Marshall G. Jones

Marshall G. Jones (born August 1, 1941) is an American mechanical engineer, inventor, mentor, and teacher. Jones is currently a Coolidge Fellow at General Electric (GE) Global Research. He has been awarded more than 65 U.S. patents and is acknowledged as a pioneer for laser materials processing and a leading authority on fiber-optic laser beam technology. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Engineering and has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

Early life Marshall G. Jones was born on August 1, 1941, in the town of Southampton on New York's Long Island, US. Jones and his brother lived with his aunt and uncle on their duck farm. Jones was cared for by his extended relatives while his father was away in the Navy and his mother was in New York City to work as a seamstress. Jones excelled in mathematics and loved sports. He has been a member of the board and long-time volunteer for the Capital District Chapter of the New York Association for the Learning Disabled, He is a former commissioner of the Schenectady Human Rights Commission. In 2013, Jones was presented the University of Massachusetts Amherst Salute to Service award from Chancellor Subbaswamy. 1994: Black Engineer of the Year Award 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.