Robert B. Shelton

Robert B. Shelton is Manager of Planning and Program Development for the Engineering Science and Technology Division. The division is one of the larger and more complex of the 16 research divisions at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The division's mission is to conduct engineering based, interdisciplinary research, development, and deployment; and analyzing and influencing key energy and environmental policies affecting the security of our country. The division is the home to several national user facilities, which fosters industry/government collaboration in the development of new energy technologies. The division has annual expenditures of approximately $85 million and a staff of approximately 325.

Robert Shelton is an economist by training. He has held previous teaching, research, and administrative positions at Arizona State University, the University of Wyoming, Resources for the Future, the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences. In addition to his administrative duties, he has led a number of international energy assistance projects in Bangladesh, Haiti, Guatemala, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and other FSU countries.

Robert Shelton is a native of Texas. He is married, and he and his wife, Jocelyn, have three sons.