Planting STEM Interest in Local Middle School

February 1, 2014 / Jared Erman / Biotechnology, Community Engagement, Education, Engineering

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Marcus Engineering is committed to helping Tucson’s youth become passionate about the future, wherever it may lead them. On October 29, 2013, Marcus Engineering CEO Dr. Patrick Marcus and embedded systems engineer Chas Leichner visited St. Cyril School to speak with middle-school students about engineering and biotechnology. Connecting with middle-schoolers isn’t the easiest task. At […]

About Jared Erman

Jared Erman is a senior at the University of Arizona studying marketing, entrepreneurship, and communications.

Robotic Fish Tests the Waters in Tahoe

December 3, 2013 / Jared Erman / Community Engagement, Education, Electronics, Industrial Controls and Automation

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Each year, the University of Arizona College of Engineering holds a Senior Design Day to showcase student-made engineering projects. With the purpose of solving real-world problems, the industry-sponsored final products come in all shapes and sizes, including sea creatures this year. The 2013 Senior Design Day’s Best Overall Design winning team built a robotic fish […]

About Jared Erman

Jared Erman is a senior at the University of Arizona studying marketing, entrepreneurship, and communications.

IdeaFunding Improves Tucson Ventures

November 5, 2013 / Jared Erman / Business, Community Engagement, Education

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Starting a new business involves a variety of considerations. Much like researching target markets and identifying competitors, choosing a thriving entrepreneurial location is a key element. The 2011 Kaufman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity named Arizona the number-one start-up state, as .5% of Arizona adults started a business that year. But what makes our state different […]

About Jared Erman

Jared Erman is a senior at the University of Arizona studying marketing, entrepreneurship, and communications.

Our Robotic Fish Wins Design Day

May 3, 2013 / Tam Nguyen / Community Engagement, Education, Electronics

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Educational outreach is important to Marcus Engineering. As part of these efforts we often sponsor and mentor engineering design teams at the University of Arizona. Bright students with some veteran engineering direction produces magnificent commercializable products like the Robotic Fish. The University of Arizona held their Engineering Design Day on Tuesday, 30 April, 2013 at […]

About Tam Nguyen

Tam Nguyen is an intern at Marcus Engineering. She is currently a student at the University of Arizona studying bio medical engineering, graduating in May 2014.

University of Arizona – Advocate for Education

April 18, 2013 / Tam Nguyen / Community Engagement, Education

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The University of Arizona Honors College selected Dr. Marcus for the 2013 Advocate for Education award. The award recognized Dr. Marcus as “an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary efforts in promoting education”. Dr. Marcus will be honored at an awards ceremony where he will give a keynote speech to the Honors College Students. He will be speaking on the […]

About Tam Nguyen

Tam Nguyen is an intern at Marcus Engineering. She is currently a student at the University of Arizona studying bio medical engineering, graduating in May 2014.

Up & Comer

April 12, 2013 / Tam Nguyen / Business, Community Engagement

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Dr. Patrick Marcus is a recipient of an Up & Comers award from Inside Tucson Business. Each year the award goes out to candidates who are nominated by readers of Inside Tucson Business. Candidates were nominated for making a difference for the better in the community. Those nominated are destined to make even bigger contributions […]

About Tam Nguyen

Tam Nguyen is an intern at Marcus Engineering. She is currently a student at the University of Arizona studying bio medical engineering, graduating in May 2014.

Illuminated & Interactive Sculpture in Lancaster

March 14, 2013 / Tam Nguyen / Community Engagement, Electronics

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Brandon Park in Pennsylvania was chosen by Facebook users to undergo extensive renovations in hopes of advancing the city of Lancaster’s “green infrastructure” plans. The park was in shambles with broken pavement and overgrown bushes. Brandon Park received the most votes on a Facebook poll for park renovations, awarding the park with funds from […]

About Tam Nguyen

Tam Nguyen is an intern at Marcus Engineering. She is currently a student at the University of Arizona studying bio medical engineering, graduating in May 2014.

Rising Engineering Star: Dr. Patrick Marcus

February 12, 2013 / Tam Nguyen / Business, Community Engagement

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Dr. Marcus landed a cover story of Design News magazine. Selection for this prestigious title required not only innovative engineers but influential ones as well. Dr. Marcus launched his own electronics engineering firm and still has the time to mentor college students at the University of Arizona through their senior design projects. He helps students […]

About Tam Nguyen

Tam Nguyen is an intern at Marcus Engineering. She is currently a student at the University of Arizona studying bio medical engineering, graduating in May 2014.

Dr. Marcus : Leader Under 40

December 27, 2011 / Patrick Marcus / Business, Community Engagement, Electronics, Industrial Controls and Automation

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Dr. Patrick Marcus was recently selected as a “Leader Under 40” by Control Engineering Magazine. 19 young professionals were selected from the industrial control and automation control engineering profession as top in their field. Not only were the awarded professionals selected for technical contribution in their field, but also for contribution to education, community, […]

About Patrick Marcus

Dr. Patrick Marcus is the President of Marcus Engineering, LLC and a principal of Apparently Connected, LLC. Dr. Marcus has extensive background in electronics design, industrial automation, design for manufacturing. Dr. Marcus has founded and run several successful companies in technology and high reliability industrial manufacturing.

Interactive Sculpture Installed in Green Bay, WI

July 3, 2011 / Patrick Marcus / Community Engagement

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This week my partner at Solarsculptures, Stephen Fairfield, and myself installed a great interactive art project underneath the Walnut Street Bridge in downtown Green Bay Wisconsin. You can see the article in the Green Bay Press Gazette, and a video at Fox 11 Online About Patrick MarcusDr. Patrick Marcus is the President of Marcus Engineering, […]

About Patrick Marcus

Dr. Patrick Marcus is the President of Marcus Engineering, LLC and a principal of Apparently Connected, LLC. Dr. Marcus has extensive background in electronics design, industrial automation, design for manufacturing. Dr. Marcus has founded and run several successful companies in technology and high reliability industrial manufacturing.