LYNETTE JONES is a senior research scientist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. She has contributed extensively to the area of haptics, tactile and thermal displays, and sensorimotor control of the hand. Her research group has built a number of tactile and thermal displays that have been used in research conducted by both academic and industrial organizations. Dr. Jones is a fellow of the IEEE and is the editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Haptics.