Jackson, Shirley Ann, 1946- (original) (raw)
Dates
August 5, 1946 – present
Authorized Form of Name
Jackson, Shirley Ann, 1946-
Biography
Abstract
Shirley Ann Jackson is President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1999-present). Her other institutional affiliations include Bell Laboratories and Rutgers University. Jackson’s research specialties include condensed matter physics and the physics of opto-electronic materials.
Important Dates
August 5, 1946Birth, Washington (D.C.).
1968Obtained SB, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1973Obtained PhD in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (Mass.).
1973 – 1974Research Associate in Theoretical Physics, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
1974 – 1975Visiting Scientific Associate, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
1975 – 1976Research Associate in Theoretical Physics, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
1975 – 1985Member, Board of Trustees, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
1976 – 1984Member, Technical Staff, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill (N.J.).
1981 – 1982Member, Committee on Education and Employment of Women in Science and Engineering, National Academy of Sciences.
1984 – 1991Member, Technical Staff, AT & T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill (N.J.).
1991 – 1995Professor of Physics, Rutgers University.
1995 – 1999Chair, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
1999 – 2015President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy (N.Y.).
2005President, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Occupation
Theoretical physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Colleagues
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
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Anderson, P. W. (Philip W.), 1923-
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Brinkman, William F. (William Frank), 1938-
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Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at AT & T Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
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Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
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Both employed at AT & T Bell Laboratories.
Eisenstein, James P. (James Philip)
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
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Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at AT & T Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at AT & T Bell Laboratories.
Herring, William Conyers, 1914-
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at AT & T Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Lee, P. A. (Patrick A.), 1946-
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at AT & T Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
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Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
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Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Thomas, D. G. (David Gilbert), 1928-
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Tsui, D. C. (Daniel Chee), 1939-
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Bell Laboratories.
Both employed at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
Both employed at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Both employed at Rutgers University.
Additional
Mickens, Ronald E., 1943-
Sullivan, Otha Richard, 1941-
Institutions
Major Positions
Member, Technical staff.
Member, Technical staff.
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Research Associate in Theoretical Physics.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
President.
Rutgers University. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Professor of Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Association for the Advancement of Science
President.
European Organization for Nuclear Research
Visiting Scientific Associate.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Member, Board of Trustees.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Obtained SB (1968) and PhD (1973).
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member, Committee on Education and Employment of Women in Science and Engineering.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Chair.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
HistoryMakers oral history interviews with African American physicists [videorecording], 2001-2012.
HistoryMakers
1900 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago Illinois 60616, USA
Shirley Ann Jackson speech [sound recording], 1985 August 9.
Institute Archives and Special Collections
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.I.T. Libraries, Rm. 14N-118, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Subject
Contributions of 20th century women to physics [online resource], 1900-1976.
University Research Library. Department of Special Collections
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90024-1575, USA
Exceptional Black Scientists collection, 1971-1986 (bulk 1980-1984).
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
New York Public Library
515 E. Malcolm X Ave., New York, NY 10037, USA.
Ronald E. Mickens collection on African-American physicists, circa 1950-2008.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Published Resources
Author
MIT150 "Infinite History" interview.
Shirley Ann Jackson interviewed by Elon President Leo M. Lambert.
Subject
Strong force : the story of physicist Shirley Ann Jackson / by Diane O'Connell.