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Marshall G. Jones (born August 1, 1941) is an American mechanical engineer, inventor, teacher, mentor, and writer. Jones is currently a Coolidge Fellow at General Electric (GE) Global Research. He holds more than 65 U.S. patents and is recognized as having pioneered the use of lasers for industrial materials manufacturing. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Engineering and has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

Early life and education
Marshall G. Jones was born August 1, 1941 in Southampton on New York's Long Island, USA. Jones and his brother lived under his aunt and uncle's care on their duck farm because his father was serving in the Navy and his mother worked as a seamstress in New York City. Jones excelled in mathematics and loved sports. While at Aquebogue Elementary School, Jones developed a speech impediment that required him to repeat the fourth grade. Jones reflected on this during a talk at Duke University in 2005: "I can honestly say that repeating the fourth grade is what helped me become an engineer....I just wasn't learning reading and spelling at the same pace I was learning math, and I needed to take that extra year to get caught up." Jones had an early interest in becoming a pilot, but learned as a teenager that his vision was too poor to pursue that career path. As a high school athlete, he focused on wrestling to secure a college scholarship. However, he injured his knee in junior year of high school and lost a promised scholarship to Rochester Institute of Technology. Jones graduated Riverhead High School in 1960. Based on advice from his high school counselor, Jones decided to pursue mechanical engineering at a two-year college. He joined the Mechanical Technology program at Mohawk Valley Technical Institute (now known as Mohawk Valley Community College, MVCC) in Utica, New York, and earned his associate's degree in 1962. At the time, he was the only African-American in MVCC’s Mechanical Technology program; he was refused admittance to the first house he was assigned in Utica because of his race. Jones continued his education and earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1965. He was the only African American student in the engineering school. After graduation, he joined Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) as a development engineer and draftsperson in the High Energy Physics Department. He went on to earn a master's degree in mechanical engineering (1972) and doctorate in mechanical engineering (1974) from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

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https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-marshall-jones-story-national-inventors-hall-of-fame-museum/_gJyldtDDl5VJg?hl=en

Early Life

Marshall Jones's path to inventing success was anything but laser straight.

He was born on August 1, 1941, in Long Island, New York. Jones was physically tongue-tied until the age of two, when the doctor clipped the webbing under his tongue.

In elementary school, Jones had to repeat fourth grade in order to improve his language skills.

Most people would see this as a negative, but as Jones has said numerous times:

“I think if Mrs. DeFriest had not had me repeat the fourth grade, whatever has happened to me going forward would never have happened.”

College Years

In high school, Jones was unable to receive a college scholarship for wrestling because of an injury. His family and friends rallied around him and he was still able to pursue a collegiate path.

Facing more challenges during this period, including discrimination and being barred entry to his first college residence, he kept his focus on his goal — becoming an engineer.

In 1965, Jones earned a B.S. from the University of Michigan where he was the only African-American student in the engineering school. He continued his education at the University of Massachusetts to receive his M.S. and Ph.D. before joining GE.

Research career
Dr. Jones joined the General Electric Corporation Research and Development facility in Niskayuna, New York, in 1974. He started out working with a group of scientists exploring semiconductors and lasers. Jones' manager at the time challenged him to fix a GE laser in the lab that didn't work. Building on the work of his colleagues, Jones got that laser to work and it inspired his first patent: a novel technique using a laser to rapidly weld the dissimilar metals of copper and aluminum. Jones also invented methods to weld other dissimilar metals like molybdenum and tungsten. At GE, Jones initiated research and development of fiber-optic laser-beam delivery systems in 1982. This work resulted in a laser beam powerful enough to cut steel, titanium, and nickel-based alloys, and to weld and drill them at multiple angles. In 1988 Jones and his team also developed a laser-welding system using fiber-optic cables. This system could simultaneously split a laser beam and heat the opposite sides of a workpiece. Throughout Jones' career, he has been awarded more than 65 U.S. patents; the one that is on display at the National Inventors Hall of Fame is Patent No. 4676586. This patent describes a laser beam delivery system through a fiber optic, resulting in minimal optical losses and improved freedom of laser beam manipulation-an important feature for metal processing in hard-to-reach places. He revolutionized the method of making lead wires that is used for light bulbs; this innovation impacts the production of ceramic metal halide lamps, diesel engine head-liner assemblies, control rods for nuclear reactors, and flat emitters for x-ray tubes. Jones pioneered the use of lasers for industrial materials processing and made them much more convenient for industrial applications. Jones' work and inventions have transformed many industrial products and laid the foundation for industrial laser welding and cutting, as well as additive manufacturing for metals.

https://www.invent.org/inductees/marshall-jones

Jones's work revolutionized the method of making lead wires that's used in light bulbs. It is utilized in GE's production of ceramic metal halide lamps, diesel engine head-liner assemblies, control rods for nuclear reactors, and flat emitters for x-ray tubes. Manufacturers including Ford and Lockheed Martin have used products and hardware that resulted from GE's laser based processes. and is recognized as one of the foremost authorities in the field of laser material processing.

https://spie.org/news/photonics-focus/marapr-2021/marshall-jones-a-leading-light?SSO=1

Jones's work transformed many industrial products, including automotives, nuclear reactors, and ceramic metal halide lamps-all of which are fabricated using the laser material processing techniques he pioneered.

His inventions have significantly contributed to products and hardware used by transit manufacturers, including Ford and Lockheed Martin.

laying the foundation for industrial laser welding and cutting, as well as additive manufacturing from metal.

https://me.engin.umich.edu/news-events/news/dr-marshall-jones-receives-coolidge-award/

Dr. Jones is one of the world’s foremost authorities in the field of fiber-optic laser beam technology and laser material processing where he has received 41 US patents. His numerous contributions include the invention, development and demonstration of techniques for injecting high-power laser energy into single-core fiber optic cables, using lasers to heat treat and otherwise enhance the properties of materials, and adapting GE’s high brightness military laser technology to industrial applications. In addition to his technical contributions, Dr. Jones is very active in education and community affairs and a prominent figure in K-12 outreach.

https://spie.org/news/photonics-focus/marapr-2021/marshall-jones-a-leading-light?SSO=1

Throughout his career, Jones was awarded more than 55 US patents, but the one that is on display in the National Inventors Hall of Fame is Patent No. 4676586, which describes a laser beam delivery system through a fiber optic, resulting in minimal optical losses and improved freedom of laser beam manipulation-an important feature for metal processing in hard-to-reach places.

Although this method of transferring laser energy along a fiber optic had previously been used for laser communications and laser surgery, the low power levels for those applications (~100 watts) fell far short of the 1000 watts that were desirable for metal processing. Jones's work transformed many industrial products, including automotives, nuclear reactors, and ceramic metal halide lamps-all of which are fabricated using the laser material processing techniques he pioneered.

https://www.invent.org/inductees/marshall-jones

pioneered the use of lasers for industrial materials processing. He invented novel methods to weld dissimilar metals, and developed fiber optic systems making lasers much more convenient for industrial applications.

A powerful heat source, lasers can deliver enough light energy to weld and cut metals and plastics. In the mid-70s, Jones invented a technique using a laser to rapidly weld copper and aluminum. He later developed methods to weld other dissimilar metals including molybdenum and tungsten.

Jones's work revolutionized the method of making lead wires that's used in light bulbs. It is utilized in GE's production of ceramic metal halide lamps, diesel engine head-liner assemblies, control rods for nuclear reactors, and flat emitters for x-ray tubes. Manufacturers including Ford and Lockheed Martin have used products and hardware that resulted from GE's laser based processes. and is recognized as one of the foremost authorities in the field of laser material processing.

https://spie.org/news/photonics-focus/marapr-2021/marshall-jones-a-leading-light?SSO=1

When Jones arrived at the GE labs in 1974, he joined a cadre of scientists who in the 1960s and 1970s pioneered research into semiconductors and lasers, including Nick Holonyak, the inventor of the visible LED, and the late Robert N. Hall, who created the first diode laser. Building on their work, Jones came up with laser beams powerful enough to cut steel, among other innovations.

Throughout his career, Jones was awarded more than 55 US patents, but the one that is on display in the National Inventors Hall of Fame is Patent No. 4676586, which describes a laser beam delivery system through a fiber optic, resulting in minimal optical losses and improved freedom of laser beam manipulation-an important feature for metal processing in hard-to-reach places.

Although this method of transferring laser energy along a fiber optic had previously been used for laser communications and laser surgery, the low power levels for those applications (~100 watts) fell far short of the 1000 watts that were desirable for metal processing. Jones's work transformed many industrial products, including automotives, nuclear reactors, and ceramic metal halide lamps-all of which are fabricated using the laser material processing techniques he pioneered.

https://www.mvcc.edu/alumni-donors/stories/marshall-jones.php

He began his career at GE Labs in 1974, joining a group of scientists exploring semiconductors and lasers. “In joining GE Global Research, my manager had a GE laser in the lab that didn’t work. His question to me was, could I get it to work, and what could I do with it from a material interaction standpoint?” He eventually got that laser to work and successfully demonstrated the welding of copper to aluminum conductors, which ended up being the topic of his first patent. Building on their work, Jones pioneered the use of lasers for industrial materials processing. According to the Hall of Fame website, Jones “invented novel methods to weld dissimilar metals and developed fiber optic systems making lasers much more convenient for industrial applications.”

In the mid-1970s, Jones invented a technique using a laser to rapidly weld copper and aluminum. In 1982, he initiated research and development of fiber-optic laser-beam delivery systems, which resulted in a laser beam powerful enough to cut steel, titanium, and nickel-based alloys. In 1988, Jones developed a laser-welding system using fiber-optic cables to simultaneously split a laser beam and heat opposite sides of a workpiece.

https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-marshall-jones-story-national-inventors-hall-of-fame-museum/_gJyldtDDl5VJg?hl=en

Who is Marshall Jones?

Marshall Jones, a mechanical engineer at General Electric (GE), pioneered the use of lasers for industrial materials processing, particularly in the welding, drilling and cutting of metals at a time when lasers were uncommon in materials processing.

He invented novel methods to weld dissimilar metals and developed fiber optic systems that made lasers more convenient for industrial applications. His personal mantra, "Never Give Up," continues to inspire the next generation of innovators.

At GE, Jones initiated the research and development of a fiber-optic laser-beam delivery system, resulting in a laser beam powerful enough to cut steel, titanium, and nickel-based alloys, and to weld and drill them at multiple angles.

His technology is utilized in GE’s production of ceramic metal halide lamps, diesel engine head-liner assemblies, control rods for nuclear reactors and flat emitters for x-ray tubes. https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2017/02/ge-engineer-a-riverhead-grad-reaches-pinnacle-of-his-profession/

https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2017/02/ge-engineer-a-riverhead-grad-reaches-pinnacle-of-his-profession/

his work with industrial lasers has entailed inventing methods to weld dissimilar metals and developing fiber optics systems to make lasers more convenient for industrial use. http://mie.umass.edu/news/asme-selects-alumnus-marshall-jones-honorary-member

http://mie.umass.edu/news/asme-selects-alumnus-marshall-jones-honorary-member

"Among many other innovations, Jones invented novel methods to weld dissimilar metals.

In the mid-1970s, Jones invented a technique using a laser to weld copper and aluminum quite rapidly. He later developed methods to weld other dissimilar metals, including molybdenum and tungsten.

Jones also developed fiber optic systems to make lasers much more convenient for industrial applications. In 1982, Jones initiated research and development of fiber-optic, laser-beam, delivery systems resulting in a laser powerful enough to cut steel, titanium, and nickel-based alloys, and to weld and drill them at multiple angles. Then, in 1988, Jones and his team developed a laser-welding system using fiber-optic cables to simultaneously split a laser beam and heat opposite sides of a workpiece.

In addition, the work of Jones revolutionized the method of welding lead wires used in automotive head lamps. The welding method is used in GE’s production of ceramic metal halide lamps, diesel engine head-liner assemblies for locomotives, control rods for nuclear reactors, and flat emitters for x-ray tubes."

https://spie.org/news/photonics-focus/marapr-2021/marshall-jones-a-leading-light?SSO=1

Jones, a mechanical engineer at General Electric, pioneered the use of lasers for industrial materials manufacturing. He developed novel methods to weld dissimilar metals, like copper and aluminum, and molybdenum and tungsten. He also developed fiber-optic laser beam delivery systems that resulted in lasers powerful enough to cut steel, titanium, and nickel-based alloys. His team later developed a laser-welding system using fiber-optic cables to simultaneously split a laser beam and heat opposite sides of a workpiece. His inventions have significantly contributed to products and hardware used by transit manufacturers, including Ford and Lockheed Martin.

laying the foundation for industrial laser welding and cutting, as well as additive manufacturing from metal.

Professional and community service and leadership
Over his career, Dr. Jones has received many honors for his professional and community service. He served as a member of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advisory Committee. He has been a member of the board for the Capital District Chapter of the New York Association for the Learning Disabled and a member of the external advisory board for the University of Michigan Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is a former commissioner of the Schenectady Human Rights Commission and a long-time volunteer for the Capital District Chapter of the New York Association for the Learning Disabled. Jones is a member of the African Scientific Institute and Phi Theta Kappa. He has mentored many K-12 grade students through programs like the GE COMPASS Program and the New York State Mentoring Program. In 1992, Jones received the GE Phillippe Award in recognition of individual volunteerism and personal civic involvement. In 1995 he was awarded the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Distinguished Achievement Award for Professional and Community Service and in 2013 he was presented the university's Salute to Service award from Chancellor Subbaswamy. Within GE's African American Forum, Jones has been recognized for his work at GE and in the African American community with the ICON award, which acknowledges individuals for their outstanding accomplishments in leadership, commitment, and excellence in and outside the United States. Jones served as an adjunct professor at SUNY of Albany and Schenectady County Community College. In 1996, Jones received the Lewis H. Latimer Fund, Inc. Award for exemplary conduct as an educator. Jones has a long track record of promoting STEM education for young people, particularly in underserved communities. He has regularly visited his old school district, Riverhead School District on Long Island, New York, in order to inspire the next generation of young scientists and engineers through sharing his journey, his perseverance, and his expertise in lasers. During these visits, the district often buses in all the fourth-graders to the high school. The local elementary school teachers encouraged Jones to work with a writer and produce the children's book, titled, "Never Give Up: The Marshall Jones Story," in order to share his story with more children.

% He is the subject of the children’s book, Never Give up: The Marshall Jones Story. (https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/marshall-jones) https://books.google.com/books/about/Never_Give_Up.html?id=AAtuAAAACAAJ https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2017/02/ge-engineer-a-riverhead-grad-reaches-pinnacle-of-his-profession/

1999 memoir, “Never Give Up: The Marshall Jones Story.” Each year, he visits fourth-graders and high school students in the Riverhead school district, impressing upon them the importance of education. ...Three decades ago, he helped organize a GE program that permits students to visit the facility and learn about the work its researchers do.

https://spie.org/news/photonics-focus/marapr-2021/marshall-jones-a-leading-light?SSO=1

Jones - who still works for GE - remains committed to promoting STEM education for young people, particularly in underserved communities. He has spent a lot of time with fourth graders at his old elementary school in Riverhead, New York. While at GE, he also recruits students from historically Black colleges and helps them follow his own incredible journey. https://www.mvcc.edu/alumni-donors/stories/marshall-jones.php

“Many times, my presentation will include some version of a laser presentation or show,” he says. “An example is when I go to the Riverhead School District on Long Island, where I went to school. They bus in all the fourth-graders to the high school so that I can speak to them. I often tell folks that I believe you can tell a fourth-grader anything and they will believe it. It was local elementary school teachers who encouraged me to write the children’s book, ‘Never Give Up, the Marshall Jones Story.’ They thought that I could reach more children if there was a book telling my story.”

https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-marshall-jones-story-national-inventors-hall-of-fame-museum/_gJyldtDDl5VJg?hl=en

Influencing the Next Generation

A master of industrial lasers, Jones is still working and inspiring future generations of young scientists and engineers — with a particular fondness for students in the fourth grade.

Currently, Jones visits elementary schools and local Camp Invention® programs. His determination to “Never Give Up” has been used in Camp Invention curriculum modules, like Stick to It™, where children are tasked with rapid prototyping and diving into the invention process.

His experiences inspired him to work with a writer to produce a children's book, titled, "Never Give Up: The Marshall Jones Story."

%http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11362496.htm#! Jones has also served as a member of the National Science Foundation Advisory Committee and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the African Scientific Institute and Phi Theta Kappa; and is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Laser Institute of America. He was also selected the 2002 Coolidge Fellow, the top technical award at GE Global Research Center.

%Former commissioner of the Schenectady Human Rights Commission

%Volunteer for the Capital District Chapter of the New York Association for the Learning Disabled.

1992: GE Phillippe Award in recognition of individual volunteerism and personal civic involvement.

JSTOR: Mentored K-12 grade students through the GE COMPASS Program and the New York State Mentoring Program (1994 article).

Long-time volunteer for the Capital District Chapter of the New York Association for the Learning Disabled and new board member of the organization

member of our External Advisory Board for the University of Michigan dept. of mech. engr.; https://me.engin.umich.edu/news-events/news/dr-marshall-jones-receives-coolidge-award/

https://www.mvcc.edu/alumni-donors/stories/marshall-jones.php

MVCC Hall of Fame in 2001. MVCC Alumni of Merit Award in 1984

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11362496.htm#!

He has also received many previous honors from UMass, including the 1986 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award, the 1987 Chancellor’s Medal, the 1995 Distinguished Achievement Award for Professional and Community Service, and the 2001 Alumnus of the Year award from the College of Engineering. UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy (left) presents GE Global Research Principal Engineer Dr. Marshall Jones with the university's 2013 "Salute to Service" Award during a ceremony in Boston.

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/marshall-jones

Jones served as an adjunct professor at SUNY of Albany and Schenectady County Community College.

1996: Lewis H. Latimer Fund, Inc. Award for exemplary conduct as an educator https://spie.org/news/photonics-focus/marapr-2021/marshall-jones-a-leading-light?SSO=1

At a recent symposium of GE's African American Forum, Jones was recognized for his work at GE and in the African American community with the ICON award, which acknowledges individuals for their outstanding accomplishments in leadership, commitment, and excellence in and outside the United States.

https://spie.org/news/photonics-focus/marapr-2021/marshall-jones-a-leading-light?SSO=1

Years later, he self-published the aptly titled children's book Never Give Up.

Personal life
Jones and his wife reside in Glenville in Schenectady County, New York, USA. They have two grown sons.

https://dailygazette.com/2017/05/03/laser-pioneer-joining-inventors-hall-of-fame/

Jones and his wife, Annie, live in Glenville. They have two grown sons, Kevin and Alan. Kevin is a supply chain leader for GE Healthcare.

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/marshall-jones

He met and married his wife before PhD at UMass Amherst (based on the tapes)

Awards and honors

 * %%1985: Jones' research on laser/fiber-optic/robot systems was selected as one of the nation's Top 100 Innovations of the Year by Science Digest Magazine.
 * %%1985: Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the State University of New York (SUNY)
 * %%1992: GE Phillippe Award in recognition of individual volunteerism and personal civic involvement.
 * 1994: Elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
 * 1994: Black Engineer of the Year Award for outstanding technical contribution in industry.
 * %%1995: Distinguished Achievement Award from the University of Massachusetts Amherst for professional and community service
 * %%1996: Lewis H. Latimer Fund, Inc. Award for exemplary conduct as an educator
 * 1999: Pioneer of the Year Golden Torch Award from the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
 * 2001: Coolidge Award, the GE Global Research Center’s highest technical honor.
 * 2001: Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) "for pioneering contributions to the application of high-power lasers in industry."
 * 2007: Arthur L. Schawlow Award from the Laser Institute of America for pioneering basic and applied research in laser science and engineering
 * 2017: Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF), which honors and celebrates the world’s foremost inventors and their contributions to society, for his pioneering work on industrial lasers.
 * 2021: Honorary Member of ASME for his “pioneering use of high-powered lasers for industrial materials processing; and for contributions to STEM education, including lifelong mentoring of young people, particularly underrepresented minorities.”
 * Fellow of the Laser Institute of America
 * %%%Schenectady County Human Rights Commission’s Achievement Award
 * %%%Outstanding Leadership Award in Fiber Optics and Laser Technology
 * %%%GE's African American Forum ICON award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding accomplishments in leadership, commitment, and excellence in and outside of the United States.

member of our External Advisory Board for the University of Michigan dept. of mech. engr.; https://me.engin.umich.edu/news-events/news/dr-marshall-jones-receives-coolidge-award/

https://www.mvcc.edu/alumni-donors/stories/marshall-jones.php

MVCC Hall of Fame in 2001. MVCC Alumni of Merit Award in 1984

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11362496.htm#!

He has also received many previous honors from UMass, including the 1986 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award, the 1987 Chancellor’s Medal, the 1995 Distinguished Achievement Award for Professional and Community Service, and the 2001 Alumnus of the Year award from the College of Engineering. UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy (left) presents GE Global Research Principal Engineer Dr. Marshall Jones with the university's 2013 "Salute to Service" Award during a ceremony in Boston.

%%Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award from the University of Massachusetts Amherst

NOTES TO SELF:

 * http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11362496.htm#!
 * https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-marshall-jones-story-national-inventors-hall-of-fame-museum/_gJyldtDDl5VJg?hl=en
 * https://spie.org/news/photonics-focus/marapr-2021/marshall-jones-a-leading-light?SSO=1
 * https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-marshall-jones-story-national-inventors-hall-of-fame-museum/_gJyldtDDl5VJg?hl=en
 * https://www.mvcc.edu/alumni-donors/stories/marshall-jones.php
 * https://me.engin.umich.edu/news-events/news/dr-marshall-jones-receives-coolidge-award/
 * https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2017/02/ge-engineer-a-riverhead-grad-reaches-pinnacle-of-his-profession/
 * https://dailygazette.com/2017/05/03/laser-pioneer-joining-inventors-hall-of-fame/
 * http://mie.umass.edu/news/asme-selects-alumnus-marshall-jones-honorary-member The Board of Governors of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has made Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) Department Alumnus Marshall Jones an honorary member. Jones is a General Electric (GE) engineer who holds more than 65 U.S. patents and is recognized as one of the foremost authorities in the field of laser material processing. ASME selected Jones for his “pioneering use of high-powered lasers for industrial materials processing; and for contributions to STEM education, including lifelong mentoring of young people, particularly underrepresented minorities.”
 * https://www.nae.edu/29861/Dr-Marshall-G-Jones 2001 "For pioneering contributions to the application of high-power lasers in industry."
 * Coolidge Fellow at GE Global Research http://mie.umass.edu/news/asme-selects-alumnus-marshall-jones-honorary-member https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshall-jones-0a96b0a/ https://www.nae.edu/29861/Dr-Marshall-G-Jones
 * 08/01/1994 Elected Fellow of ASME https://www.asme.org/getmedia/34fa1270-ec13-491b-914a-97ffe752e026/fellows-all-updated-2021_8.pdf
 * https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/marshall-jones
 * 1994 Black Engineer of the Year Award https://www.jstor.org/stable/43688497
 * Jones went on to receive the Pioneer of the Year Golden Torch Award from the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) in 1999. https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/marshall-jones
 * University of Massachusetts Amherst -- earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in the UMass MIE department. http://mie.umass.edu/news/asme-selects-alumnus-marshall-jones-honorary-member B.S. from the University of Michigan https://www.invent.org/inductees/marshall-jones Jones then received his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1965. In his graduating class, he was the only African American student in the engineering school. Following work as a development engineer at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Jones went on to attend the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering in 1972 and 1974, respectively. https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/marshall-jones
 * Fellow of Laser Institute of America https://www.lia.org/about-lia/awards-nominations/fellow-award (does not say which year)
 * In 2017, Jones was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (honor and celebrate the world’s foremost inventors and their contributions to society) for his pioneering work on industrial lasers.http://mie.umass.edu/news/asme-selects-alumnus-marshall-jones-honorary-member https://www.invent.org/inductees/marshall-jones
 * https://www.ge.com/news/reports/major-laser-blazing-past-obstacles-laser-pioneer-joins-edison-tesla-national-inventors-hall-fame
 * https://www.invent.org/inductees/marshall-jones
 * https://www.facebook.com/1906apanetwork/photos/a.10150199133610835/10155321279875835/?type=3
 * USBE Information Technology (The Black Community's Technology Magazine) March-April 2000 (https://books.google.com/books?id=wbPG8OExIRcC&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=GE+Reports+Marshall+G.+Jones&source=bl&ots=6gknuASysn&sig=ACfU3U3YyEzc3GVqZe93kmzVFOqlJ4JH8A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidwNvz2pv0AhUNhXIEHVOSDW0Q6AF6BAgTEAM#v=onepage&q=GE%20Reports%20Marshall%20G.%20Jones&f=false)

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February 13, 2018  ·

Today we recognize History Maker, Mechanical engineer and inventor Brother Marshall G. Jones [Beta Pi Lambda, '85] who was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame in 2017 to be recognized alongside giants like Thomas Edison and Charles Steinmetz. Brother Jones was born on August 1, 1941 in Southampton, New York to Mildred and Dallas Jones. While his father served in the Navy during World War II, Jones and his brother lived with his great aunt and uncle in Aquebogue, New York on their duck farm. Although he had to repeat the fourth grade because of his reading skills, Jones excelled in math and science. Jones attended Riverhead High School and graduated with his diploma in 1960. Two years later, he received his A.A.S. degree from Mohawk Valley Community College. Jones then received his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1965. In his graduating class, he was the only African American student in the engineering school. Following work as a development engineer at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Jones went on to attend the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering in 1972 and 1974, respectively.

Jones entered into industrial research in 1974, working with General Electric Global Research in New York. Jones was one of General Electric’s first scientists researching laser material processing and he soon became the manager of the Laser Technology Program. In 1982, Jones started research on high-power laser beam transmission through optical fibers. His research allowed for the passage of high power laser beams with high efficiency. Jones continued to specialize in laser technology, becoming a major pioneer in the field. His work included the use of lasers to join two dissimilar metal combinations together. He received fifty United States patents, thirty-one foreign patents and wrote over 45 publications. Jones served as an adjunct professor at SUNY of Albany and Schenectady County Community College. He is the subject of the children’s book, Never Give up: The Marshall Jones Story.

Jones won a number of awards for his groundbreaking work. He is the recipient of the General Electric Company’s highest honor, the E-GR Coolidge Fellow. Jones was named the 1994 Black Engineer of the Year for his technical contributions to industry. One year later, he received the Distinguished Achievement Award for Professional and Community Service from the University of Massachusetts. Jones went on to receive the Pioneer of the Year Golden Torch Award from the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) in 1999. He was also elected into the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 2001 for his contributions to the application of high-power lasers in industry. Jones was a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) and the Laser Institute of America (LIA). #AlphaisBlackHistory

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“In 1985, his research on laser/fiber optic/robot systems was voted one of the nation’s top 100 innovations of the year by Science Digest Magazine.” https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/43688497.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Abd3772549242ffa24f8db492eb4c96bf

1992: GE Phillippe Award for community service… about the award in general https://www.3blmedia.com/news/awards-outstanding-ge-volunteers The Gerald L. Phillippe awards are GE’s most prestigious recognition of individual volunteerism and personal civic involvement. Since 1970, GE has presented the Phillippe Awards in memory of the former GE Board Chairman who was widely known for his efforts to help the underprivileged and to advance higher education for minority students. Phillippe Award winners are able to designate a grant to a nonprofit organization of their choice.

This year, four employees were chosen from 42 nominees worldwide as Phillippe Award winners:

1985: Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the State University of New York https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/43688497.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Abd3772549242ffa24f8db492eb4c96bf

Schenectady County Human Rights Commission’s Achievement Award (NO YEAR)

Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Development engineer for the High Energy Physics Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory

Teacher at the university of Mass-Amherst

Mentored K-12 grade students through the GE COMPASS Program and the New York State Mentoring Program (1994 article).

Long-time volunteer for the Capital District Chapter of the New York Association for the Learning Disabled and new board member of the organization