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LINDA ELLEN JONES, PH.D.
Director of the Picker Engineering Program
Rosemary Bradford Hewlett '40 Professor of Engineering
Linda E. Jones is the Hewlett Professor of Engineering and Director of the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College. Jones is deeply committed to the advancement of women and underrepresented individuals in science, technology and engineering.
 Her expertise is in the synthesis, structure and degradation of structural carbon and carbides used in aerospace and other severe environment applications. The work in her laboratory on high temperature oxidation and corrosion of structural ceramics has been extended to the study of volatile emissions produced during the manufacturing of glass.
Jones has 81 publications in these areas and has given over 100 national and international presentations.
She has been named the American Carbon Society’s Graffin Lecturer. She serves on the American Carbon Society’s executive board. She is actively involved in the European and Asian Carbon Society. She a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society.
Jones has edited one book and received nine teaching awards including the State University of New York’s Chancellors Award for Teaching Excellence. In addition, Jones was also recognized by the State of New York as a SUNY Research Scholar for her work on high temperature materials. |
