Charles (“Chaz”) Ruggieri is an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the Office of STEM Education and the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He conducted postdoctoral research in physics education research at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, earned his Ph.D. in experimental surface and interface physics from Rutgers.

Chaz currently serves as a member of the TRIAD Coalition within Rutgers' School of Arts and Science Office of STEM Education. He collaborates with faculty members in the Department of Physics and Astronomy to transform courses and evaluate transformations. He facilitates interdisciplinary faculty workshops to engage faculty in educational practices backed by education research literature.

Chaz is a physics educator who aims to help students regain their inherent drive for observation and discovery, as well as motivate students to grow as independent learners.