Background
Buff, James Steve was born on November 2, 1947 in Lincolnton, North Carolina, United States. Son of Clee Howard and Pauline Susan (Hovis) Buff.
Buff, James Steve was born on November 2, 1947 in Lincolnton, North Carolina, United States. Son of Clee Howard and Pauline Susan (Hovis) Buff.
Bachelor of Science, University North Carolina, 1969. Master of Science, University Colorado, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, University Colorado, 1974.
Research associate Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1974-1976. Scientist International Business Machines Corporation, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1976-1978. Assistant professor Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1978-1980.
Group leader Mission Research Corporation, Albuquerque, 1980-1989, senior scientist Nashua, New Hampshire, 1989-1994. Senior research associate Dartmouth College, Hanover, 1994-1996. Senior physicist Varian Ion Implant Systems, Gloucester, Massachusetts, since 1996.
Contributor numerous articles to professional journals.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society, American Physical Society.
Married Margaret Anne LeClair, January 2, 1982. Children: Jennifer Anne, Steven Andrew, James Thomas.