Background
Marks, Colin Herbert was born on October 8, 1933 in Cardiff, Wales. Came to the United States, 1946. Son of Herbert Marks and Edna (Davies) Wilson.
Mechanical engineering educator
Marks, Colin Herbert was born on October 8, 1933 in Cardiff, Wales. Came to the United States, 1946. Son of Herbert Marks and Edna (Davies) Wilson.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1956. Master of Science, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland, 1965.
Instructor mechanic engineering, U. Maryland., College Park, 1959-1965; assistant professor, U. Maryland., College Park, 1965-1967; associate professor, U. Maryland., College Park, 1967-1978; professor, U. Maryland., College Park, since 1978. Visiting scientist Wood Hole (Massachusetts) Oceanographic Institute, 1967, United States Bur.Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1988. Visiting scholar U. Washington, Seattle, 1978.
With United States Army, 1957-1959. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Combustion Institute.
Married Linda Lou Whelan, January 23, 1971. 1 child, Evan.