Mark Serrurier

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Mark Serrurier, who received his BS in civil engineering at Caltech in 1926, received an MS in structural engineering at the University of Illinois in 1928. He was then employed by the American Bridge Company as a trainee in structural detailing, fabrication, and erection until 1932, when he returned to Caltech for 14 years as an engineer and part-time instructor in applied mechanics. He designed the tube of the 200-inch Hale telescope , a concept adapted by the builders of 17 subsequent telescopes. He also designed a high-speed wind tunnel for Theodore von Karman, and under the director of Clark Milikan worked on the design and construction of the Cooperative Wind Tunnel. In 1946 Serrurier became president of Moviola Manufacturing Company , a family business engaged in the design and manufacture of editing equipment for the motion picture industry. His redesign of Moviola in 1948 earned him an Oscar in 1980. He retired in 1966 and passed away in 1988.