Alan Anthony Jones (1944 in Jamestown, NY – May 23, 2006) was an American professor of chemistry at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. During his more than thirty years at Clark he served as a mentor and advisor to hundreds of undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students. He was a leading researcher in the field ofNMR and polymer physics. His research focused on solid state NMR spectroscopy of . This work was supported for many years through grants from agencies such as the National Science Foundation, and the Army Research Office.