Timothy GlotchAssociate professor

Timothy Glotch of Selden recently received the Faculty Early Career Development Program Award from the National Science Foundation for his research identifying the mineral composition of planetary bodies using infrared spectrometers on orbiting spacecraft. Glotch, who was awarded a five-year grant of about $494,000, is an associate professor in the Department of Geosciences at Stony Brook University, which he joined in 2007, and leads Stony Brook's Vibrational Spectroscopy Laboratory. He also authored or co-authored more than 40 pieces in various science journals.

Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, of Bay Shore, was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother has made it her mission to aid active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; Photo credit: Cathy Heighter

'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.

Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, of Bay Shore, was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother has made it her mission to aid active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; Photo credit: Cathy Heighter

'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.

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