Charles Dietlein

Current

• Postdoctoral Researcher at National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Research Faculty at University of Colorado at Boulder

Past

• Research Associate at National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Graduate Research Assistant at University of Colorado
• Guest researcher at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

• Lab Technician at Seattle Pacific University
• Undergraduate Research Assistant at University of Colorado
• "Extern" at Intel Corporation
• Intern: Software Quality Engineer at Intel Corporation
• Intern: Software Quality Engineer at Intel Corporation
• Intern: Software Test Lab Technician at Intel Corporation

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Education

• University of Colorado at Boulder
• University of Colorado at Boulder
• Seattle Pacific University

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Charles Dietlein’s Summary

Research scientist/engineer focusing in millimeter-wave/terahertz imaging systems and detectors.

Charles Dietlein’s Specialties:

Numerical (MATLAB, Mathematica), RF/antenna modeling/simulation (Ansoft HFSS, Ansoft Designer, FEKO, CST Microwave Studio), spatial filters & frequency-selective surfaces, quasi-optical components (polarizers, beamsplitters), CAD packages (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, VectorWorks), Optics modeling (Breault ASAP), millimeter-wave/terahertz detectors (bolometers, diodes, pyroelectrics), cryogenics, focal-plane imaging, millimeter-wave/terahertz spectroscopy

Charles Dietlein’s Experience

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  National Institute of Standards and Technology

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year)

  I am in the Optoelectronics division (815.04), a member of the Terahertz Technology project. We work on millimeter-wave/terahertz detectors, passive and active imaging systems, quasi-optical components, blackbody power standards, and spectroscopic systems.

• Research Faculty

  University of Colorado at Boulder

  (Higher Education industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year)

• Research Associate

  National Institute of Standards and Technology

  (Government Agency; Research industry)

  June 2005 — August 2008 (3 years 3 months)

  Research involving active and passive millimeter-wave/terahertz imaging systems.

• Graduate Research Assistant

  University of Colorado

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2003 — June 2008 (4 years 11 months)

  Teaching, research, classwork. Focus in electromagnetics/RF, antennas, circuits, and quasi-optical RF techniques.

• Guest researcher

  VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

  August 2006 — November 2006 (4 months)

• Lab Technician

  Seattle Pacific University

  (Privately Held; Higher Education industry)

  September 1999 — June 2003 (3 years 10 months)

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  University of Colorado

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  June 2002 — August 2002 (3 months)

  Researched, designed, fabricated, and tested non-linear transmision lines for pulse compression (front-end analog processing) in a radio direction-finding system.

• "Extern"

  Intel Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; INTC; Consumer Electronics industry)

  September 2001 — January 2002 (5 months)

• Intern: Software Quality Engineer

  Intel Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; INTC; Computer Software industry)

  June 2001 — August 2001 (3 months)

• Intern: Software Quality Engineer

  Intel Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; INTC; Computer Software industry)

  June 2000 — August 2000 (3 months)

• Intern: Software Test Lab Technician

  Intel Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; INTC; Computer Hardware industry)

  October 1997 — June 1999 (1 year 9 months)

Charles Dietlein’s Education

• University of Colorado at Boulder

  Ph.D. , Electrical Engineering , 2005 — 2008

  Activities and Societies:

  IEEE, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques society, IEEE Antennas and Propagation society, Optical Society of America, American Physical Society, SPIE

• University of Colorado at Boulder

  M.S. , Electrical Engineering , 2003 — 2005

  Included: teaching two upper-division ECEN classes, as well as research of an attitude-determination system using GPS, a 94 GHz polarizer for a NIST imaging system, and development of MATLAB software for design of discrete lens arrays.

  Activities and Societies:

  IEEE, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques society, IEEE Antennas and Propagation society

• Seattle Pacific University

  B.S. , Electrical Engineering , September 1999 — June 2003

  Senior design project: fully touchscreen (with only a single mechanical button) IR remote control, including battery-saving modes and expansion capabilities.

  Activities and Societies:

  IEEE, Seattle Wireless Network

Additional Information

Charles Dietlein’s Groups:

IEEE, IEEE Microwave Theory & Techniques society, IEEE Antennas & Propagation society, Optical Society of America, SPIE, AAAS

•    The Official IEEE Group
•    Intel Alumni Association
•    IEEE society MTT-S member
•    Seattle Pacific University Alumni
•    U.S. GOVERNMENT CONNECTIONS
•    University of Colorado Boulder Alumni
•    Career Services, University of Colorado at Boulder
•    IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Members