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Shirley Ann Jackson is an American physicist and university teacher born in Washington, D.C., in 1946. She holds an EFP degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and works in the fields of condensed matter physics and education. Her professional career includes positions at AT&T, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Rutgers University. She also served as president of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Jackson is a member of the American Physical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the National Academy of Engineering. Her awards include the National Women's Hall of Fame, the National Medal of Science, the Philip Hauge Abelson Prize, and the Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award. She is recognized as an African American woman in the United States.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ann
- Family name
- Jackson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Employer
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Academic degree
- EFP
- Field of work
- education
- Image
- Shirley Ann Jackson World Economic Forum 2010.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1946-08-05
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- Commons category
- Shirley Ann Jackson
- affiliation string
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
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