Robert J Marks II

Robert J. Marks II, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor at Baylor University. He is also the Director of the Walter Bradley Center for Natural & Artificial Intelligence.

Marks is listed at TheBestSchools.com as one of the 50 most influential scientists alive today. Marks is the recipient of numerous professional awards, including a NASA Tech Brief Award and a best paper award from the American Brachytherapy Society for prostate cancer research. He is Fellow of both IEEE and Optica (formerly the Optical Society of America).

Marks was awarded Junior Membership in the Ohio Academy of Science at the age of eighteen. He was awarded the IEEE Outstanding Branch Councilor Award, The IEEE Centennial Medal, the IEEE Neural Networks Society Meritorious Service Award, the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Golden Jubilee Award and the IEEE CIS Chapter of the IEEE Dallas Section Volunteer of the Year award. He was was named a Distinguished Young Alumnus of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and is an inductee into the Texas Tech Electrical Engineering Academy, While at the University of Washington, Marks served for 17 years as the faculty advisor to the University of Washington's chapter of CRU.and is an advisor for Ratio Christi at Baylor University. He describes himself as a John 3:16 Christian.

Marks was featured in the Ben Stein documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. The film document's the removal of Marks's web site from Baylor servers by the administration.