Vibrational Assignment and Conformational Equilibrium for 3-Fluoropropene Based on Ab Initio Calculations and High Resolution Far Infrared Spectroscopy", J. Mol. Struct., 172, 165 (1988).

9. D. T. Durig, J. S. Esterle, T. J. Dickson, and J. R. Durig, "An Investigation of the Chemical Variability of Woody Peat by FT-IR Spectroscopy", Appl. Spectrosc., 42, 1239 (1988).

10. J. R. Durig, R. J. Berry, D. T. Durig, J. S. Sullivan, T. S. Little, "The Use of Ab InitioCalculations in Molecular Spectroscopy", Teubner-Text Z. Phys., 20, 54 (1988).

11. J. R. Durig, D. T. Durig, M. R. Jalilian, Mengzhang Zhen, and T. S. Little, "Conformational Analysis from Low Frequency Vibrational Data and ab initio Calculations for 3-Chloropropene", J. Mol. Struct., 194, 259 (1989).

12. D. T. Durig, G. A. Guirgis, T. S. Little, and J. R. Durig, "Conformational Analysis from Raman and Far Infrared Spectra and Ab Initio Calculations for Some Substituted 3-Halopropene Molecules", Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy, (J. R. Durig and J. F. Sullivan, editors), John Wiley & Sons, August (1990).

13. J. R. Durig, Howard Z. Qiu, D. T. Durig, Mengzhang Zhen and T. S. Little, "Microwave, Infrared and Raman Spectra, Conformational Stability, Barriers To Internal Rotation, Ab Initio Calculations, and Vibrational Assignment of 3-Fluoro-2-methylpropene", J. Phys. Chem., 95, 2745 (1991).

14. T. G. Costner, T. S. Little, D. T. Durig and J. R. Durig, "Far Infrared Spectra, Conformational Stability, and Barriers to Internal Rotation of Some Substituted 3-Chloropropenes," SPIE, 1575,590, (1991).

15. D. T. Durig, G. A. Guirgis, and J. R. Durig, "Far Infrared Spectrum, Barriers to Internal Rotation, Vibrational Assignment, and Ab Initio Calculations of 2-Chloro-3-Fluoropropene", Struct. Chem., 3, 347 (1992).

16. J. R. Durig, T. G. Costner, T. S. Little, and D. T. Durig, "Infrared and Raman Spectra, Conformational Analysis, Barriers to Internal Rotation, Vibrational Assignment, and Ab Initio Calculations of trans-1,3-Dichloropropene", J. Phys. Chem., 96, 7194 (1992).

17. D. T. Durig, G. A. Guirgis, and J. R. Durig, "Raman and Far Infrared Spectra, Conformational Stability, Barriers to Internal Rotation, Vibrational Assignment, and Ab Initio Calculations of 2,3-Dichloropropene", J. Raman Spectroscopy, 23, 37 (1992).

18. D. T. Durig, T. S. Little, T. G. Costner, and J. R. Durig, "Conformational Stability and Structural Parameters of 3-Fluoropropene and Some Substituted Derivatives", J. Mol. Struct., 266, 277 (1992).

19. J. R. Durig, Min Joo Lee, H. M. Badawi, J. F. Sullivan, and D. T. Durig, "Some Applications of Ab Initio Calculations in Molecular Spectroscopy", J. Mol. Struct., 266, 59 (1992).

20. D. T. Durig, G. A. Guirgis, Mengzhang Zhen, and J. R. Durig, "Raman and Far Infrared Spectra, Conformational Stability, Barriers to Internal Rotation, Vibrational Assignment, and Ab Initio Calculations of 2-Bromo-3-Fluoropropene", J. Raman Spectrosc., 24, 287 (1993).

21. Mengzhang Zhen, Howard Z. Qiu, J. R. Durig, and D. T. Durig, "Infrared and Raman Spectra, Conformational Stability, and Ab Initio calculations of trans-1-fluoro-2-Butene and 3-Fluoro-2-Methylpropene", SPIE, 2089, 144 (1993).

22. J. R. Durig, T. G. Costner, Aiying Wang, Gretta Frierson, and D. T. Durig, "Raman and Far Infrared Spectra, Conformational Stability, Barriers to Internal Rotation, Vibrational Assignment, and Ab Initio Calculations of trans-1-Chloro-2-Butene", J. Mol. Struct., 300, 257 (1993).

23. D. T. Durig, T. S. Little, and J. R. Durig, "Far Infrared Spectrum, Conformational Stability, Barriers to Internal Rotation, Vibrational Assignment and Ab Initio Calculations of 3-Chloro-2-Methylpropene", Spectrochim. Acta, South Carolina Issue, 49A, 1873 (1993).

24. D. T. Durig, T. S. Little, J. G. Costner, G. A. Guirgis and J. R. Durig, "Raman and Far Infrared Spectra and Conformational Analysis of Some Dichloropropenes", J. Mol. Struct., 293, 19 (1993).

25. Cooper Woods and D. T. Durig, "An Initial Investigation of the Water Quality in Fierry Gizzard", Proceedings of the Student Symposium on Water Quality, Tennessee Technological University, April, 1993 (mentor and co-author).

26. D. T. Durig, Howard Qiu, Mengzhang Zhen, T. S. Little, and J. R. Durig, "Microwave and Far Infrared Spectra, Conformational Stability, Molecular Structure, Barriers to Internal Rotation, and ab initio Calculations for the anticlinal conformer of trans-1-Fluoro-2-butene", Spectrochim. Acta, 50A, 583 (1994).

27. D. T. Durig, W. A. Herrebout, Mengzhang Zhen, and J. R. Durig, "Conformational Stability of trans-1-Fluoro-2-Butene", J. Mol. Struct., 349, 1 (1995).

28. J. R. Durig, H. M. Badawi, and D. T. Durig, "Spectra and Structure of Small Ring Compounds. LX. Conformational Stability, Barriers to Inversion, Ab Initio Calculations and Vibrational Assignment of Chlorocyclopentane", J. Mol. Struct., 338, 267 (1995).

29. D. T. Durig, W. A. Herrabout, Howard Z. Qiu, Mengzhang Zhen, and J. R. Durig, "Raman and Infrared Spectra, Conformational Stability, and Ab Initio Calculations of trans-1-Fluoro-2-Butene", J. Struct. Chemistry, 7, 1 (1996).

30. D. T. Durig and J. R. Durig, "Phonon Modes Of Molecular Crystals", in Low Temperature Molecular Spectroscopy, edited by R. Fausto, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 477 (1996).

31. J. R. Durig and D. T. Durig, "Spectra of Plastic and Disordered Crystals", in Low Temperature Molecular Spectroscopy, edited by R. Fausto, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 505 (1996).

32. J. R. Durig, G. A. Guirgis, Shiyu Shen, Yin Li, D. T. Durig, Lin Zhou, and Yanping Jin, "FT-IR Spectra of Xenon Solutions of c-C3H5CFO and CH2CHCFO", Mikrochim Acta (Suppl.), 14, 503 (1997).

33. G. A. Guirgis, Z. Shen, J. R. Durig, D. T. Durig, M. A. Qtaitat, A. S. Drew, and Y. Jin, "Spectra and Structure of Silicon Containing Compounds of the General Formula CH2CHSi(CH3)nCl3-n" J. Mol. Struct., 410, 431 (1997).

34. J. R. Durig, D. T. Durig, T. J. Dickson, Y. Jin, and J. F. Sullivan,"Infrared and Raman Spectra, Conformational Stability, Barriers to Internal Rotation, Vibrational Assignment, and Ab Initio Calculations for Methyl Vinyl Sulfide", J. Mol. Struct,442, 71 (1998).

35. J. R. Durig, Yin Li, Shiyu Shen, and D. T. Durig, "Conformational stability and structural parameters of CH3CH2CClO and other (CH3)nCH3-nCClO molecules", J. Mol. Struct., 449, 131, (1998).

36. B. J. van der Veken, W. A Herrebout, D. T. Durig, Wayne Zhao, and J. R. Durig, " Conformational Stability of 3-Fluoropropene in Rare Gas Solutions from Temperature-Dependent FT-IR Spectra and ab Initio Calculations", J. Phys. Chem A, 103, 1976, (1999).

37. J. R. Durig, D. T. Durig, B. J. van der Veken and W. A. Herrebout, "Conformational Stability from Temperature Dependent FT-IR Spectra of Liquid Rare Gas Solutions, Barriers to Internal Rotation, Vibrational Assignment and ab Initio Calculations for 3-Chloropropene", J. Phys. Chem. A, 103, 6142, (1999).

38. J. R. Durig, D. T. Durig, J. B. Robb II, Gamil Guirgis, Mengzhang Zhen and H. V. Phan, " Raman and infrared spectra, conformational stability, and ab initio calculations for chloromethyll methyl sulfide", J. Raman Spect., 31, 203, (2000).

39. D. T. Durig and Z. Yu, "Conformational stability from temperature dependent FT-IR spectra of rare gas solutions, barriers to internal rotation, vibrational assignement, structural parameters and ab initio calculations for 3-bromopropene", J. Mol. Struct., 550, 481, (2000).

40. James R. Durig, Gamil Guirgis, J. F. Sullivan, T. J. Dickson, and D. T. Durig, "Raman and Infrared Spectra, Ab Initio Calculations, Normal Coordinate Analysis and Conformational Stability of 2-Methoxypropene", submitted to J. Raman Spect. (2000).

ONLINE ASTRONOMY PUBLICATIONS:

IAUC 7267: C/1999 S4

IAUC 7289: C/1999 T3

IAUC 7357: P/2000 C1

MPEC S18: Comet C/1999 S3 (LINEAR)

MPEC T02: Comet C/1999 S4 (LINEAR)

MPEC T06: 1999 SM5

MPEC T25: Comet C/1999 S3 (LINEAR)

MPEC T26: Comet C/1999 S4 (LINEAR)*

MPEC T43: 1999 TA10

MPEC T64: Comet C/1999 T2 (LINEAR)*

MPEC U19: Comet C/1999 U1 (Ferris)

MPEC U27: Comet C/1999 T3 (LINEAR)

MPEC U37: 1999 US3

MPEC C13: 2000 BH19

MPEC C30: Comet P/2000C1(Hergenrother)

MPEC C39: 2000 CF59

MPEC C44: 2000 AU242

MPEC E12: 2000 DM8*

MPEC E13: 2000 DN8*

MPEC E20: 2000 DP107*

MPEC E41: 2000 DQ110

MPEC E53: 2000 ES70

MPEC E57: 2000 EW70

MPEC F05: 2000 EE104

MPEC F25: 2000 EX106=1994 BX4

MPEC F29: 2000 EB107

MPEC G26: 2000 GD2

MPEC G39: 2000 GP82

MPEC J25: 2000 JG5

MPEC J35: 2000 JA3

MPEC S64: 2000 SP43

MPEC T03: 2000 SY162

MPEC T06: 2000 SU180

MPEC T07: 2000 SA10

MPEC U09: 2000 TO64

MPEC U22: 2000 SB1

IAUC 7515: C/2000 U5; P/2000 U6

MPEC V02: COMET C/2000 U5 (LINEAR)

MPEC V03: COMET P/2000 U6 (TICHY)

MPEC W16: 2000 WG6*

MPEC W29: 2000 VU2*

GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT-

No. 890: GRB001120 Optical Observations

IAUC 7572: Comet 2001 B2

MPEC B47: COMET C/2001 B2 (NEAT)

MPEC C07: COMET C/2001 C1 (LINEAR)

IAUC 7581: P/2001 CV_8

MPEC C24: COMET P/2001 CV8 (LINEAR)

MPEC D16: 2001 DU8

MPEC F12: 2001 FY

MPEC F14: 2001 FA1

MPEC F31: 1998 FH74 = 2001 FM31

MPEC F51: COMET P/2001 F1 (NEAT)

MPEC K12: 2001 KQ1

IAUC 7631: 2001bs; SUNGRAZING COMETS; C/2001 K3

MPEC K24: COMET C/2001 K3 (SKIFF)

Asteroid Discoveries/Recoveries:

1999 VD1 = 1993 FV13*

2000 QD71

2000 SQ23*

2001 FH09

2001 FU58

* Observations made with students

Meetings and Presentations:

J. S. Esterle, J. C. Firm, D. T. Durig, and Supardi, "Physical and Chemical Properties of Peat Near Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia", presented at I.P.S. Symposium on Tropical Peat and Peatlands for Development, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, February 9-14, 1987 (co-author).

D. T. Durig, J. R. Durig, H. Z. Qiu, and T. S. Little, "Microwave Spectrum, Conformational Analysis, and Barriers to Internal Rotation of 2-Methyl-3-fluoropropene", 43rd Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Ohio State University, June 13-17, 1988 (presenter).

D. T. Durig, J. S. Esterle, and J. R. Durig, "Analysis of Tropical Woody Peats by FT-IR", Pittsburgh Conference on Spectroscopy and Analytical Chemistry, New Orleans, March 1988 (presenter)

D. T. Durig, T. S. Little, J. R. Durig and G. A. Guirgis, "Vibrational Spectra of Some Substituted Vinylic Compounds", 44th Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Ohio State University, June 12-16, 1989 (presenter).

D. T. Durig, "Chemical Variability of Peat", Tennessee Technological University, May 5, 1989.

J. S. Esterle, G. Calvert, D. T. Durig, Y. L. Tie, and Supardi, "Characterization and Classification of Tropical Woody Peats from Baram River, Sarawak and Jambi, Sumatra", presented at the International Symposium on Tropical Peat Land, Kuching, Malaysia, May 6-10, 1991 (co-author).

D. T. Durig and L. L. Splichal, "Weekly and Seasonal Variations in Acid Mine Drainage in Grundy County Tennessee", Tennessee Academy of Science Meeting, March 29, 1991 (co-author).

T. G. Costner, T. S. Little, J. R. Durig and D. T. Durig, "Conformational Stability, Barriers to Internal Rotation, Vibrational Assignment, and Ab Initio Calculations of trans-1,3-Dichloropropene", 46th Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Ohio State University, June 18, 1991 (co-author).

D. T. Durig, "Conformational Analysis by Spectroscopic and Ab Initio Methods (Physical Chemistry or Chemical Physics November 13, 1991, Physics Department Seminar, The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.

D. T. Durig, "SBIG ST-4: Autoguider or CCD Imager?", Tennessee Section of AAPT Annual Meeting, Vanderbilt University, April 4, 1992.

T. S. Little, T. G. Costner, G. A. Guirgis, J. R. Durig, and D. T. Durig, "Raman Spectra and Conformational Analysis of Some Dichloropropenes", EUCMOS XXI (European Conference on Molecular Spectroscopy), August 1992, Vienna, Austria, (co-author).

T. S. Little, T. G. Costner, G. A. Guirgis, J. R. Durig, and D. T. Durig, "Raman Spectra and Conformational Analysis of trans-1,3-Dichloropropene", ICORS 1992 (International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy), 1992 (co-author),.

Tufts University Workshop for Instructors of Introductory Astronomy, June, 1992.

Cooper Woods and D. T. Durig, "An Initial Investigation of the Water Quality in Fierry Gizzard", Student Symposium on Water Quality, Tennessee Technological University, April, 1993 (mentor).

D. T. Durig, Mengzhang Zhen, and J. R. Durig, "Far Infrared Spectra, Conformational Stability, and Barriers to Internal Rotation of Some Substituted Allyl Fluorides", Ninth International Conference of Fourier Transform Spectroscopy, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Aug. 23, 1993 (co-author).

D. T. Durig, "Using Computers To Teach Astronomy And Physics", Physics Department Seminar, April 15, 1994, UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri.

D. T. Durig, Mengzhang Zhen, and J. R. Durig, "Raman and Infrared Spectra, Conformational Stability, and Ab Initio Calculations of trans-1-Fluoro-2-Butene", 49th International Symposium On Molecular Spectroscopy, Ohio State University, June, 1994 (presenter).

D. T. Durig, Z. Qiu, Mengzhang Zhen, and J. R. Durig, "Raman Spectra And Conformational Stability Of Trans-1-Fluoro-2-Butene", Fourteenth International Conference On Raman Spectroscopy, Hong Kong, August 1994 (co-author).

D. T. Durig, and J. R. Durig, "Raman And Infrared Spectra, Conformational Stability, And Ab Initio Calculations of Trans-1-Fluoro-2-Butene", 22nd European Congress on Molecular Spectroscopy, September, 1994, Essen, Germany (co-author).

Gaussian Workshop, National Environmental Supercomputer Center, Bay City, Michigan, September, 1994.

J. R. Durig, Shiyu Shen, T. Gounev, and D. T. Durig, "FT-IR Spectroscopic Determinations of the Enthalpy Differences of Some RCXO (X=H,F,Cl and CH3) Compounds Utilizing Liquified Rare Gas Solutions", 50th International Symposium On Molecular Spectroscopy, Ohio State University, June 15, 1995 (presenter).

J. R. Durig, G. A. Guirgis, Shiyu Shen, D. T. Durig, Lin Zhou, and Yanping Jin, "Temperature Dependent FT-IR Spectra of Xenon Solutions of Some Cyclopropylcarbonyl and Propenoyl Halides", 10th International Conference on Fourier Transform Spectroscopy, Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 1995 (co-author).

D. T. Durig and J. R. Durig, "Phonon Modes of Molecular Crystals", NATO Advanced Studies Institute on Low Temperature Molecular Spectroscopy, Sintra, Portugal, Sept., 1995 (co-author).

J. R. Durig and D. T. Durig, "Spectra of Plastic and Disordered Crystals", NATO Advanced Studies Institute on Low Temperature Molecular Spectroscopy, Sintra, Portugal, Sept., 1995 (co-author).

RTUFSO Workshop on CCD Astronomy, Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics, Cambridge, Mass., June 18-23, 1995.

D. T. Durig, "The Star of Bethlehem", Ward Parkway Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, Missouri, Dec. 15, 1995.

D. T. Durig, "The Sewanee Mountain Grotto's Continuing Exploration of Flat Cave, Franklin Co., Tenn. - Where is all of that air coming from?" Tennessee Cave Survey Spring Meeting, April 27, 1996, Sewanee, Tennessee.

D. T. Durig, "Using Modern Computer Technology For Astronomy

Research At A Small College Observatory" Tennessee Academy of Science, 1996.

D. T. Durig, "Hunting Asteroids With A Twelve Inch Telescope",

Tennessee Academy of Science, Motlow College, March 15, 1998.

D. T. Durig, "Adaptive Optics Makes A Research Instrument Out Of A

Commercial 30 cm Aperture Telescope", American Astronomical Society, Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 15, 2000.

D. T. Durig, "Tracking 18th and 19th Magnitude Asteroids With A 12 Inch

Telescope" Tennessee Section of the AAPT, Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 8, 2000.

Offices In Academic and Civic Organizations:

Board of Directors, Save Our Cumberland Mountains, 1990

Chairman, The Sewanee Mountain Chapter of SOCM (Save Our Cumberland Mountains), 1991-1993

Vice Chairman, The Sewanee Mountain Grotto of NSS (National Speleological Society), 1992-present

Chair of the Physics and Astronomy Section of the Tennessee Academy of Science, 1997 and 1998

Chairman, Board of Deacons of the Decherd Presbyterian Church, 1992

Ordained Elder of the Decherd Presbyterian Church, 1993 - present

Faculty Advisor for the Iota Nu Chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, 1988-present

Board of Directors, Sewanee Leaseholders, 1993



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