Ann Emrick
Deputy Director for Operations, Director's Office
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Director's Office
Bldg. 460, Room 102
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
(631) 344-5756
emrick@bnl.gov
As Brookhaven Lab’s Deputy Director for Operations and Chief Operating Officer, Ann provides strategic leadership and oversight of the Laboratory’s operational functions. With more than 35 years of experience in research operations at Brookhaven, Ann partners with research and operations leaders to ensure safe, secure, and efficient operations, while continuously strengthening the systems and services that support and advance the Laboratory’s world-class science, technology, and engineering mission.
Education | Appointments | Awards
Education
Emrick earned her B.S. in Biological Sciences from St. Joseph's University, and her M.S. in Technological Systems Management from Stony Brook University.
Professional Appointments
During Emrick's career at BNL, which spans over three decades, she has served in progressively more impactful leadership roles across Brookhaven, the Battelle-affiliated labs, and the DOE complex. Before starting her current role in 2023, Emrick was the directorate chief operating officer (DCOO) for the Lab’s Environment, Biology, Nuclear Science & Nonproliferation Directorate, the Computational Science Initiative, and the Advanced Technology Research Office. In that role, she was responsible for operations for a diverse research portfolio, ensuring that operational requirements, processes, and support resources were in place for effective, efficient, safe, and secure operations.
Emrick has served as the chair of the Lab's Operations Council, a member of the Brookhaven Policy Council, and chair of Battelle Capability Stewardship Team for Mission Execution, where she integrated the best ideas for effective mission delivery across all of the Battelle-affiliated laboratories. Emrick has played key roles in cross-laboratory training programs, including the Laboratory Operations Supervisory Academy and the Laboratory Operations Leadership Academy.
Prior to her DCOO role, Emrick was the research operations manager for the Environment, Biological & Computational Sciences Directorate from 2000 to 2015 and a staff specialist in the Biology Department from 1992 to 2000. Ann joined the Lab in 1987 as a scientific associate in the Biology Department, where she worked on DOE's Low Dose Radiation Research Program.
Awards & Recognition
Emrick has twice been recognized with the Brookhaven Award (the Lab’s highest honor), in 2000 and 2013, and received the Lab's Environmental Award in 2001.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Director's Office
Bldg. 460, Room 102
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
(631) 344-5756
emrick@bnl.gov
