Lois Jones | |
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| Born | September 6, 1934 Berea, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 2000 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
| Known for | Leading the first all-woman science team to Antarctica |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geochemistry |
| Institutions | University of Georgia Kansas State University |
| Thesis | The Application of Strontium Isotopes as Natural Tracers: The Origin of the Salts in the Lakes and Soils of Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica (1969) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gunter Faure |
Lois M. Jones (September 6, 1934 – March 13, 2000) was an American geochemist who led the first all-woman science team to Antarctica in 1969. They were also the first women to reach the South Pole. Jones was well regarded for her contribution to geological research in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, one of the few ice-free areas of Antarctica, and published many papers and abstracts.