Background
Ford, Ralph Michael was born on May 26, 1965 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of John Gilbert Ford and Mary Ann Knipe.
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Ralph Michael Ford
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Education
Bachelor of Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, 1987. Master of Science, University Arizona, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy, University Arizona, 1994.
Career
Engineering intern, International Business Machines Corporation, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1986; intern-engineer, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1987; research assistant, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1988-1989; associate engineer, International Business Machines Corporation, East Fishkill, New York, 1989-1990; senior associate engineer, International Business Machines Corporation, East Fishkill, New York, 1991-1993; research associate, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1991-1994; assistant professor, Pennsylvania State University, Erie, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Optical Engineering Society, Society Women Engineers, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi.
Connections
Married Melanie Rae Tarbell, January 19, 1990.
