Jackson, Shirley Ann, 1946-
Shirley A. Jackson papers, circa 1995-1999.
The bulk of the collection (as of 2019) contains personal records and historical materials of Shirley A. Jackson from her tenure as Commissioner (May 2, 1995 to June 30, 1995) and Chair (July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1999) of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This set of records was reviewed by staff of the NRC prior to transfer to the Department of Distinctive Collections.
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson holds an S.B. in Physics, and a Ph.D. in Theoretical Elementary Particle Physicsboth from MIT. She was one of the first two African-American women to receive a doctorate in physics in the United States and was the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate from MIT. Committed to promoting social justice, she organized MITs Black Student Union and worked to increase the number of black students entering MIT. As a theoretical physicist, Dr. Jackson's research specialty is in condensed matter physics, especially layered systems, and the physics of opto-electronic materials. From 1991 to 1995, Dr. Jackson was a professor of physics at Rutgers University, where she taught undergraduate and graduate students, conducted research on the electronic and optical properties of two-dimensional systems, and supervised Ph.D. candidates. She concurrently served as a consultant in semiconductor theory to AT&T Bell Laboratories.
Jackson, Shirley Ann, 1946-
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Administrative records.
Correspondence.
Speeches.
AIP-ICOS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute Archives and Special Collections. M.I.T. Libraries, Rm. 14N-118, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA