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Marks, Dr. Colin

Marks, Dr. Colin

Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
0162 Manufacturing Building

Betelhiem Mengesha Receives NSF Graduate Fellowship

Research will focus on optimizing additive manufacturing for heat exchanger design and quality control

A Special Ceremony Honoring Bala Balachandran

University leaders and longtime colleagues shared accolades and reminiscences.

UMD Hosts Industrial AI Forum

High-profile event highlights university’s leadership role in the field.

Celebrating Two Decades of Partnership in Energy Education

Campus energy provider ENGIE concludes its 20th year of support for UMD engineering students.

A New Milestone for NuScale Power

Firm cofounded by UMD alumnus, IHOF inductee Reyes is now trading on the NYSE.

Edwards, Grosvenor, Young Receive NSF Graduate Fellowships

All three are current or former students of UMD mechanical engineering assistant professor Ryan Sochol.

Nuclear Energy Pioneer José Reyes Inducted Into IHOF

NuScale co-founder recognized for work in developing Small Modular Reactors (SMR).

Newly-Opened SMART Building to Spur Autonomy Research

Maryland engineering will benefit from state-of-the-art labs and facilities at USMSM.

A Paradigm Shift in Nanochannel Research

Siddhartha Das’s research team demonstrates overscreening, flow reversal in nanosystems.

UMD STEM Students Take the Stage in The Nutcracker

More than a dozen Ballet Company M dancers hail from science and engineering backgrounds

Special Delivery

To build an unmanned aerial vehicle worthy of a groundbreaking three-mile flight on the night of April 19, a team of UMD engineers worked over the course of two and a half years.

Helping robots remember

Hyperdimensional computing theory could change the way AI works

CECD Celebrates Twenty Years of Research and Education Excellence

The Center for Engineering Concepts Development celebrated its distinguished history and decades of accomplishments during their 20th Anniversary and Middleton Luncheon.

Have You Seen this Cube?

When an important WWII atomic relic turned up out of the blue, two Maryland researchers wanted to know: what happened to the other 658 of them?

Pioneering Breakthrough: Unmanned Aircraft Delivers Organ for Successful Kidney Transplant in Maryland

The groundbreaking effort by Maryland faculty and researchers could help expand donor access to transplantation.

Snow Is More Complicated Than You Think

CEE researchers use satellite data to improve global snow-water equivalent estimates.

A Picture of Structural Health

CEE uses deep learning to rank the health of a building's earthquake mitigation component from a single photo.

Walking the Line

Finding Balance in Military and Academic Life

Bioinspired robotics REU students present final projects

The REU was led by Hugh Bruck and Sarah Bergbreiter, along with Clark School faculty and graduate student mentors.

Bar-Cohen Named President of IEEE Electronic Packaging Society

Professor Bar-Cohen began serving in this role January 1.

New Class Inducted into Order of the Engineer

Clark School students make a commitment to integrity and responsibility in the engineering profession.

UMD Engineering for Social Change Class Awards Non-Profit V-LINC $10,000 Grant to Support Custom Assistive Technology Program

Grant marks more than $30,000 in student-awarded grants given through landmark engineering philanthropy course.

University of Maryland Faculty, Alumni Named National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Inductees recognized for prolific spirit of innovation.

Leonard to be Honored for Cooperative Control Innovations

Alumna Naomi Leonard to be inducted into Innovation Hall of Fame on Nov. 9.

University of Maryland Flies High with Milestone 50th High-Altitude Balloon Launch

University of Maryland Celebrates 50th Launch of the Maryland Space Grant Consortium Balloon Payload Program

UMD Mourns Passing of Benefactor and Alumnus A. James Clark

University of Maryland's Clark School of Engineering community remembers namesake and friend

UMD Team Wins in RevCon Competition for Second Year Straight

Student and alumni team designs winning concept for DARPA’s 2015 International Field-Reversible Thermal Connector (RevCon) Challenge.

Mechanical Engineering Design Day Fall 2014

Student creativity, guest judges and special guests make the Fall 2014 Design Day a success!

UMD Clark School to Host Mpact Week: Disaster Resilience

Research showcase to highlight role of engineers in developing innovative solutions to help prevent, mitigate, and respond to disasters.

UMD to Host FIRST Robotics Regional Competition

More than 1,000 high school students expected to attend event in College Park

A. James Clark School of Engineering Dedicates New Learning Center

New Arnold E. Seigel Learning Center delivers a state-of-the-art 21st century learning environment.

Peggy Brumfield Honored for Years of Service at Clark School Awards Ceremony

Brumfield among staff honored who have served the University for 20 to 35 years.

Energy Center Celebrates Grand Opening

Top federal and state energy advisors speak at event. Watch online.

ME Alumnus Takes Lead at Honda Racing

Marc Sours (ME ’93) promoted to GM of Honda Performance Development, Inc.

Design Wokshop at PI

Dr. Linda Schmidt of the University of Maryland visited the Petroleum Institute

Spring Commencement Enjoyed by All

Students and guests celebrate graduation during Clark School ceremony and reception.

Clark School Draws From #1 System (Again)

EducationWeek ranks Maryland public schools best in nation for second year.

ASME Chapter Hosts Annual Leadership Seminar

UMD ASME officer board coordinates 2009 seminar.

ME Department Welcomes New Grad Students

Students benefit from graduate orientation.

ME Alumnus Ready for the Future

Recent ME graduate Bryan Henderson excited for the next stage of his academic career.

Staff Member Recognized for 20 Years of Service

Lita Brown reflects on her 20+ years with ME department.

ME Staff Member Receives Award for 20 Years of Service

Juanita Irvin reflects back on 20 years with the university.

Professors A.K. Gupta, Ohadi Chair Intl. Energy Conference

Conference held in Abu Dhabi during November 1-2, 2006.