Robert Eugene Austin, III

Robert Austin is Senior Program Manager at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) for the Operating Plant Initiatives and Risk and Safety Management programs. He previously managed EPRI’s Instrumentation and Control research program and the Nuclear sector’s Software Development Group. He has more than 25 years of technical experience, primarily in the nuclear industry. He joined EPRI in 2008 from AREVA NP Inc., where he managed engineering modification and equipment supply projects for the US commercial nuclear fleet.

While at AREVA, he also worked in the Paris office as Deputy Proposal Manager for new nuclear power plants in China. He holds an engineering degree from Florida Atlantic University, where he graduated as valedictorian, completed his first year of law studies at Georgetown University, and earned a degree in History, cum laude, from Davidson College. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Project Management Professional (PMP). He is a member of Tau Beta Pi and Phi Beta Kappa and holds the rank of Eagle Scout.