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Dr Steve Rottler

Non-Executive Director

J. Stephen (Steve) Rottler is currently serving on the AWE ML Board and will continue his work with AWE as he moves to the plc Board. Steve is Senior Vice President for Global Laboratory Operations at the Battelle Memorial Institute, representing Battelle in the management and operation of national laboratories for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration.

Steve was Deputy Laboratories Director and Executive Vice President for National Security Programs at Sandia National Laboratories prior to his retirement in April 2017. In this role, he led the Laboratories’ Nuclear Weapons

Program and was responsible for Sandia’s Counterintelligence Program. He held other executive roles during his 32-year career at Sandia, including Vice President of Sandia’s California Laboratory. In this role, he managed Sandia’s site in Livermore, California and led Sandia’s energy and climate business unit.

Steve is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is a recipient of the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration Silver Medal for Distinguished Service, Department of the Air Force Award for Exemplary Civilian Service, and Texas A&M University Dwight Look College of Engineering Outstanding Alumni Award.

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AWE announces new Strategic Alliance with the University of Strathclyde

As part of AWE’s partnerships with UK academia in support of our mission, we are pleased to announce a new Strategic Alliance with the University of Strathclyde to drive innovation in nuclear science and technology. Joining the University of Bristol, Cranfield University, Heriot-Watt University, and Imperial College London, the University of Strathclyde has become AWE’s […]

AWE Recognised Among Top Ten in the 2025 REDI Index for Religious Inclusion AWE is proud to announce its inclusion in the top ten of the 2025 Religious Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) Index

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AWE named a top ten inclusive employer

It’s official; we’re a top ten inclusive employer in the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation 2025 Religious Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) Index. It means we join the ranks of Thames Water, Direct Line Group, John Lewis Partnership and Rolls-Royce. We take inclusion seriously and we believe in walking the walk. That’s why we have several initiatives in […]

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Academia exchange: AWE sponsored PhD student’s international experience

An AWE sponsored PhD student from Bangor University, Moli, has recently returned from a unique and inspiring four-month international exchange programme that provided valuable insights into the wider nuclear industry and contributed to her PhD research which uses computational methods to explore and assess the nuclear forensics signatures of exotic materials and how they evolve over […]

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