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Shirley Ann Jackson

Shirley A. Jackson

American physicist (born 1946).

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Sex or Gender

Female

Date of Birth

8/5/1946

Place of Birth

Washington, D.C.

Occupation

Physicist
University Teacher
University President
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Educated At

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
( - 1968)
Academic Degree
:
Bachelor of Science
Academic Major
:
Physics
End Time
: 1968
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
( - 1973)
Academic Degree
:
Doctor of Philosophy
Academic Major
:
Physics
End Time
: 1973
Theodore Roosevelt High School

Field of Work

Condensed Matter Physics
Education

Employer

AT&T
Rutgers University
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Academic Degree

EFP

Instance Of

Human

Country of Citizenship

United States

Given Name

Shirley
Series Ordinal
:1
Ann
Series Ordinal
:2

Award Received

16 items
National Women's Hall of Fame
(1998)
Point in Time
: 1998
National Medal of Science
(2014)
Point in Time
: 2014
Candace Award
(1982)
Point in Time
: 1982
Philip Hauge Abelson Prize
(2011)
Point in Time
: 2011
Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award
(2001)
Point in Time
: 2001
Vannevar Bush Award
(2007)
Point in Time
: 2007
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Women in Technology Hall of Fame
(2000)
Point in Time
: 2000
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
(2006)
Point in Time
: 2006
Honorary Doctor of Harvard University
(2006)
Point in Time
: 2006
Honorary Doctor of the University of Miami
(5/11/2007)
Point in Time
: 5/11/2007
Joseph A. Burton Forum Award
(2019)
Point in Time
: 2019
Honorary Degree From Spelman College
(2000)
Point in Time
: 2000
Oersted Medal
(2021)
Point in Time
: 2021
Clark Kerr Medal
(2021)
Point in Time
: 2021

Member Of

American Physical Society
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
(1991 - )
Start Time
: 1991
American Association for the Advancement of Science
National Academy of Engineering
American Philosophical Society

Doctoral Advisor

James Edward Young

Ethnic Group

African Americans

Family Name

Jackson

Described by Source

African Americans in Science
Notable Black American Women
Women In Science
Page(s)
:114

Archives At

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Position Held

President
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Board Member
(5/5/2005 - 5/6/2017)
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Smithsonian Institution
End Time
: 5/6/2017
Start Time
: 5/5/2005

Participant In

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014
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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013
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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015
Subject Named As
:Shirley Ann Jackson
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017
Subject Named As
:Shirley Ann Jackson
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018
Subject Named As
:Shirley Ann Jackson

Different From

Shirley Lynn Jackson, Jr.
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