Roderick Jackson leads the strategic agenda for NREL's building technologies research. He has been recognized as an NREL Distinguished Member of Research Staff, is appointed to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Research Advisory Board, and is a current U.S. Department of Energy Oppenheimer Fellow.

Prior to NREL, Jackson was the group manager for Building Envelope Systems Research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He was at the forefront of connected communities research, leading an effort that established Alabama Power’s Smart Neighborhood. Working with Southern Company and the U.S. Department of Energy, it was the first project in the southeastern United States to connect high-performance homes with a community microgrid, deploying a transactive microgrid approach.

Energy transfer and storage in building materials and systems

Building, renewables, and grid integrated energy systems