Dr Alun Jones

BSc Computer Science (Aberystwyth), Phd Computer Science (Aberystwyth)

Dr Alun Jones

Enfys Software Engineer

Department of Physics

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I came to Aberystwyth in 1988, a fresh faced youth, to do a degree in Computer Science and Pure Maths. This was followed by a PhD in Computer Science, 3 years working as a research postdoc in Biology (applying statistical modelling methods to biological data) and 16 years working for Information Services. I then spent 8 years working in systems support for the Institute of Maths, Physics and Computer Science.

In 2022, I finally made a break for freedom(!), joining a small local company specialising in bespoke microelectronics systems, mainly for customers in scientific research. While working for them, I was subcontracted by the Physics Department to write the software simulator for the Enfys instrument, which will be heading to Mars towards the end of this decade.

In mid 2025, the owners of the company decided to retire and wind up the company, and I was made redundant. Luckily my experience working on Enfys gave me the opportunity to join the Physics Department as a software engineer on the Enfys and PanCam projects, where I'm working on their data analysis pipelines.

 

Noninvasive, on-line monitoring of the biotransformation by yeast of glucose to ethanol using dispersive Raman spectroscopy and chemometrics. / Shaw, Adrian D.; Kaderbhai, Naheed; Jones, Alun et al.
In: Applied Spectroscopy, Vol. 53, No. 11, 11.1999, p. 1419-1428.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Variable selection and multivariate methods for the identification of microorganisms by flow cytometry. / Davey, Hazel; Jones, Alun; Shaw, Adrian D. et al.
In: Cytometry Part A, Vol. 35, No. 2, 01.02.1999, p. 162-168.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A DRASTIC (Diffuse Reflectance Absorbance Spectroscopy Taking in Chemometrics) approach for the rapid analysis of microbial fermentation products: Quantification of aristeromycin and neplanocin A in Streptomyces citricolor broths. / Winson, Michael K.; Todd, Martin; Rudd, Brian A.M. et al.
In: Studies in Organic Chemistry, Vol. 53, No. C, 1998, p. 185-191.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

DRASTIC(Diffuse Reflectance Absorbance Spectroscopy Taking In Chemometrics): A novel, rapid, hyperspectral, FT-IR-based approach to screening for biocatalytic activity and metabolite overproduction. / Kell, Douglas B.; Winson, Michael K.; Goodacre, Royston et al.
In: Studies in Organic Chemistry, Vol. 53, No. C, 1998, p. 61-75.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Quantification of microbial productivity via multi-angle light scattering and supervised learning. / Jones, Alun; Young, Danielle; Taylor, Janet et al.
In: Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Vol. 59, No. 2, 20.07.1998, p. 131-143.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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