5:02 p.m., Nov. 6, 2008----Cecil Dybowski, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Delaware, was recently named a fellow of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS) for his 30-plus years of scholarship in the field of spectroscopy and its applications.

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A member of the SAS since 1978, Dybowski learned of the honor last spring when Bonnie Saylor, the executive director of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS), the umbrella organization of which SAS is a part, contacted him. He was subsequently invited to present a paper at the annual FACSS conference, held Sept. 28-Oct.2, in Reno, Nev., where he received the honor.

“The recognition came completely out of the blue,” said Dybowski, who presented a paper titled “Infrared Studies of Lead (II) Halide-1, 10-Phenanthroline Photosensitive Materials,” which he prepared especially for the event. “I didn't even know that such a classification existed, but being one of the 45 fellows selected since the founding of the society in 1958, I feel very honored.”

Dybowski, who serves as an associate editor of the journal Applied Spectrometry, as well as the president of the Delaware Valley chapter of the FACSS, added that while the honor will not change his current duties, the plaque and certificate, which came with the honor, are a nice reminder of being recognized.

Since joining the University of Delaware in 1976, Dybowski has concentrated his research on nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of solids and its ability to address problems in complex systems, such as catalysts and materials.

He has authored and coauthored more than 175 publications on various aspects of spectroscopy, and was named a fellow of the American Institute of Chemists in 2008, as well as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2004. Additionally, he was the 2007 winner of the Section Award of the Delaware Section of the American Chemical Society.

Dybowski earned a bachelor of science degree, with honors, in chemistry, and a doctoral degree in chemical physics, both from the University of Texas at Austin. Before joining UD, he was a research fellow in chemical engineering at the California Institute of Technology.

Article by Becca Hutchinson