Richard W. Jones
Encyclopedia
Richard Ward Jones was a biomedical engineer and authority on physiological
control systems.
, 1926. His MS in physics
was from Northwestern University
, 1941, under Walter S. Huxford
for a thesis entitled: Discharge Across Very Small Gaps.
until his retirement in 1971, where he pioneered the biomedical engineering program there.
in 1965, and his citation reads "For contributions in the fields of physiological control systems and biomedical engineering education."
Physiology
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
control systems.
Education
His BS was from the University of MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
, 1926. His MS in physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
was from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
, 1941, under Walter S. Huxford
Walter S. Huxford
Walter Scott Huxford was a professor of physics at Northwestern University and was a co-inventor of the sunburnometer.-Education:His education included a bachelor's degree at Doane College, a master's degree at the University of Nebraska, and a PhD degree at the University of Michigan in 1928, with...
for a thesis entitled: Discharge Across Very Small Gaps.
Career
Dick Jones worked at Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
until his retirement in 1971, where he pioneered the biomedical engineering program there.
Honors
He was elected to Fellow of the IEEEInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
in 1965, and his citation reads "For contributions in the fields of physiological control systems and biomedical engineering education."
Selected Publications by Jones
- Christina Enroth-Cugell and Richard W. Jones, "Responses of retinal ganglion cells to exponentially increasing light stimuli," Science, Vol. 134, No. 3493, pp. 1884-1885, 1961.
- Fred S. Grodins, John S. Gray, Karl R. Schroeder, Arthur L. Norins, and Richard W. Jones, "Respiratory responses to CO2 inhalation. A theoretical study of a nonlinear biological regulator," J. Appl. Physiol., Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 283-308, 1954.
- Christina Enroth-Cugell and Richard W. Jones, "Responses of cat retinal ganglion cells to exponentially changig light intensities," J. Neurophysiol., Vol. 26, No. 6, pp. 894-907, 1963.
Books by Jones
- Richard Ward Jones, Electric Control Systems, Wiley, New York, 1953.
- Richard Ward Jones, Principles of Biological Regulation; An Introduction to Feedback Systems, Academic Press, New York, 1973, ISBN 0123899508.