Background
HUFFMAN, ROBERT was born on December 26, 1931 in Dayton, Ohio, United States.
HUFFMAN, ROBERT was born on December 26, 1931 in Dayton, Ohio, United States.
Ohio Northern University (Bachelor of Arts, 1957). Ohio Northern University (Juris Doctor, 1960). Delta Theta Phi. Prosecuting Attorney, Miami County, Ohio, 1968-1976.
He specialized in ultraviolet spectroscopy in the earth"s upper atmosphere. Working for the United States Air Force, Doctor Huffman managed the Horizon Ultraviolet Program (HUP) experiments on two Space Shuttle flights: Columbia (STS-4, 1982) and Discovery (AFP-675 on STS-39, 1991). Doctor Huffman was also the principal investigator for the Auroral Ionospheric Mapper (American Institute of Management) on the HILAT Spacecraft and the Auroral/Ionospheric Remote Sensor (AIRS) on the Polar BEAR Spacecraft.
In 1983 the Auroral Ionospheric Mapper produced the first pictures of Aurora Borealis made under full daylight conditions.
Although the aurora cannot be seen in the visible spectrum during daylight hours, Doctor Huffman"s instrument was able to capture an image in the ultraviolet spectrum. In the early 1970s Doctor Huffman was Program Manager for Project Chaser, a series of launches of Aerobee 170 sounding rockets from Vandenberg Air Force Base Probe Launch Complex C. The purpose of Project Chaser was to measure exhaust plumes from anti-ballistic missile systems launched simultaneously with Project Chaser.
Miami County (President,, Ohio State and American (Member, Sections on: Economics of Law Practice. Litigation) Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
[With United States. Navy, 1950-1955]. Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, General Civil Litigation.