Who is Maitland Jones Jr.?
Maitland Jones Jr. is a well-recognized American experimental chemist. He began working at Princeton University in 1964, where he stayed until 2007. Following retiring from Princeton, he taught at New York University.
Maitland Jones Jr. Career
Jones’ field of profession is reactive intermediates, with specific emphasis on carbenes. He has published extensively in the field of quantum organic chemistry, especially focusing on the mechanism of quantum molecular reactions. Jones’ interest area comprises carbenes, heterocycles, and carboranes. Over the course of around 40 years, he and his research group have published 225 papers averaging some 5 papers each year or 1 paper each active member each year.
He is also the author of Organic Chemistry texts. Jones is credited with the naming of bullvalene, which is named after William ”Bull” Doering, whom he was studying under during his time at Yale University as a graduate student. Following his retirement in 2007 from Princeton, he taught organic chemistry at New York University until spring 2022. His contract at NYU was not renewed in 2022 following students circulating a petition complaining that his course and tests were too hard. He stated that the student’s ability to study and learn had gone down dramatically following the interruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.
How old is Maitland Jones?
Maitland Jones Jr. is aged 84 as of 2021, having been born on November 23, 1937, in the United States. He shares his birthday with famous people including Avani Gregg, Miley Cyrus, Alan Stokes, Alex Stokes, Brittany Xavier, Kelly Brook, Vincent Cassel, Alexis Ren, Bradley Steven Perry, and Maxwell Caufield, among others.
Maitland Jones Family
Who are Maitland’s parents?
He was born in the United States to Maitland Jones Sr. and his wife Irma Jones. He has not shared much information about his family and parents with the media.
Does Maitland have siblings?
Jones has kept his family information a secret and it is unclear if he has any siblings.
Maitland Jones Education
Jones attended Yale University, where he received a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Ph.D. His high school background information is not known to the media.
Maitland Jones Interests
Jones has published numerous books and papers about Organic chemistry and much more throughout his career of more than forty years.
Maitland Jones Spouse
Jones is currently married with adult children to his longtime partner and soul mate Susan Hockaday. He has been happily married to his wife for a long time and has three children together.
Maitland Jones Children
Jones and his wife, Susan have three children together and seven grandchildren. Their children are named Mait Jones, Hillary Jones, and Stephanie Jones.
Maitland Jones Height
Jones has a physically fit, and energetic body but has not disclosed his body measurements to the media.
Maitland Jones Net Worth
American experimental chemist, Jones began his work in 1964 at Princeton University and has worked in Chemistry to the present. He has gathered an estimated net worth of approximately $1-5 million as of 2022.