Background
Harris, Colin Cyril was born in 1928 in Leeds, England, AMERICA0. Came to the United States, 1960.
Harris, Colin Cyril was born in 1928 in Leeds, England, AMERICA0. Came to the United States, 1960.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics (British Government scholar), London University, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy in Mineral Engineering and Coal Preparation, Leeds University, England, 1959.
Research assistant Leeds University, 1952-1957. Lecturer in coal preparation and mineral processing, 1957-1960, 61-63. Visiting assistant professor mineral engineering Columbia University, 1960-1961, associate professor mineral engineering, 1963-1970, professor, 1970—1998, professor emeritus mineral engineering, since 1998.
Advisory on faculty appointments, research and graduate programs to the United States and foreign universities. External examiner foreign universities. Advisory on research proposals to government funding agencies.
Advisory, consultant to mining, research and manufacturing companies. Member organizing committees for several international conferences on mineral processing.
Served as sergeant British Armed Forces, 1946-1949. Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (past chairman publications committee, member awards. committee, student affairscom.), American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (A.M. Gaudinaward and lecturer 1990), Operational Research Society (London), Association Universities Teachers (Great British), Institution Mining and Metallurgy (London), Leeds U.Record Club (library 1954-1959).
Married Sylvia Glonstein, April 16, 1964 (deceased October 1979).