Charles W. Christoe
Subject:
- AP Physics C
- Principles of Engineering
Education History:
- B.S. Engineering Physics, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (1964)
- M.S. Physics, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (1966)
- Ph. D. Experimental Solid-State Physics, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (1969)
- Post Doctoral Research, Technical University of Munich, Germany (1970)
- Visiting Researcher, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (1975)
Current Interest:
Preparing gifted secondary-school students to be America’s future leaders in science and engineering
Career Highlights:
- University of the Bosphorus (then Robert College), Istanbul, Turkey (1971). Taught Advanced Mechanics and directed the senior research program.
- Feltman Research Laboratory, Department of the Army, Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, NJ (1971 – 1978). Explored the fundamental properties of energetic materials under high static pressure.
- AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ (1978 – 1996). Engaged in various aspects of product engineering for the development of software-based tools to help manage large telecommunications networks: needs analysis, system specification, sales support, bids and proposals, etc. Coordinated the marketing effort for a new synchronous fiber-optic product line introduced in Europe and other international markets. Recognized as “Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff” since 1983.
- Lucent Technologies, Holmdel, NJ (1996 – 2001). Manager of marketing and technical sales support for offers of mobile telephone and data networks to the rapidly expanding cellular communications business in the U. S.
- High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ (2002 – present). Secondary school teacher of AP Physics and pre-engineering courses, as well as research advisor to gifted high-school students. Recognized as “Teacher of the Year” in 2006.
Personal:
I am married with three grown sons, two grandchildren. I enjoy hiking,
canoeing, tennis and listening to classical music.
Publications:
Christoe, C. W. & H. G. Drickamer, Clamp Cell for High Pressure, Low Temperature X-ray and Möβbauer Resonance Studies, Rev. Sci. Instr., vol. 40, p. 169 (1969).
Christoe, C. W. & H. G. Drickamer, Effect of Pressure on the Quadrupole Interaction in Iron-Fluorine Compounds, Phys. Rev. B, vol. 1, p. 1813 (1970).
Syassen, K., C.W. Christoe, & W.B. Holzapfel, Cryostat for X-Ray Scattering and for Nuclear γ-Resonance and Angular Correlation Studies at High Pressures, Z. für angw. Physik, vol. 31, p. 261 (1971).
Christoe, C.W., A. Forster & W.B. Holzapfel, High Pressure Phase Transition Studies by Scanning of Nuclear γ-Resonance Absorbtion, Z. für angw. Physik, vol. 31, p. 263 (1971).
Meier, J.S., C.W. Christoe, G. Wortman & W.B. Holzapfel, Effect of Pressure on the Curie Temperatures of PdFe, PdCo, PtFe and PtCo Alloys, Solid State Comm., vol. 15, p. 485 (1974).
Christoe, C.W. & Z. Iqbal, Mode Coupling and the Pressure Induced Phase Transition in Thallium Azide, Solid State Comm., vol. 15, p. 859 (1974).
Iqbal, Z., & C.W. Christoe, Librational “Soft” Mode Around the 240K Phase Transition in Thallium Azide (TlN3), Chem. Phys. Lett.., vol. 29, p. 623 (1974).
Downs, D.S., & C.W. Christoe, Effects of Temperature and Pressure on the Optical Absorption Spectrum of Lead Azide, J.Chem. Phys., vol. 63, p. 3372 (1975).
Iqbal, Z., & C.W. Christoe, The Phase Transitions in Cesium Azide: Temperature and Pressure Dependent Raman Studies, J.Chem. Phys., vol. 62, p. 3246 (1975).
Christoe, C.W., Z. Iqbal & P.J. Kemmey, Symmetry and Stability in Lead and Thallium Azides, Proceedings of the International Conference on Research in Primary Explosives, eds. J.M. Jenkins & J.R. White, Procurement Executive, Ministry of Defense, ERDE, Waltham Abbey, England, 17-19 March 1975.
Iqbal, Z., & C.W. Christoe, Mechanism of Phase Transitions in Sodium Azide, Solid State Comm., vol. 17, p. 71 (1975).
Iqbal, Z., C.W. Christoe & D.K. Dawson, Infrared Absorption and Reflection Studies of the Organic Radical Salt, K†TCNQ‾, Solid State Comm., vol. 17, p. 71 (1975).
Iqbal, Z., & C.W. Christoe, Raman Scattering Study of Pressure Induced Phase Transition in Paraelectric Thiourea, Chem. Phys. Lett., vol. 37, p. 460 (1976).
Iqbal, Z., & C.W. Christoe, Raman Scattering Study of A Phase Transition in Ammonium Sulfate, Ferroelectrics, vol. 12, p. 177 (1976).