Christopher Jones, corporate vice president and president of technical services at Northrop Grumman, has been elected as an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
AIAA said Tuesday Jones and 146 other professionals were cited for their work in the engineering and science of aeronautics and astronautics.
Jones holds positions on several boards of directors, including the Air Force Association, National Action Council for Minorities and Georgia Institute of Technology.
The retired U.S. Air Force officer holds a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech and a doctorate from University of Maryland.