Jones, Tappy H.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Dr. Jones is an organic chemist with research interests in natural products chemistry and chemical ecology. The major focus of this work is the structure and stereochemistry of ant venom alkaloids and other formicid exocrine secretions. Prior to coming to VMI, Dr. Jones taught at Old Dominion University, Furman University, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the College of William and Mary. He served as a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Georgia, and as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University. He spent six years at the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD) as a Staff Fellow. Tappey Jones is an accomplished researcher, with over 85 publications to his name, and over $100,000 in grants awarded. He enjoys jazz music, and the halls of the science building are often treated to the mellow sound of his saxophone in the wee hours of the morning.

PUBLICATIONS

 * [[Media:2013-Adams-PNAS-1311654110.pdf|Adams, R. M. M., Liberti, J., Illum, A. A., Jones, T.H., Nash, D.R., and Boomsma, J.J. 2013. Chemically armed mercenary ants protect fungus-farming societies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A. 2013: 1311654110v1-201311654.]]


 * [[Media:Jones T and Snelling R and Torres J 2000.pdf|Torres, J. A.; Snelling, R. R.; Jones, T.H. 2000. Distribution, ecology and behavior of Anochetus kempfi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and description of the sexual forms. Sociobiology 36: 505-516.]]