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Dr. Shirley Jackson is married to Dr. Morris A. Washington, a physics professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and they have one adult son. [53] She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. [54]
While at Bell, she met her future husband, Morris A. Washington, another prominent physicist. Jackson remained at Bell until 1991; her research there contributed to the inventions of the touch-tone telephone, fiber-optic cables, caller ID, and call waiting. From 1991 to 1995 she taught at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
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Dr. Shirley Jackson is married to Dr. Morris A. Washington, a physics professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and they have one adult son. [53] She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. [54]
On July 1, 1999, the Honorable Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson became the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Jackson is married to Dr. Morris A. Washington, who was also a physicist. The family has one son, Alan, who is a graduate of Dartmouth College.
Sep 22, 2006 · While at Bell laboratories, Jackson met her future husband, physicist Morris A. Washington. That same year, she was appointed professor of physics at Rutgers University. In 1980, Jackson became the president of the National Society of Black Physicists and in 1985, she began serving as a member of the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology.
Mar 3, 2007 · In 1999, Jackson became President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where she still serves today. In 2004, she was elected president of AAAS and in 2005 she served as chairman of the board for the Society. Dr. Shirley Jackson is married to a physicist and has one son.
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. She then applied her mix of vision and ...
