Robert Wagner Email & Phone Number

Robert Wagner is the Associate Laboratory Director of the Energy Science and Technology Directorate (ESTD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). In this role, he leads more than 550 researchers, technical professionals and other staff focused on developing and deploying advanced technology solutions in manufacturing, building technologies, sustainable transportation, and electrical grid infrastructure. He and his team steward four Department of Energy national user facilities including the Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC), Carbon Fiber Technology Facility (CFTF), Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF), and the National Transportation Research Center (NTRC). The directorate also stewards the Grid Research Integration and Deployment Center (GRID-C). These facilities enable strong collaborations that drive fundamental scientific research toward practical solutions to the country’s energy challenges. A first-generation college graduate, Robert came to ORNL as an undergraduate student in 1992 and advanced through multiple levels of leadership at the laboratory while building a distinguished career as globally recognized transportation and combustion researcher. He earned BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Missouri University of Science & Technology. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the SAE International, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).Robert has served on the editorial boards of four international journals and on executive committees for ASME and SAE. He organized more than 30 significant technical conferences, symposiums, and panels and authored more than 100 technical publications. He provided more than 60 invited presentations in 10 countries. He also founded the ORNL Smoky Mountains Mobility Conference. This unique forum connects international thought leaders from diverse disciplines across industry, universities, national laboratories, and the government to drive the conversation for a more efficient, safe, and secure mobility future.

Listed skills include Combustion, Thermodynamics, Simulations, Engineering, and 23 others.