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Shirley Ann Jackson, FREng (born August 5, 1946) is an American physicist, and was the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is the first African American woman to have earned a doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics, [ 1 ] and the first African American woman to ...
Shirley Ann Jackson (born August 5, 1946, Washington, D.C., U.S.) is an American scientist and educator and the first Black woman to receive a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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Sep 22, 2006 · Renowned physicist and university president Shirley Ann Jackson was born on August 5, 1946, in Washington, D.C., to George Hiter Jackson and Beatrice Cosby Jackson.
Dec 19, 2017 · Shirley Ann Jackson ’68, PhD ’73, worked to help bring about more diversity at MIT, where she was the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate.
Read a short biography of Dr. Shirley Jackson, the famous black inventor and physicist who has been credited with making many advances in telecommunications.
Mar 21, 2016 · In the 1990s, Jackson was the first woman and first African American to chair the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Today, she serves as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, again as the first woman and the first African American to hold the position.
Jun 30, 2022 · After a remarkable career spanning nearly 50 years, STEM trailblazer, physicist and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson is retiring.
