Marshall G. Jones, Ph.D.

Marshall G. Jones, Ph.D. joined the Ellis Medicine Board of Trustees in June of 2005.

Dr. Jones is a mechanical engineer who has worked for the General Electric Global Research Center since 1974. He has received 46 U.S. patents, 31 foreign patents, authored or co-authored more than 40 publications and presented numerous talks at national and global technical conferences. Some of Dr. Jones research in the laser and robot area has been cited in more than 120 newspapers, 25 trade magazines and in the 1985 Yearbook of Science and the Future (Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.). Prior to joining General Electric, Dr. Jones was a Development Engineer for the High Energy Physics Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, NY.

Dr. Jones is also an adjunct professor of engineering and mathematics at the Schenectady County Community College since 1975. Additionally, he serves on Union College Deans Engineering Council and Hudson Valley Community College Technology Preparation Advisory Board.

Dr. Jones received an associate's degree in mechanical engineering technology from Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY, a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan, and a master's degree and doctorate in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering, a senior member of the Laser Institute of American, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Dr. Jones is an active member of the community. He is a board member and long time volunteer for the Capital District Chapter of the New York Association for the Learning Disabled, president of 100 Black Men of Albany, Inc., a member of the Friendship Baptist Church, Schenectady, NY, and a former Commissioner of the Schenectady Human Rights Commission. He received the Commissions Achievement Award in 1991.

Dr. Jones is the subject of a self-published children's book, "Never Give Up, The Marshall Jones Story." The book, published in 1999, was written to encourage youth, especially those who are underrepresented, to stay focused on their dreams no matter how tough it gets.