Jeffrey H. Collins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1930
Place of Birth: Luton, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 23-Sep-2015
Profession: engineer
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Jeffrey H. Collins
- Professor Jeff Collins (22 April 1930 – 23 September 2015) was a British electrical engineer who directed and researched experimental physics, robotics, microelectronics, communications technologies and parallel computing.Moving between academia, commercial and military research throughout his diverse career, he proved to be an enthusiastic leader demonstrated in his numerous directorships, successful fund-raising and his recreational interests of sports.
- Institutions he worked for included Automation & Robotics Research Institute at the University of Texas at Arlington, Rockwell International, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, GEC, Ferranti, Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory at Stanford University, Wolfson Microelectronics Institute, Advent Technology Venture Capital Group, Artemis Intelligent Power, Lothian Regional Council and Edinburgh Napier University. He contributed to many academic papers, such as Surface Wave Transducers and Microwave magnetostaticsIn the 1970s and 80s working for University of Edinburgh he secured funding for Surface acoustic wave devices research and then used them in a Skynet (satellite) receiver which achieved faster synchronisation.
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