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Roderick Jackson

Associate Laboratory Director for Science, Energy, and Innovation
Savannah River National Laboratory

Bio

Roderick Jackson serves as the Associate Laboratory Director for Science, Energy, and Innovation at Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), where he leads efforts to integrate fundamental research, applied engineering, and innovation into a cohesive, mission-driven framework.

Before joining SRNL, Jackson served as Laboratory Program Manager at the National Laboratory of the Rockies, where he directed the strategic agenda for advanced building technologies. As program manager for the Buildings Research Program, he guided multidisciplinary research funded by the Department of Energy to enhance building efficiency, sustainability, and integration with broader energy systems. He also provided critical leadership for the development of the Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) research platform, optimizing connections between buildings, grid systems, and thermal technologies to further facilitate comprehensive energy solutions.

Prior to his work at NLR, Jackson served as group leader for Building Envelope Systems Research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His leadership there bridged basic science and engineering to deliver efficient, durable, and cost-effective building materials and systems. Jackson also spearheaded the internationally recognized Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy project, which demonstrated innovative energy approaches by integrating 3D-printed buildings and vehicles with cutting-edge energy generation, consumption, and storage technologies.

Jackson has been recognized for his contributions to energy science and engineering, including being named a DOE Oppenheimer Science and Engineering Fellow and serving on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Research Advisory Board. His thought leadership extends to Congress, where he has testified on energy issues, and to academia, with coauthored high-impact publications in premier journals such as Nature Energy, Energy & Environmental Science, and Advanced Functional Materials.

Jackson holds bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.