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Akhenaton-Andrew

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Akhenaton-Andrew

Last Name

D. Jones, III

Pronouns

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Job Title

Assistant Professor

Affiliation

Duke University

Biography

A-Andrew (Andrew) D. Jones, III is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department and affiliate faculty in the Duke Materials Initiative at Duke University. His research uses engineering and policy analysis to help solve global challenges related to water and health. He is a 2021 recipient of the NIH R35 Maximizing Investigator’s Research Award to develop new models and tools for studying biofilms. He was recognized as Young Investigator by the Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State, the premier center for biofilm research in the country. He received a BS in Mathematics and BS, MS, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from MIT where he was a Lemelson Presidential Fellow and Alfred P. Sloan MPHD Scholar. He completed post-doctoral training as a Future Faculty Fellow at Northeastern University. He has directly supervised 2 high school students, over 20 undergraduates, 5 MS and 2 PhD students including 8 from underrepresented backgrounds and 19 women. He and his team have presented at over 40 conferences and seminars.

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