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About Paul Ruffin
- Paul B.
- Ruffin, Ph.D.
- (born March 20, 1955) is an American scientist and educator.
- He is active in the field of applied science during his career as a research physicist conducting exploratory and advanced research and development in Fiber-optic communication, Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and Nanotechnology at the U.
- S.
- Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC).
- In July 2003, Ruffin was promoted to the highest rank for a research scientist — Senior Research Scientist (ST) — that anyone could achieve in Government service, making him the first African American to ever attain such status in the Civilian Army workforce.
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