Shirley Ann Jackson
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This article is about the scientist and university administrator. For the writer, see Shirley Jackson.
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, FREng (born August 5, 1946) is an American physicist, and was the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is the first African American woman to have earned a doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics,[1] and the first African American woman to have earned a doctorate at MIT in any field.[2] She is also the second African American woman in the United States to earn a doctorate in physics.[3]
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Shirley Ann Jackson | |
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Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board | |
In office August 29, 2014 ā January 20, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | David Boren Chuck Hagel |
Succeeded by | Steve Feinberg |
President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | |
In office July 1, 1999 ā July 1, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Cornelius Barton |
Succeeded by | Martin A. Schmidt |
Personal details | |
Born | (1946-08-05) August 5, 1946 (age 77) Washington, D.C. |
Spouse | Morris Washington |
Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS, PhD) |
Website | Official website |
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