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LINDA ELLEN JONES, PH.D.

Director of the Picker Engineering Program
Rosemary Bradford Hewlett '40 Professor of Engineering

Area of Expertise

Synthesis, structure, and degradation of structural carbon and carbides used in aerospace and other severe environment applications
   

Education

Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University (Fuel Science), 1987
   

Professional Experience

Smith College, Director and Chair of Picker Engneering Program and Rosemary Bradford Hewlett '40 Professor of Engineering (2005-present)
Alfred University, Chair, Materials Science and Engineering (2003-05)
Alfred University, Professor of Ceramic Engineering (2002-05)
Alfred University, Associate Professor of Ceramic Engineering (1997-2001)
Alfred University, Assistant Professor (1991-97)
   

Selected Recent Publications

C.R. Maier, L.E. Jones "The influence of aluminum phosphates on graphite oxidation," CARBON [43] 2272-76 (2005).
L. Wang, L. E. Jones and A.N. Cormack "Influence of boron on carbon nanotube structure," submitted to CARBON (2006).
J. Y. Howe, L. E. Jones "Influence of boron on structure and oxidation behavior of graphite fiber, P120,", Carbon 42 (2004) 461-467.
T.W. Samadhi, L.E. Jones, A. Kropchev, A. "Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectrometry Measurement of Emissions Concentrations from Glass Manufacturing," J. Am. Ceramic Society, 87[7]1210-1215 (2004).
   

Selected Honors and Awards

2006 Plenary Lecture Invited - Carbon 2006 "The Structure of Carbon Solids"
2004 Joseph Krusen Trust Fund Award for Excellence in Teaching
2003 McMahon Teaching Award - College of Ceramics, Alfred University
2003 Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship, State University of New York Research Foundation
2002 Brian Kelly Award for Young Investigator In Carbon Science - Jane Howe, Ph.D Student
2001 McMahon Teaching Award - College of Ceramics
2000 Ruth Berger Ginsberg Award for Excellence in Teaching
1999 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
1999 Mrozowski Award from the American Carbon Society - Best Paper
1997 Graffin Lectureship - American Carbon Society
1996 Elected to the Advisory Board American Carbon Society
1994 Kruson Teaching Excellence Award in Ceramic Engineering

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