Charles (Chuck) Stone IV
Teaching Professor, Department of Physics

Chuck StoneMy primary responsibilities at Colorado School of Mines involve teaching our large-enrollment, calculus-based physics courses for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and physical science majors using active-engagement teaching methods. As the Faculty Advisor to Mines’ Society of Physics Students (SPS), I have watched our organization blossom under strong student leadership as it selflessly participates in numerous on-campus and off-campus science education outreach programs while earning the nationally coveted SPS Outstanding Chapter Award 15 years in a row (2008 – 2022), hosting five regional SPS Zone 14 Meetings (Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2014, Spring 2017, Spring 2023), and winning numerous Future Faces of Physics Awards and Marsh White Outreach Grants to promote our outreach efforts to local K-6 schools. Additionally, I have served on Mines’ Campus Undergraduate Council, Ethics Across Campus Committee, and Faculty Senate, and am an active proponent in increasing the numbers of women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities in Mines’ academic programs and undergraduate research enterprise. Beginning in Fall 2023, I will serve as a campus ambassador for Mines Diversity, Inclusion, and Access program.

Each fall I mentor 25 incoming students in our CSM 101 (Freshman Success Seminar) course. From 2009 to 2018, I directed a 10-week Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) summer program associated with our NSF-sponsored Renewable Energy Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (REMRSEC), engaging 176 students and 3 teachers in renewable energy research. In 2010, I developed and taught the ENGY320 (Renewable Energy) course that is now part of Mines’ Energy Minor Program. In 2022, I began teaching ENGY501 (Energy Resources and Electric Power Systems) that is part of Mines’ Advanced Energy Systems (AES) graduate program in partnership with the nearby National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Chuck StoneMy primary responsibilities at Colorado School of Mines involve teaching our large-enrollment, calculus-based physics courses for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and physical science majors using active-engagement teaching methods. As the Faculty Advisor to Mines’ Society of Physics Students (SPS), I have watched our organization blossom under strong student leadership as it selflessly participates in numerous on-campus and off-campus science education outreach programs while earning the nationally coveted SPS Outstanding Chapter Award 15 years in a row (2008 – 2022), hosting five regional SPS Zone 14 Meetings (Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2014, Spring 2017, Spring 2023), and winning numerous Future Faces of Physics Awards and Marsh White Outreach Grants to promote our outreach efforts to local K-6 schools. Additionally, I have served on Mines’ Campus Undergraduate Council, Ethics Across Campus Committee, and Faculty Senate, and am an active proponent in increasing the numbers of women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities in Mines’ academic programs and undergraduate research enterprise. Beginning in Fall 2023, I will serve as a campus ambassador for Mines Diversity, Inclusion, and Access program.

Each fall I mentor 25 incoming students in our CSM 101 (Freshman Success Seminar) course. From 2009 to 2018, I directed a 10-week Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) summer program associated with our NSF-sponsored Renewable Energy Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (REMRSEC), engaging 176 students and 3 teachers in renewable energy research. In 2010, I developed and taught the ENGY320 (Renewable Energy) course that is now part of Mines’ Energy Minor Program. In 2022, I began teaching ENGY501 (Energy Resources and Electric Power Systems) that is part of Mines’ Advanced Energy Systems (AES) graduate program in partnership with the nearby National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Contact

CoorsTek 302
303-273-3762
cstone@mines.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
  • MS, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • BS, North Carolina State University

Research Areas

  • The Physics of Sound
  • STEM Education Research
  • Science Education Outreach
  • Ethics in Science & Engineering
  • Applied Plasma Physics & Fusion Engineering
  • Applications & Principles of Renewable Energy Technologies
  • Enhancing the Appreciation & Understanding of Engineering Physics

Awards and Recognitions

  • Outstanding Faculty Award, Colorado School of Mines (2016)
  • Fellow, American Association of Physics Teachers (2014)
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Recognition Award, Colorado School of Mines (2012)
  • Distinguished Service Citation, American Association of Physics Teachers (2008)
  • North Carolina A&T State University’s Award of Special Recognition for helping School of Education achieve NCATE accreditation standards (2007)
  • John L. Hubisz Award for Outstanding Service to the North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (2006)
  • North Carolina Community College System’s Top-Ten Educators’ Award (2001)
  • Excellence-in-Teaching Award, Forsyth Technical Community College (2001)