Charles A. Lewinsohn

Charles Lewinsohn is currently an Associate Technical Fellow in CoorsTek’s corporate R&D in Golden, Colorado.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Subsequently, he earned a master’s degree in Ceramic Science and Engineering, from The Pennsylvania State University, where he studied densification of whisker-reinforced tubes. Continuing at Penn State, he earned a doctorate degree by studying creep of silicon carbide monofilaments.

He began my career as Research Scientist at The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory investigating the mechanical behavior of ceramic matrix composites, structural ceramics and ceramics for solid oxide fuel cells. In 2001, he moved to Ceramatec, Inc. to evaluate and improve reliability of ceramic components for industrial scale gas separation. He became Program Manager and, in 2015, Director of Research, where he developed and implemented a strategic plan for internal R&D using lean innovation. In 2017, he transferred to CoorsTek to lead development of ceramic matrix composites.

He has authored or co-authored over 80 peer-reviewed articles and one patent. He served on the Industrial Advisory Board for the Materials Science Department at Boise State University from 2010-2012 and at The University of Utah since 2014. He belongs to The Engineering Division and the Colorado Section and is an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. He has served on the Meetings, Corporate Technical Achievement Award, and Coble Award Committees. He received the Richard M. Fulrath Award in 2010.

His primary interests are ceramics for energy applications including composites, ion-conducting ceramics, microchannel components and joining. He also has interest in developing ceramics for use in fuel cells, batteries, and heat exchangers.