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Roderick Jackson is an American engineer and inventor who is based at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Whilst working at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Jackson oversaw the demonstration of a fully 3D-printed house with solar panels that could wirelessly power a 3D-printed car.
Roderick Kinte Jackson | |
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 Jackson speaks to the United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in 2021 | |
| Born | |
| Alma mater | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Oak Ridge National Laboratory National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| Thesis | Development of single wall carbon nanotube transparent conductive electrodes for organic electronics (2009) |
Early life and education edit
Jackson's father, Louis Jackson, built houses. Jackson recalls spending his childhood as a member of his father's construction business. His mother, Gwen Jackson, was involved with the Civil rights movement, and attended the March Against Fear where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech in Canton, Mississippi. He grew up in Mississippi.[1] He was awarded a Graduate Education for Minority Students (GEM) Fellowship, which inspired him to become an engineer.[2] Jackson completed his studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology. After earning his undergraduate degree, he returned to Mississippi to help his father set up a construction company.[3] He completed his graduate studies while running the business.[4] He eventually returned to pursue doctoral research, where he explored carbon nanotubes for organic electronics.[5]
Career edit
In 2009, Jackson joined the Buildings Technology Research and Integration Center at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), where he was responsible for buildings and systems. He established Alabama's Smart Neighbourhood, the first project in the Southern United States that connected homes to a microgrid.[1] He contributed to an Additive Manufacturing Project, AMIE,[6] which demonstrated a 3D printed house that, using solar panels, could power a 3D printed vehicle.[7] The house and car were printed with one of the largest 3D printers in the world, ORNL's Big Area Additive Manufacturing Machine.[4] He created vacuum insulation panels that provided the same thermal insulation as commercially available materials at half the cost.[8]
In 2017, Jackson joined National Renewable Energy Laboratory, where he is Program Manager for the Building Portfolio.[1] At NREL, he was mentored by Johney Green, another GEM alumnus, who serves as Laboratory Director for Mechanical and Thermal Engineering Sciences. Jackson was appointed to the Advisory Board of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy in 2021.[9]
Jackson has acted as a mentor for young engineers and scientists through school robotics programs and the GEM Fellowship scheme.[1]
Awards and honors edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Leader in Buildings Research Receives Prestigious Black Engineer of the Year STEM Award". www.nrel.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ "A Hidden GEM of NREL". www.nrel.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ "ME Alumnus Recognized for Innovation in Energy Efficiency | Nuclear & Radiological Engineering & Medical Physics". www.nre.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ a b c "ORNL Researcher Recognized for Innovation in Energy Efficiency". Energy.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ "Stability of doped transparent carbon nanotube electrodes". scholar.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ Roderick Jackson explains the AMIE Demonstration Project, retrieved 2023-01-14
- ^ a b Roark, Cortney. "40 Under 40 celebrates milestone". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ "Insulation Project Moves Toward Higher R-value". Energy.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ "Research Advisory Board | ACEEE". www.aceee.org. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ "GEM 2016 Annual Report by The National GEM Consortium - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ "Patty Peck Honda Presents the 2017 Young, Gifted & Empowered Award | Savvy Life Magazine!". Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ "How this 2022 BEYA winner transitioned from mentee to champion". www.blackengineer.com. Retrieved 2023-01-14.