R. Jason Jones

Assistant Professor of Optical Sciences

Contact Information

Jason Jones

Education

  • PhD, University of New Mexico, 2001

  • BS, Bethel College, 1994

Employment

  • The University of Arizona: College of Optical Sciences, Assistant Professor, 2006-present.

  • University of Colorado:  JILA, Senior Research Associate, 2004-2006; Research Associate, 2003-2004; National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2001-2003

  • University of New Mexico: Research Assistant, 1994-2001; Teaching Assistant, 1994-1999; PURSUE Program Mentor, 1998; Vice President of OSA Student Chapter, 1996-1997

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory: Research Assistant, 1996

  • Bethel College: Teaching Assistant, 1992-1994; Vice President, Society of Physics Students, 1993-1994

  • North Carolina State University: EU Summer Internship, 1993

  • Cray Research: Research Internship, 1992

Awards and Honors

  • DARPA Young Faculty Award 2009

  • NSF Career Award, 2007

  • Young Scientist Award, Conference on Precision Electromagnetics, 2002

  • National Research Council Postdoctoral Associateship Award, 2001-2003

  • Bethel College Gruez Physics Award, 1993-1994

Research

  • Ultrafast laser science

  • Femtosecond frequency combs

  • Extreme nonlinear light/matter interactions and generation

  • Optical frequency metrology

  • High-resolution spectroscopy

June 2010