Chris Heckle

Christine E. Heckle, Ph.D., was appointed research director, Inorganic Materials Research and Asia Research Labs, in December 2017. In this role, Heckle is responsible for setting the strategies for materials research in Corning and for CRCT & CRCC in their contributions to the corporation. Heckle is the champion for the Materials Informatics effort to enable data-driven materials discovery and is an important component in Corning’s shift toward a data culture.

Previously, she was research director, Crystalline Materials Research, where she led the development of new ceramic products to support the Environmental Technologies and Specialty Materials segments, as well as new business and exploratory arenas.

Heckle joined Corning in 1997 in Corning Specialty Materials development, contributing to HPFS product and process developments. She moved to Environmental Technologies development and subsequently commercial technology to lead a variety of programs that introduced new products into the marketplace. Under her leadership, DuraTrap® AT was expanded into the heavy-duty market, and two new product offerings were launched for the light-duty market.

Heckle is a member of SPECTRA and ADAPT; she mentors and coaches widely. She won the 2018 S&T People Development Award – Manager. Heckle serves as a member of the board of trustees for Alfred University in Alfred, New York. She holds a Ph.D. in glass science from Alfred University.