Murchtricia Jones

Dr. Murchtricia Jones is currently an Assistant Professor at Carolina University in Winston-Salmen, NC. She is a native of the United States Virgin Islands where she received her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of the Virgin Islands in 2015. She then went on to complete a Masters of Science in Bioinformatics from the University of Michigan in 2017 and Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from the University of Michigan in 2021. She has had research experience at both Rutgers University and the San Diego Supercomputer Center developing and utilizing computational chemistry methodologies. Her dissertation work focused on utilizing machine learning for the generation of an atom parameterization software for small organic molecules.

Dr. Jones is enthusiastic about education and teaching the next generation of scientists. Much of her career has been dedicated to increasing diversity in STEM education and working with students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. For her work, she was awarded both the Scholar Activist Award and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scientist Spotlight in 2019 from the University of Michigan. She has also been awarded the Promise in Computational Chemistry award from the American Chemical Society. 

When not programming or working with students, Dr. Jones spends time with her family and volunteering at church.