She is the first African American woman to earn a doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics.
Ia merupakan wanita Afrika Amerika pertama yang meraih gelar doktor di Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), pada bidang Fisika Partikel Dasar Teoretis.
She is also the second African American woman in the United States to earn a doctorate in physics.
Ia juga termasuk wanita Afrika Amerika kedua di Amerika Serikat yang meraih gelar doktor dalam bidang fisika.
After graduation in 1964, she enrolled at MIT to study theoretical physics, earning her B.S. degree in 1968.
Ia mendaftar di MIT untuk mempelajari fisika teoritis pada 1964 dan memperoleh gelar BS (Bachelor of Science) pada tahun 1968.
Her research was directed by James Young, a professor in the MIT Center for Theoretical Physics.
Penelitiannya dibimbing oleh James Young, seorang profesor di MIT Center for Theoretical Physics.
She was featured on the PBS show Finding Your Roots, Season 6, Episode 7, where she was noted as one of the leading global pioneers in science while knowing little about her ancestry.
Ia tampil di acara PBS " Finding Your Roots " Musim 6 Episode 7, di mana dia tercatat sebagai salah satu pelopor global terkemuka dalam sains meskipun hanya mengetahui sedikit tentang leluhurnya.
In 2002, Discover magazine recognized her as one of the 50 most important women in science.
Pada tahun 2002, majalah Discover mengakui dia sebagai salah satu dari 50 wanita terpenting dalam sains.
She worked in the Scattering and Low Energy Physics Research Department beginning in 1978 and moved to the Solid State and Quantum Physics Research Department in 1988.
Ia bekerja di Scattering and Low Energy Physics Research Department (Departemen Penelitian Fisika Hamburan dan Energi Rendah) sejak 1978, dan pindah ke Departemen Penelitian Fisika Padat dan Kuantum pada 1988.
At Bell Labs, Jackson researched the optical and electronic properties of two-dimensional and quasi-two-dimensional systems.
Di Bell Labs, ia meneliti sifat optik dan elektronik dari sistem dua dimensi dan kuasi dua dimensi.
Her research during this time focused on the electronic and optical properties of two-dimensional systems.
Penelitiannya difokuskan pada sifat elektronik dan optik sistem dua dimensi.
Moreover, these telecommunications advancements significantly predated her arrival at Bell Labs in 1976, with these six specifically enumerated inventions occurring between 1954 and 1970.
Terlebih lagi, kemajuan telekomunikasi ini terjadi jauh sebelum kedatangannya di Bell Labs pada 1976, dengan enam penemuan yang disebutkan sebenarnya telah dilakukan orang lain sekitar tahun 1954 dan 1970.
In 1995, she was appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve as chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), becoming the first woman and first African American to hold that position.
Pengaturan Nuklir Amerika Serikat (NRC), dan menjadi wanita pertama dan orang Afrika Amerika pertama yang menduduki jabatan tersebut pada 1995.
At the NRC, she had "ultimate authority for all NRC functions pertaining to an emergency involving an NRC licensee".
Di NRC, dia memiliki "wewenang tertinggi atas semua fungsi NRC yang berkaitan dengan keadaan darurat yang melibatkan pemegang lisensi NRC".
The association consisted of senior nuclear regulatory officials from countries like Canada, France, Germany, and Spain.
Asosiasi ini terdiri dari pejabat senior regulator nuklir dari negara-negara seperti Spanyol, Prancis, Jerman, dan Kanada.