Shirley Jackson is the first African American woman to have Ph.D. in the area of Physics. Her current job is at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; she is the 18th president and her job of leadership includes academia, government, industry, and research. Academia is research, scholarship, and education in the environment or community. Shirley’s main goal is to bring attention to the “Quiet Crisis” in America and predict the inability of looming scientific workforce shortage. Quiet Crisis is a book introducing the need of scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technological skilled occupation professionals. Scientists, engineers, and mathematicians are getting ready to retire, which means the occupations for this job will be open, but Shirley
