Stacy Cagle Davis

Stacy C Davis

Group Leader, Transportation Analytics and Decision Sciences

Stacy C. Davis has worked with transportation energy data at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for over 35 years. As the Group Leader for the Transportation Analytics and Decision Sciences Group, she currently compiles and analyzes data for the Department of Energy’s Critical Minerals and Energy Innovations Program. Ms. Davis has been the lead author of ORNL’s Transportation Energy Data Book since 1988 and has led the Fuel Economy Information project since 2020. She holds a B.S. in Transportation and Logistics from the University of Tennessee. She has authored more than 80 publications on transportation energy and related issues, including several editions of the Vehicle Technologies Market Report and the Biomass Energy Data Book. Her work has been cited in DOE’s National Energy Modeling System, EPA’s Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator, Popular Science Magazine and the 2007 Economic Report to the President. She is active in the National Academies' Transportation Research Board.

  • DOE EERE Assistant Secretary’s 2023 Outstanding Achievement Award (Team), 2023
  • UT-Battelle Awards Night, Science Communicator, 2022
  • DOE Vehicle Technologies Office Special Recognition Award for data excellence, 2014
  • ORNL Energy and Transportation Science Division, Exceptional Effort Award, 2009
  • UT-Battelle Awards Night, Finalist, Science Communicator Award, 2005
  • Oak Ridge YWCA Night of Tribute, Winner of the Health, Science, and Technology Category, 2002
  • Knoxville YWCA Tribute to Women, Corporate Honoree, 2002
  • ORNL Values World Class Teamwork Award, 2000
  • Lockheed Martin Awards Night, Technical Support Award, 1999
  • Lockheed Martin Significant Event Award, 1996
  • ORNL Energy Division Award of Excellence for Exceptional Technical Contribution, 1992

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

  • Active in the Transportation Research Board, 1990–present
  • Member of SAE International, 2021–present
  • Certificate of Achievement from the ORNL Sustainable Transportation Program in recognition of the highest score for ORNL, 2018 DOE VTO Annual Merit Review
  • Appointed to the National Academy of Sciences, Transportation Research Board, Committee on Transportation Energy, 1999, 2004, 2014
  • Appointed to the National Academy of Sciences, Transportation Research Board, Committee on Alternative Transportation Fuels, 2008 and 2011
  • Certificate of Appreciation from the National Academy of Sciences, Transportation Research Board, Committee on Transportation Energy, 2009 and 2011
  • Cochair of the ORNL Energy Division Exempt Women’s Caucus, 1999