Background
Nichols, Mark Lovel was born on January 24, 1888 in Bellevue Ohio. Son of Mark Richie and Allie (McCrillis) Nichols.
Nichols, Mark Lovel was born on January 24, 1888 in Bellevue Ohio. Son of Mark Richie and Allie (McCrillis) Nichols.
Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University College, 1912. Master of Sciences, University of Delaware, 1916. Doctor of Science, Clemson College, 1937.
Began as farmer in O., 1912-1914. Teacher of engineering, agronomy, Tennessee Vail Agricultural School, 1915. Assistant professor agronomy, state agronomist, University of Delaware and Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station, 1915-1917.
Agricultural engineer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, doing food production work, 1917-1919.
Head department of agricultural engineering, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, 1919-1936. Regional engineer, Soil Conservation Service, unites states department of Agriculture, 1936-1937.
Assistant chief of research, 1937-1938, chief, 1938-1953. Formerly with Bureau Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering.
Past head tillage machinery laboratory section agricultural engineering research branch Agricultural Research Service.
Lecturer, collaborator United States Department of Agriculture, from 1958. Received McCormick Medal for outstanding engineering contbrns. to agriculture, 1934.
Fellow American Society of Agricultural Engineering (president 1946-1947). Member National Research Council, Washington Academy Science, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Sigma Psi, Alpha Zeta.
Married Nina Agnes Griffin, 1913. Children: Mark Richard, Dorothy Jean.