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Steve Ruoff
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Steve holds a BS in Materials Science & Engineering from Cornell University.  Before becoming co-owner of Specialty Testing and Equipment, Inc. (and ultimately President of IMR Test Labs), Steve held positions as an Engineer and a Research Support Specialist.  He is an expert on materials and materials testing.  One specialized area of expertise is micromechanical testing, which was based on research he conducted at Cornell and subsequent consulting.

Memberships:
- Fingerlakes Entrepreneurs Forum (on the advisory board)
- CCMS (Cornell Center for Materials Research)
- ASM International (past Chairman of Twin Tiers chapter)
- Practical Failure Analysis Journal (on the editorial board)


Published Papers:
- S.T. Barry, S. Ruoff, A.L. Ruoff “Gallium Nitride Synthesis Using Lithium Metal as a Nitrogen Fixant”, Chemistry of Materials
- S. Ruoff, D. Stone, C.-Y. Li “Hydrogen Attach in a 3 Cr-1.5 Mo Steel at Elevated Temperatures”, Materials Science and Engineering
- D. Stone, W. LaFontaine, S. Ruoff, S.-P. Hannula, B. Yost , Che-Yu Li, “Indentation Load Relaxation Studies of Thin Film-Substrate Systems”, MRS Symp. Proc., Vol. 72, Materials Research Society
- A.N.Netravali, D. Stone, S. Ruoff, L.T.T. Topoleski “Continuous Micro-Indenter Push-Through Technique or Measuring Interfacial Shear Strength of Fiber Composites”, Composites Science and Technology
- D. Stone, S. Ruoff, W. LaFontaine, H. Wilson, S.-P Hannula, C.-Y. Li “The use of Indentation Techniques for Characterizing Wire Bonding Materials”, Proc. 36th ECC, IEEE

   
 
   
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