BIOGRAPHICAL EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE AWARDS RESEARCH  PUBLICATIONS

Professor Steven Earl Jones

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Full Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602

BIOGRAPHICAL:

Birthdate: 25 March 1949
Citizenship: USA
Telephone: (801) 378-2749

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Graduated from Bellevue High School, Bellevue, Washington, with 4.0 scholastic average (A=4.0) in 1967.

B.S. in Physics, Mathematics minor, magna cum laude with honors, from Brigham Young University in 1973, retaining Presidential (David O. McKay) Scholarship.

Ph.D. in Physics, Mathematics/Electronics minors from Vanderbilt University in 1978, retaining full Tuition Scholarship and Research Fellowship (1973-1978).

Ph.D. research conducted at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (1974-1977); course work completed at Stanford University.

Post-doctoral research conducted at Cornell University (CESR) and the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility.

Conducted research at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, EG & G Idaho, Idaho Falls, 1979-1985 (Senior Engineering Specialist).

Principal Investigator for experimental muon-catalyzed fusion 1982-1991 for the U.S. Department of Energy, Division of Advanced Energy Projects.

Spokesman for LAMPF Experiment #727 and co-spokesman for LAMPF Experiments #963 and #1151 (1982 - 1993).

Collaborator in several other experiments, including experiments at TRIUMF (Vancouver, Canada), The National High Energy Laboratory, KEK (Tsukuba, Japan), Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory (Oxford, U.K.), and Kamioka, Japan.

Associate Director, Brigham Young University Center for Fusion Studies, 1989-1994

Search for fusion in condensed matter and deuterium, research for U.S. Department of Energy (May 1986 - December 1991) and for the Electric Power Research Institute (April 1990-June 1993).

AWARDS

David O. McKay Scholarship at Brigham Young University, 1968
National Merit Scholar, 1968
Tuition Scholarship and Research Fellowship at Vanderbilt
University, 1973-1978
Outstanding Young Scholar Award (BYU), 1989
Best of What's New for 1989 (Popular Science), 1989
Creativity Prize (Japanese Creativity Society), 1989
BYU Young Scholar Award (BYU), 1990
Annual Lecturer BYU Chapter of Sigma Xi (1990-1991)


RESEARCH INTERESTS


REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

 

Steven E. Jones, Lee D. Hansen and David S. Shelton, Discussion of  reply to "Examination of claims of Miles et al. in Pons-Fleischmann-type cold fusion experiments," Journal of Physical Chemistry, 102 (April 30, 1998), p. 3642-8.

Lee D. Hansen, Steven E. Jones and David S. Shelton, "A response to hydrogen + oxygen recombination and related heat generation in undivided electrolysis cells," J. Electroanalytical Chemistry, 447 (1998) 223-226.

D.S. Shelton, L.D. Hansen, J.M. Thorne and S.E. Jones, "An assessment of claims of `excess heat' in `cold fusion' calorimetry," Thermochimica Acta 297 (1997) 7-15.

Steven E. Jones and Lee D. Hansen, "Examination of claims of Miles et al. in Pons-Fleischmann-type cold fusion experiments," Journal of Physical Chemistry, 99 (1995) 6973-6979.

J. E. Jones, L. D. Hansen, S. E. Jones, D.S. Shelton, and J. M. Thorne, "Faradaic Efficiencies less than 100% during electrolysis of  water can account for reports of excess heat in `cold fusion ` cells", Journal of Physical Chemistry, 99 (1995) 6966-6972.

Steven E. Jones, David S. Shelton, R.Steven Turley, M. Jeannette Lawler and David D. Allred, "Raman Spectrographic System for Quantitative Analysis of Isotopic Hydrogen Mixtures for Muon Catalysis Experiments," Hyperfine Interactions 101/102 (1996) 695- 698.

S.E. Jones, L.B. Rees, and W.E. Dibble, "Post-Use Review. Physics for Scientists and Engineers," Am. J. of Phys., 63(2), 188-189, Feb. 1995.

S. Taylor, T. Claytor, D. Tuggle, and S. Jones, "Search for neutrons from deuterided palladium subjected to high electrical currents," Transactions of Fusion Technology, Vol. 26, 180-185, Dec. 1994.

S.E. Jones, S.F. Taylor, and A.N. Anderson, "Evaluation of muon-alpha sticking from liquid, non-equilibrated d-t targets with high tritium fractions," Hyperfine Int. 82 (1993) 303-311.

S.E. Jones, "Cold Fusion," Forum For Applied Research and Public Policy, Winter 1992, 94-97.

S.E. Jones, "Current issues in cold fusion research: Heat, helium, tritium, and energetic particles," Surf. and Coat. Tech. 51 (1992) 283-289.

S.E. Jones, F. Scaramuzzi, and D.H. Worledge, eds., "Anomalous Nuclear Effects in Deuterium/Solid Systems," Brigham Young University, October 1990, American Institute of Physics: Conference Proceedings 228, NY (1991).

S.E. Jones, et al., "Anomalous Nuclear Reactions in Condensed Matter: Recent Results and Open Questions," J. Fusion Energy 9:199-2091, (November 1990).

H.O. Menlove, M.M. Fowler, E. Garcia, A. Mayer, M.C. Miller, R.R. Ryan, and S.E. Jones, "Measurement of Neutron Emission from Ti and Pd in Pressurized D2 and D2O Electrolysis Cells," J. Fusion Energy 9, 1990 (November 1990).

A. Bertin, M. Bruschi, M. Capponi, S. De Castro, U. Marconi, C. Moroni, M. Piccinini, N. Semprini-Cesari, A. Trombini, A. Vitale, A. Zoccoli, and S.E. Jones, J.B. Czirr, G.L. Jensen and E.P. Palmer, "First Experimental Results at the Gran Sasso Laboratory on Cold Nuclear Fusion in Titanium Electrodes," J. Fusion Energy, 9, 1990. (November 1990)

J.D. Davies, J.B.A. England, G.J. Pyle, G.T.A. Squier, F.D. Brooks, W.A. Cilliers, A. Bertin, M. Bruschi, M. Piccinini, A Vitale, A Zoccoli, S.E. Jones, V.R. Bom, C.W.E. van Eijk, H. de Haan, A.N. Anderson, M.A. Paciotti, G.H. Eaton and B. Alper, "A Direct Measurement of the Alpha-Muon Sticking Coefficient in Muon-
Catalysed d-t Fusion," J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 16, 1529-1537, (1990).

S.E. Jones, D.L. Decker, D.H. Tolley, "Response to Biases in Cold Fusion Data," Nature 343: 704 (1990)

J.D. Davies, G.J. Pyle, G.T.A. Squier, A. Bertin, M. Bruschi, M. Piccinini, A. Vitale, A. Zoccoli, S.E. Jones, B. Alper, V.R. Bom, C.W.E. Van Eijk, H. de Haan, D.H. Craston, C.P. Jones, D.E. Williams, A.N. Anderson, G.H. Eaton, "Search for 2.5 MeV Neutrons from D2O Electrolytic Cells Stimulated by High-Intensity Muons and Pions," Il Nuovo Cimento 103A (1), 155-161 (1990).

A. Bertin, M. Bruschi, M. Capponi, S. De Castro, U. Marconi, C. Moroni, M. Piccinini, N. Semprini-Cesari, A. Trombini, A. Vitale, A. Zoccoli, S.E. Jones, J.B. Czirr, G.L. Jensen and E.P. Palmer, "Experimental evidence of cold nuclear fusion in a measurement under the Gran Sasso Massif," Il Nuovo Cimento 101:
997-1006 (1989).

S.E. Jones, E.P. Palmer, J.B. Czirr, D.L. Decker, G.L. Jensen, J.M. Thorne, and S.F. Taylor & J. Rafelski, "Observation of Cold Nuclear Fusion in Condensed Matter," Nature 338: 737-740 (1989).

S.E. Jones, J. Rafelski, and H.J. Monkhorst (editors), Muon-Catalyzed Fusion 1988, Proceedings of the Muon-Catalyzed Fusion Workshop, May 1-6, 1988, Sanibel Island (co-sponsored by Brigham
Young University and University of Florida at Gainesville), AIP Conf. Proc. 181, New York, 1989.

S.E. Jones, "Survey of Experimental Results in Muon-Catalyzed Fusion," Muon-Catalyzed Fusion 1988 (S.E. Jones, J.Rafelski, H.J. Monkhorst editors), AIP #181 (1989).

M.A. Paciotti, S.E. Jones et al., "First Direct Measurement of - Sticking in dt- cf," Muon-Catalyzed Fusion 1988 (S.E. Jones, J. Rafelski, H.J. Monkhorst editors), AIP #181 (1989).

K.A. Aniol, A.J. Noble, S. Stanislaus, C.J. Virtue, D.F. Measday, D. Horvath, S.E. Jones, B.C. Robertson and M. Salomon, "Muon Catalyzed Fusion in HD and H2 + D2 Gaseous Mixtures." Muon-Catalyzed Fusion, 2: 63-72 (1988).

R. Gajewski, and S.E. Jones, "A Look at Muon-Catalyzed Fusion Research in the United States," Muon-Catalyzed Fusion, 2: 93-102 (1988).

A.J. Caffrey, S.E. Jones, et al., "Muon-Catalyzed Fusion Experiments at LAMPF," Muon Catalyzed Fusion 1: 52-66 (1987).

M. Leon, O.K. Baker, J.N. Bradbury, J.S. Cohen, H.R. Maltrud, M.A. Paciotti, L.L. Sturgess, A.N. Anderson, J.M. Harris, S.E. Jones, A.J. Caffrey, C.DeW. Van Siclen and K.D. Watts, "3He scavenging as a Source of Information in Muon-Catalyzed d-t Fusion," Muon-Catalyzed Fusion, 2: 231-237 (1988).

J. Rafelski and S.E. Jones, "Cold Nuclear Fusion," Scientific American, 257: 84-89 (July 1987).

S.E. Jones, "Update on muon-catalyzed fusion research at LAMPF," Invited talk at the Symposium on Muon-Catalyzed Fusion, 1-3 September 1986, Tokyo, Japan; muon-Catalyzed Fusion 1: 21-28 (1987).

K. Nagamine, T. Matsuzaki, K. Ishida, Y. Hirata, Y. Watanabe, R. Kadono, Y. Miyake, K. Nishiyama, S.E. Jones and H.R. Maltrud, "Muonic X-ray Measurement on the Sticking Probability for Muon Catalyzed Fusion Liquid d-t Mixture," Invited to talk at the Symposium on Muon-Catalyzed Fusion, 1-3 September 1986, Tokyo, Japan; Muon-Catalyzed Fusion 1: 137-159 (1987).

S.E. Jones, "Can 250+ fusions per muon be achieved?," Invited talk for Erice School-Workshop, Erice, April 3-9, 1987, New York: Plenum Press, 1987, pgs. 73-88.

S.E. Jones, "Muon-Catalyzed Fusion Present and Future," Scientific Papers of the Institute of Physical and chemical Research, Tokyo, Japan 80: 17-29 (1986).

S.E. Jones, "Muon-Catalysed Fusion Revisited," (Invited article) Nature 321: 127-133 (1986).

S.E. Jones, "Summary of the Mini-workshop on Muon-Catalyzed Fusion," (S.E. Jones, Chairman) Fusion Technology 10: 157 (1986)

S.E. Jones, A.N. Anderson, J.N. Bradbury, A.J. Caffrey, J.S. Cohen, P.A.M. Gram, M. Leon, R.L. Maltrud, M.A. Paciotti, C.D. Van Siclen, and K.D. Watts, "Observation of Unexpected Density Effects in Muon-Catalyzed d-t Fusion," Physical Review Letters 56: 588-591 (1986).

C.D. Van Siclen and S.E. Jones, "Piezonuclear Fusion in Isotopic Hydrogen Molecules," Journal of Physics G. Nucl. Phys. 12: 213-221 (1986).

S.E. Jones, "Engineering Issues in Muon-Catalyzed Fusion," Fusion Technology, 8: 1511-1521 (1985).

S.E. Jones, "Some Surprises in Muon-Catalyzed Fusion," Invited talk at the Ninth International Conference on Atomic Physics, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., 23-27 July 1984 in Atom Physics 9, R.S. Van Dyck, Jr. and E.N. Fortson eds., Singapore: World Scientific, 1984, pgs. 99-115.

S.E. Jones, "Muon-Catalyzed Fusion," Physics Today, S-44, (January 1984). (Reprinted from Physics News in 1983, Phillip F. Schewe, editor.)

S.E. Jones, A.N. Anderson, A.J. Caffrey, J.B. Walter, K.D. Watts, J.N. Bradbury, P.A.M. Gram, H.R. Maltrud, M. Leon, M.A. Paciotti, "Experimental investigation of Muon-Catalyzed d-t Fusion," Physical Review Letters 51: 1757-1760 (1983).

S.E. Jones, A.J. Caffrey, J.B. Walter, A.N. Anderson, J.N. Bradbury, P.A.M. Gram, M.Leon, M.A. Paciotti, "Experimental Investigation of Muon-Catalyzed d-t Fusion," Third International Conference on emerging Nuclear Energy Systems, Helsinki, Finland, June 1983, Atomkernenergie/Kerntechnik 43: 179-183 (1983).

A.E. Kreymer, P. Bonamy, B. Barbason, H. Paik, N. Baggett, C. Baglin, E.C. Fowler, D. Hood, T. Fieguth, M.S. Alam, S.E. Jones, J.S. Poucher, A.H. Roger, S. Stone, "Forward Low-mass Enhancement in p - Seen in Reactions in - d (ns) p -n and -d (ps) p - -," Physical Review D 22: 36-41 (1980).

C.W. Bjork, S.E. Jones, T.R. King, D.M. Manley, A.T. Oyer, G.A. Rebka, Jr., J.B. Walter, R. Carawon, P.A.M. Gram, F.T. Shively, C.A. Bordner, and E.L. Lomon, "Measurement of - p - + n near Threshold and Chiral-symmetry Breaking," Physical Review Letters 44: 62-65 (1980).

M.S. Alam, S.E. Jones, R.S. Panvini, J.S. Poucher, A.H. Rogers, S. Stone, T. Fieguth, N. Baggett, C. Baglin, E.C. Fowler, D. Hood, A.E. Kreymer, P. Bonamy, B. Brabson, H. Pak, "Search for Charge -2 Mesons in the Reaction -d (ps) X- -pforward at 13.2 GeV/C," Physical Review Letters 40: 1685-1688 (1978).

 

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