Head of Technology Scouting & Partnerships, EMD Electronics
Dr. Jacob Woodruff is Head of Technology Scouting and Partnerships with EMD Electronics, the Electronics business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in the U.S. and Canada. At EMD Electronics, Dr. Woodruff works to find and advance external, early-stage and disruptive technologies enabling the semiconductor and optoelectronic materials industry, including partnering with startups. He has been engaged with EvoNexus since 2020. Dr. Woodruff is an experienced technologist, having managed global R&D groups developing semiconductor deposition materials at EMD Electronics. Previously at ASM International, Dr. Woodruff led ALD process technology teams developing novel dielectric and metal thin film processes for leading semiconductor device fabrication customers, and at SunPower Corp. and Nanosolar Corp. he managed R&D laboratories and developed processes for solar-cell manufacturing.
He holds a MS degree in Materials Science and Engineering and a PhD degree in Physical Chemistry from Stanford University, and earned a BS degree in Chemistry and Computer Science from The University of Arizona.
