Dr. Ruth Jones

Dr. Ruth Jones is a native of West Helena, Arkansas and an alumna of the University of Arkansas in Pine Bluff (UAPB). Jones' NASA career began as an undergraduate student when she interned at the Goddard Space Flight Center during her junior year. She joined Marshall after becoming the first woman to earn a bachelor's degree in physics from UAPB in 1994. Dr. Jones was a co-op student at Marshall while earning her Master's degree in Physics/Materials Science in 1997 and her Doctorate in 2000, both from Alabama A&M University. She was only the second African American to receive a Doctorate in Physics in the state of Alabama. Jones currently serves as a Mishap Investigation Specialist with the NASA Safety Center Mishap Investigation Support Center.