Background
Charap, Stanley Harvey was born on April 21, 1932 in New York City. Son of William and Esther Charap.
Electrical engineering educator
Charap, Stanley Harvey was born on April 21, 1932 in New York City. Son of William and Esther Charap.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Brooklyn College, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Rutgers University, 1959.
Member research staff, International Business Machines Corporation T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1958-1964;
research scientist, Research division American-Standard Inc., Piscataway, New Jersey, 1964;
supervisor solid state physics, Research division American-Standard Inc., Piscataway, New Jersey, 1965-1966;
manager physics and electronics, Research division American-Standard Inc., Piscataway, New Jersey, 1966-1968;
associate professor electrical and computer engineering, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1968-1971;
professor, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, since 1971;
professor emeritus, since 1997;
associate head department, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1980-1985;
acting head department, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1981-1982;
vice chairman faculty senate, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1972-1973;
chairman faculty senate, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1986-1987;
associate director Data Storage Systems Center, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1990-1996. Consultant Westinghouse Research Center, Pittsburgh, 1969-1984. Member technical staff BellLabs., Whippany, New Jersey, summer 1973.
Senior visiting fellow U. Wales, Cardiff, spring 1976. Visiting scientist Control Data Corporation, Minneapolis, summer 1987.
Vice president School Advanced Jewish Studies, Pittsburgh, 1989—1991. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (fellow committee 1997-2005, Millennium medal 2000, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Reynold B. Johnson Data Storage Device Technical award., 2008). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Magnetics Society (secretary-treasurer 1987-1988, vice president 1989-1990, president 1991-1992, editor-in-chief Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers transactions on Magnetics 1982-1986, editorial board Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Press 1989-1991, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Technology activities board, liaison council 1993, general chairman Joint INTERMAG-MMM conference 1994, Distinguished Lecturer 1996, Achievement award 1998, chair Distinguished Lecturer Program 2003-2004), American Institute Physics, Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (treasurer 1981-1983, general chairman 1986).
Married Marilyn Novick, August 7, 1955. Children: Joshua David, Lawrence Gordon.