Jacob Jones and his colleagues from North Carolina State University, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a novel approach to materials characterization, using Bayesian statistical methods to glean new insights into the structure of materials. The work should inform the development of new materials for use in a variety of applications.  Dr. Jones is affiliated with the Center for Dielectrics and Piezoelectrics.

You can read the paper on this new approach published in Scientific Reports.  The press release for this announcement is located in NC State News.

In a related project, one of Dr. Jones students majoring in statistics created an introductory tutorial on Bayesian statistics for the non-expert (i.e., materials researchers). It can be found here: YouTube