Background
Jones, James Beverly was born on August 21, 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
consultant Mechanical engineering educator
Jones, James Beverly was born on August 21, 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1944. Master of Science, Purdue University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1951.
Assistant mechanic engineer engineer board, United States War Department, Virginia, 1944-1945; from assistant instructor to associate professor mechanic engineering, Purdue University, 1945-1957; professor, Purdue University, 1957-1964; service engineer, Babcock & Wilcox Company, 1948; development engineer, General Electric Company, 1951-1952; senior project engineer Allison division, General Motors Corporation, 1953; professor, head department mechanic engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, 1964-1983; consultant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, since 1994.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (James Harry Potter Gold medal 1991), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society Engineering Education, Sigma Xi.