Dr. John Shingledecker is a Principal Technical Executive in the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). As a recognized industry thought leader and technical expert, he is responsible for Innovation and Government Strategy across EPRI’s Energy Supply research (thermal and renewable generation, conventional and advanced nuclear technology, low-carbon resources, long-duration energy storage, …). As a member of the Generation Sector leadership team he supports mentoring, lab and capital investment planning, and technology innovation. He leads integration of EPRI activities in advanced manufacturing methods and materials for current and future power generation technologies with a focus on supply chain resilience. He is responsible for building internal and external collaborative teams to address pressing industry challenges and enable technology maturation in the energy industry.
Prior to his current role, Dr. Shingledecker held various positions including leading EPRI’s Cross-Sector Technologies Group and EPRI’s Materials & Repair Program. He has extensive experience in global collaboration with utilities and their supply chain conducting workshops, conferences, and training. Prior to EPRI, he was a research staff member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He has published more than 250 papers, proceedings, and reports on the metallurgy and behavior of engineering alloys, has won numerous awards for transferring technology to industry, served on industry and scientific advisory boards, is a Fellow of the ASM International, and is an adjunct faculty in Materials Science at Michigan Technological University.