Paul T. Jones is a Middle School Science Teacher at the School of International
Studies at Meadowbrook in Norfolk, Virginia. He is a 1995 graduate of Howard
University in Washington, D.C. where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Environmental
Science. Driven by his passion for the environment and his fascination for
space exploration, Jones combines textbook knowledge with real-life experiences
to make the world of science come alive in his classroom.
NASA CONNECT featured Paul's classroom in the CALIPSO & CloudSat
episode titled, "The 'A' Train Express."
CALIPSO is a collaboration between NASA Langley Research Center
(LaRC), the French space agency CNES, Hampton University, the
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (IPSL), and Ball Aerospace & Technologies
Corp. The primary roles and contributions of these partners
can be found at http://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov.
This mission is part of NASA's Earth
System Science Pathfinder (ESSP) Program, a series of missions
designed to examine critical issues in Earth system science.