Area of expertise
What science did she work in?
She was an American Physicist.
She was the first black woman to do what? (Two things)
To serve on the NRC and to lead the NRC.
What year was Jackson inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame?
In 1998.
When Shirley was an undergraduate what did she have to deal with?
She sometimes had to deal with peers who didn't want to work with her
What minority group was Shirley Ann Jackson a part of?
African American
What Commission was she a part of?
former head of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
In 2001, she received the Richtmyer Memorial Award, who gave it to her?
The American Association of Physics Teachers.
What did Jackson bring needed attention to?
To the "Quiet Crisis" of America’s predicted inability to innovate in the face of a looming scientific workforce shortage.
Why was Shirley Ann Jackson forced into social isolation?
She was getting an education during a time of heavy discrimination.
When was she born?
August 5, 1946
After two years with Fermilab, What did Jackson do?
Jackson served as visiting science associate at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Switzerland, and worked on theories of strongly interacting elementary particles.
In 1982, what did Shirley receive an award for?
She received a Candace Award for Technology from the National Coalition of 100 Black Women.
What did Shirley Ann Jackson achieve? (She was one of the first two to do so)
One of the first two Black American women to receive a doctorate in physics in the U.S
True or False: Did Shirley Ann Jackson endure racism?
True.
What did Time magazine call her?
“perhaps the ultimate role model for women in science.”
Why was Jackson elected a fellow of the American Physical Society?
for her work in the interaction of electrons on liquid helium films with surface excitations as a polaron problem.
What did Shirley Ann Jackson do to help many universities?
She led an extraordinary transformation of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy, New York, and Hartford, Connecticut, into a world-class technological research university.
Shirley was one of the first few women to receive her Ph.d from what school?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
What problem did Shirley Ann Jackson face as a woman in the science world?
She faced sexism from many other scientists because of her gender.
What did Shirley Ann Jackson advocate for?
She advocated for women and minorities to get a science education.
What Job did she get after graduating?
Jackson was hired as a research associate in theoretical physics at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, or Fermilab.
Shirley Ann Jackson was committed to promoting social justice. What did she do to work on it?
She organized MIT’s Black Student Union and worked to increase the number of Black students entering MIT
What did people recognize her research led to?
Portable fax machine, touch-tone telephone, solar cells, fiber optic cables, caller ID, and call waiting.
What traumatic event did Shirley Ann Jackson go through dealing with racism?
She was spit on and shot at by white people.
What did her parents do when Jackson was younger to get her interested in science? (Two part answer)
Her mother would read her the biography of Benjamin Banneker and her father encouraged her interest in science by assisting her with projects for school.