Shirley Ann Jackson
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African-American scientist
MIT alumna
academic administrator
physicist
trailblazer
university president
woman
Shirley Ann Jackson is an American physicist and trailblazing academic leader renowned for her pioneering research in theoretical physics and for being one of the first Black women to earn a Ph.D. from MIT.
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| instanceOf |
African-American scientist
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MIT alumna → academic administrator → physicist → trailblazer → university president → woman → |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science in Physics
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Ph.D. in Physics → |
| appointedBy |
Bill Clinton
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| awardReceived |
IEEE Founders Medal
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MRS Von Hippel Award → National Medal of Science → Vannevar Bush Award → |
| boardMemberOf |
FedEx
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IBM → Medtronic → Public Service Enterprise Group → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1946-08-05
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| educatedAt |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| employer |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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| endTime |
2022
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| ethnicGroup |
African Americans
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| familyName |
Jackson
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| fieldOfWork |
condensed matter physics
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elementary particle physics → solid-state physics → theoretical physics → |
| fullName |
Shirley Ann Jackson
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| gender |
female
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| givenName |
Shirley
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| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Physical Society → Council on Foreign Relations → National Academy of Engineering → |
| notableAchievement |
first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. from MIT
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first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in any field from MIT → first African-American woman to lead a top-ranked research university → one of the first Black women to earn a Ph.D. from MIT → |
| notableWork |
research on subatomic particles
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research on theoretical condensed matter physics → |
| placeOfBirth |
Washington, D.C., United States
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| positionHeld |
Chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute → Professor of Physics at Rutgers University → |
| residence |
Troy, New York, United States
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| startTime |
1999
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Referenced by (3)
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Shirley Ann Jackson
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fullName |
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Arthur M. Bueche Award
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National Medal of Science
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