Developing the hands-on skills, and enthusiasm of young people into a productive engineering skill set, and career, is at the core of a program being launched by Pima Community College, Job Path, Xerocraft and InnovEngine. Marcus Engineering is participating as the voice of the industry, who seeks to hire talented, hands-on engineers. “The skills gap […]
It was a warm Spring evening in the southern Arizona desert. Hundreds of students were full of excitement, and hope. They had become scientists, engineers, and inventors. These students were pushed to learn, experiment, play, and all of this was in part because of Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation (SARSEF) and its partners. […]
Dr. Patrick Marcus, president of Marcus Engineering LLC, received two honors recently in separate ceremonies held in Tucson, Ariz. The first, given by the University of Arizona’s College of Engineering, was presented to Marcus as part of the University’s 100th Homecoming celebration in November during the College’s 51st annual Engineering Breakfast. The event helps support the student scholarship […]
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On March 24, 2014, Dr. Patrick Marcus received the Catapult Award for Ecosystem Impact from Tech Launch Arizona (TLA) for helping bring scientific discoveries to the Tucson community. Marcus, President of Marcus Engineering, LLC, is involved in many forms of community outreach. From promoting STEM education in middle to helping organize Tucson’s first-ever Maketopolis, he is dedicated […]
Jared Erman is a senior at the University of Arizona studying marketing, entrepreneurship, and communications.
On March 1, 2014, Tucson held the first ever Maketopolis. The event successfully fit over 1,000 participants and 35 exhibits into two spaces totaling 11,000 square feet. At this point you’re probably asking yourself “what IS a Maketopolis?” Maketopolis 2014 brought Tucson’s tinkerers, engineers, programmers, hobbyists, students, building fans, and the like together to share […]
Jared Erman is a senior at the University of Arizona studying marketing, entrepreneurship, and communications.
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 […]
Jared Erman is a senior at the University of Arizona studying marketing, entrepreneurship, and communications.
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 […]
Jared Erman is a senior at the University of Arizona studying marketing, entrepreneurship, and communications.
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 […]
Jared Erman is a senior at the University of Arizona studying marketing, entrepreneurship, and communications.
A healthy work environment isn’t always about maximizing productivity pushing up hours and going to a cheaper coffee brand to improve the bottom line. Sometimes it’s simply about having fun, sharing some downtime with your co-workings and creating a culture the the whole team can be proud of. A few hours of Castle Crashers (a […]
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.
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 […]
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.
