Shirley Ann Jackson

Born: 1946

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: Black

MIT BS 1968 Theoretical Physics, MS & PhD 1973 Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics

Field of Study: Physics

Institution/Corporation: MIT; AT&T Bell Labs; Fermilab

Degrees & Memberships: Member: Nature Conservancy Global Board (2020), American Philosophical Society, US Council on Competitiveness (Vice Chairman, 2008), President s Council of Advisors on Science & Technology (2009),International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineers (FREng, 2012), Delta Sigma Theta, American Physical Society, National Society of Black Physicists, NJ Commission on Science & Technology (1985), FBI Albany Division Joint Terrorism Task Force

Awards: 1998, National Women s Hall of Fame; 2014, National Medal of Science for Physical Science; 2002, 1 of the 50 Most Important Women in Science, Discover Magazine; Martin Marietta Aircraft Company Scholarship & Fellowship; Prince Hall Masons Scholarship; NSF Traineeship; Ford Foundation Advanced Study Fellowship; Thomas Alva Edison Science Award; 1976 & 1981, Outstanding Young Woman in America; 1992, Candace Award for Technology, National Coalition of 100 Black Women; 2001, Richtmyer Memorial Award, American Association of Physics Teachers;2007, Vannevar Bush Award; 2007, Golden Plate Award, American Academy of Achievement; 2018, W.E.B.DuBois Medal, Hutchins Center for African-American Research; 2019, Joseph A. Burton Forum Award, American Physical Society; 2021, Hans Christian Oersted Medal, American Association of Physics Teachers; 2021, Clark Kerr Medal, UC Berkeley Academic Senate; 2007, AARP s Inspire Award; 2020, FBI Albany Division s Community Leadership Award

Achievements: President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1999-2022); 1 of first 2 Black female recipients of PhD in Physics in the US & 1st Black female PhD recipient at MIT; organized the Black Students Union at MIT; invented fiber optic cables