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Memberships:YSU APAS (Association of Professional Admistrative Staff)
Elected as YSU APAS Building Representative & Grievance Counsellor, (Term of office Jul 1, 2003 -Aug 1 2006)
Raymond E. Hoff
Instrumentation Specialist
Department of Chemistry
Ward Beecher Science Hall, Room 5025B
(behind the X-ray and mass spec labs)

Mobile phone: 330-559-7666
e-mail: rehoff@ysu.edu


2003: Youngstown State University Distinguished Service Award

1997 -present: Instrumentation Service Specialist, Youngstown StateUniversity, Department of Chemistry
                  
1994-1997: Senior Instrumentation Specialist, Tulane University, New Orleans

1987-1989: electronics Technician, Tulane University, New Orleans

1986:  BA in Physics, University of Northern Colorado

1981: AAS, Northeastern Junior College, Sterling, CO

   Ray is the primary instrumentation specialist for both the Chemsitry and Biology departments at Youngstown State University. His responsibilities include the maintenance of various instruments, including NMR, X-ray, EPR, LC, TEM, GC Raman, mass spec and many others, as well as the training of individuals in the proper operation and use of those instruments. In addition Ray has been serving the Ohio Mass Spectrometry Consortium since 2000 as the lead person for upkeep of eight Bruker Esquire LC/MS systems that are available for use by students and faculty across the state.
Special Training:

VG Instruments, Aug 2004; Onsite services training for IR/MS system
Bruker AXS, Nov 2002; Service training for X-ray systems
Bruker AXS, Aug 2000; Onsite service training for X-ray systems
Bruker Daltonics, Apr 2000; Onsite advanced Esquire LC/MS training
Bruker Daltonics, Feb 2000, Leipzig, Germany; Esquire service training
Thermo Inc., July 1999, Austin, TX; Trace GC/MS factory field service training
Bruker AXS, June 1996; Onsite advanced solids training
Bruker, Oct 1995, Billerica, MA; Advanced DSX solids NMR maintenance and trouble-shooting course
GE Instruments, Nov 1992, Fremont, CA; Omega user training course
GE Instruments, Jun 1990, Fremont, CA; Assisted in the building and testing of an Omega 400 MHz NMR
Bruker, Dec 1989, Billerica, MA; AC NMR maintenance and trouble shooting course

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Youngstown State University
Department of Chemistry
 1 University Plaza

Youngstown, OH 44555-3663
Tel: (330) 941-3663
Fax: (330) 941-1579
e-mail: chem@cc.ysu.edu