ɪn ðɪs pəzˈɪʃən, kˈoʊlbɜːn mˌeɪd fɹˈɛndz wɪð mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðɪ ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz ʌv sˈɪvəl ænd mᵻkˈænɪkəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz ænd bɪkˌeɪm ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv bˈoʊθ.
In this position, Colburn made friends with members of the Institutions of Civil and Mechanical Engineers and became a member of both.