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Ron Parrington, P.E.
President - Ithaca, NY
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Ron graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a BS and MS in Materials Engineering. He has a long history managing technical staff, including materials engineering, materials testing, corrosion, welding, and failure analysis departments. Ron created and taught a new course for ASM International titled “Non-Metallics for the Metallurgist”. He also teaches “Principles of Failure Analysis” and “Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist”; and he presents “Product Liability and Failure Analysis” as part of the Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education program. Ron’s hobbies include fishing, golfing, and weight lifting.
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Memberships:
- ASM International (Materials Camp Mentor, past Vice Chairman of Failure Analysis and Materials Testing Sector, past Chairman of Failure Analysis Committee, past Chairman of local chapter, and past Chapter Council Chairman)
- NACE International (past Secretary of T-1G-17 and past Chairman of T-1G-17b)
- Society of Plastics Engineers
Community Activities:
- KAPL NOVA (chairperson 1994-1996) – a 400 member organization dedicated to community volunteerism
- KAPL Community Relations Council member
- United Way Drive Coordinator
- US Saving Bond Drive
- Little League Baseball
Papers/Presentations:
- Fractographic Features in Metals and Plastics, Advanced Materials & Processes, ASM, Vol. 161, No. 8, August 2003
- Corrosion-Related Failures (Chairperson), Failure Analysis and Preventation, ASM Handbook, Volume 11, December 2002
- Fractography of Metals and Plastics , Practical Failure Analysis, ASM, Vol. 2, Issue 5, October 2002
- Product Liability and Failure Analysis, ASM Materials Solutions Conference, 10/9/02
- Precision Equipment Bearing Failures, ASM Materials Solutions Conference, 11/5/01-11/8/01
- The Four Types of Failure, ASM Materials Solutions Conference, 10/16/00 – 10/19/00, St. Louis, MO
- Put it in the Drawing and Make it Like the Drawing , “Failure Prevention Through Education: Getting to the Root Cause”, Conference Proceedings, ASM Intl., 2000
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