Larry Ruff, Ph.D.

Operations Manager

Dr. Ruff is a mechanical engineer with close to 50 years of experience in manufacturing and in the design and development of manufacturing equipment and systems. He has also designed, developed, and manufactured many discrete products that have been commercialized. Dr. Ruff has worked both in industry and academia throughout his career. He has expertise in machining, injection molding, metal forming, additive manufacturing and many other manufacturing processes. He also has extensive expertise in robotics and automation. Prior to his current role, Dr. Ruff was a Senior Systems Engineer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and managed the Manufacturing Innovation Learning Laboratory (MILL) along with teaching classes in manufacturing and engineering design. Dr. Ruff received his BS, MEng and Ph.D., all in mechanical engineering, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.