Optical sorting equipment firm National Recovery Technologies (NRT), Nashville, Tennessee, has named Jennifer Jones to its staff as a research and development (R&D) engineer. Jones will be involved with developing new technologies to meet current and future needs in plastics recycling, materials recovery and electronic scrap recycling, according to NRT.

Jones, with a PhD in interdisciplinary materials science from Vanderbilt University, has done research involving developing new approaches for identifying polymer thin films confined within multilayer structures. She will work to design, test and bring to market new systems and algorithms for material identification in high-speed sorting environments.

“Becoming an R&D engineer at NRT allows me to combine my passion for science and research with the satisfaction that comes from advancing technology that has a real and immediate impact on our society,” Jones says.

“We’re excited to add someone of Jennifer’s caliber to our team at NRT,” says Thomas Brooks, NRT director of new product development for the Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) family of companies. “At NRT, we take great pride in our in-house technology, history of innovation and reputation for performance. We consider ourselves thought leaders in this field, and Jennifer’s addition certainly strengthens this commitment to progress,” Brooks adds.