# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nancy-b-jackson
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:00:39.722Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nancy-b-jackson"
name: "Nancy B. Jackson"
slug: "nancy-b-jackson"
description: "Nancy Beth Jackson was an American chemist. She did energy research on heterogeneous catalysis and the development of alternative fuels. She also worked in the field of chemical nonproliferation, educating chemical professionals on the importance of safe and secure chemical practice in research, teaching and business, in an effort to prevent the misuse of chemicals as \"weapons, poisons, explosives or environmental pollutants\". She was the first implementer in developing the international Chemical Security Engagement Program. She was active in promoting diversity in STEM fields. She was president of the American Chemical Society in 2011, leading the organization during the International Year of Chemistry. In 2012, she was honored with the AAAS Award for Science Diplomacy."
tagline: "American chemist (1956–2022)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nancy_Jackson_2011_International_Year_of_Chemistry.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
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birthDate: "1956-03-01"
deathDate: "2022-01-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           4.803492
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "نانسي بي جاكسون"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump