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Akhenaton-Andrew Dhafir Jones

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Box 90287, Durham, NC 27708-0287
534 Research Dr., Wilkinson 215, Durham, NC 27708

Research Interests


Biofilms, cardiovascular infections, infectious diseases, biomaterials, antibiotics, porous media flows, fate and transport of nanomaterials in biofilms, water quality sensors, environmental systems analysis, environmental equity, environmental justice

Selected Grants


Duke University Program in Environmental Health

Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2029

NSF Engineering Research Center for Precision Microbiome Engineering (PreMiEr)

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2022 - 2027

University Training Program in Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1994 - 2027

Developing platforms for studying the impact of external stresses on multi species biofilms

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2021 - 2026

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


SEED Funds · 2020 - 2021 Awarded by: Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network · $10,000.00
Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship · 2019 Awarded by: Gordon Research Conference · $1,500.00
Sloan Scholar · 2015 - 2018 Awarded by: MIT/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation University Center for Exemplary Mentorship · $20,000.00
A. Neil Papallardo Graduate Fellowship · 2011 - 2012 Awarded by: MIT School of Engineering
Lemelson Presidential Fellowship · 2010 - 2011 Awarded by: MIT/Lemelson Foundation

External Relationships


  • Humacyte
  • M&F Bancorp, Inc

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