BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
Joseph Turbeville M.S.
· A retired physicist from the University of South Florida. (1964-88)
· A Federal Sea Grant recipient. Ocean Engineering Research (ROE6), 1977-78.
· Invited research associate with SINTEF at University of Trondheim, Norway.(1978)
· Environmental publication (on oil spill issues), published online in IUPAC Journal at, http://www.iupac.org/publications/pac/special/0199/pdfs/gaaseidnes.pdf
EXPANDED BIOGRAPHY
· Turbeville served as a merchant seaman in his late teens
during the height of World War II, and later became a Deck officer in the
early post-war era. These experiences provided the author a keen perception
and a first understanding of the mechanics of the universe. His early
seagoing training in navigation had raised in him the desire to gain a
greater knowledge of the world he lived in.
· During the 50's and early 60's, while working as a railroad
engineer and raising a family, Turbeville was able to earn a degree in
Physics that allowed him the opportunity to begin an academic career of
management, teaching, and research at the University of South Florida. He
received his MS degree in Physics in 68.
· By the mid 80's Turbeville had moved from
Florida to the North Carolina mountains in a first step toward early
retirement. This moved him out of a big city environment and into a more
peaceful setting, and one that would be more conducive to other kinds of
creative activity.
· From the fall of 89 through the spring of 91 Turbeville taught at the University of Western North Carolina on a part-time basis as he began to settle into a slower pace of life where he might have more time to pursue his creative whims. His first book, "A Glimmer of Light from the Eye of a Giant" was published in 2000 by Trafford Publishers.
Email Me at josepht@tri-county.main.nc.us
