Jean O'Brien Dickey | |
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| Born | October 31, 1945 McKeesport, Pennsylvania |
| Died | May 9, 2018 Pasadena, California |
| Alma mater | Saint Francis University, BS, 1967 Rutgers University, PhD, 1976 |
| Awards | NASA Exceptional Service Medal, NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geodesy |
| Institutions | Argonne National Laboratory California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
Jean O'Brien Dickey (31 October 1945 – 9 May 2018) was an American scientist. Dickey was a pioneering geodesist and particle physicist with expertise in Earth rotation. After receiving a PhD from Rutgers University, she spent much of her career at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Between 1994 and 1996, she served as President of the American Geophysical Union's geodesy section, the first woman to hold that position.