Background
Collings, Neil was born on July 26, 1949 in Stalybridge, Tameside, England. Son of Ernest and Emily (Smith) Collings.
Collings, Neil was born on July 26, 1949 in Stalybridge, Tameside, England. Son of Ernest and Emily (Smith) Collings.
Bachelor with honours, Cambridge (England) University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Salford (England) University, 1977.
Research fellow State University of Vermont, Burlington, 1977-1979. Assistant professor American University, Beirut, Lebanon, 1979-1982. Research fellow University York, England, 1982-1983, University Manchester (England) Institute of Science and Technology, 1983-1984.
Principal research engineer Standard Telecomm. Laboratory, United Kingdom, 1984-1989. Chief de travaux Institute Microtech., Neuchatel, Switzerland, since 1990.
Fellow Institute of Physics.
Married Lydia El-Khoury, September 6, 1986. Children: Ines Emily, Ernest William, Emma Louise.