Ashley Stowe, Ph.D., MBA, named ORAU Chief Research and University Partnerships Officer

He will assume his new role on Monday, April 14, 2025

Oak Ridge, Tenn. — ORAU has named Ashley Stowe, Ph.D., MBA, as the company’s Chief Research and University Partnerships Officer. Stowe will work to strengthen ORAU’s research enterprise and drive innovation, and foster collaboration across ORAU’s 160-plus member university consortium. 

Stowe has served as the director of Y-12’s Oak Ridge Enhanced Technology and Training Center since 2021. He has a distinguished 18-year career at the Y-12 Nuclear Security Complex, including serving as the university partnerships program manager, technology transfer lead, CNS engineering internships program manager, fellows program manager, and director of Y-12’s Nuclear Forensics and Detection Division. 

Stowe also serves as an adjunct professor of physics and astronomy at Vanderbilt University, is an adjunct lecturer at the College of Business at the University of Tennessee, and is an assistant professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at UT.

“Dr. Stowe brings an impressive background in research program management, technology transfer and university collaboration to the pivotal role of Chief Research and University Partnerships Officer,” said Andy Page, president of CEO of ORAU. “His extensive experience, visionary leadership and abundant creativity will propel ORAU’s research enterprise to new levels and enhance our relationships with federal agency partners, university consortium members and industry stakeholders.”

Stowe earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from Florida State University and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Tennessee. 

Stowe is also founder and vice-president of L.I.F.E. Consulting, a leadership development firm which grows leaders and their teams in educational institutions, non-profit organizations and businesses. He is expected to assume his new role on April 14 and will spend time working with Ken Tobin, Ph.D., and the Research and University Partnerships Office team before Tobin retires on May 14.

ORAU integrates academia, government and industry to advance the nation’s learning, health and scientific knowledge to build a better world. Through our specialized teams of subject matter experts, decades of experience, and collaborations with our consortium of more than 160 major Ph.D.-granting institutions, ORAU is a recognized leader when the priorities of our federal, state, local, and commercial customers require innovative solutions. ORAU manages the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). ORAU is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and government contractor. For more information, visit https://www.orau.org/.

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