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Jones, Colin Elliott was born on April 6, 1941 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Frank Lydick and Althea Charlotte (Goeltz) Jones.
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Colin Elliott Jones, American Physicist, educator. Achievements include research in the areas of defects in semiconductors and insulators, material characterization, 1/f noise, infrared detectors and surface passivation of semiconductors. Assistant scoutmaster Boy Scouts American, Goleta, 1986-1995. Member American Physical Society, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1970.
Career
Lecturer, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1969-1970; assistant professor, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1970-1976; principal research scientist, Honeywell Corporation Technology Center, Bloomington, Minnesota, 1976-1981; group leader, senior scientist, General Motors-Hughes Santa Barbara Research Center, Goleta, California, 1981-1989; senior scientist, Santa Barbara Focalplane, Goleta, 1989-1993; technical consultant, Lockheed Martin-Santa Barbara Focalplane, Goleta, California, since 1993. Member conference committee United States Workshop on Physical Chemistry of Mercury Cadmium Telluride, 1982-1989, co-chairman, 1984. Presenter in field.
Achievements
Membership
Assistant scoutmaster Boy Scouts American, Goleta, 1986-1995. Member American Physical Society, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Joan Musette Kleppinger, June 14, 1969. Children: Devin Gregory, Ian Mathew.
