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Lacy Jones

Operations Engineer, NSLS-II Management, National Synchrotron Light Source II

Lacy Jones

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 745
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-2410
ljones2@bnl.gov

Preferred Gender Pronouns (PGPs): she, her

Lacy is an Operations Engineer for the NSLS-II user research facility. She implements and improves processes for operations and compliance management, most recently in integrating research screening for user facility operations.

Expertise | Education | Appointments | Awards


Expertise

Within the DOE national laboratories complex, Lacy has experience in process implementation & improvement for compliance and requirements management, instrument/beamline operations support as a scientific associate, and project & program management as a project specialist (e.g., multi-project coordination of overall scope, timeline, and budget requirements) for technical instrument/beamline upgrades, including infrastructure, sample environment, detectors, and data software/hardware upgrades.  Her most recent experience has been in integrating research screening requirements at NSLS-II, including acting as a scientific and technical information assurance point of contact for export control reviews.  

Before working in the DOE national laboratories complex, Lacy had experience as an Environmental Geochemist for a hydrology consulting company. 

Education

Master's Degrees in Industrial Engineering from University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Environmental Geochemistry with a specialty in Spectroscopy from Colorado School of Mines. Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Central Washington University with minors in mathematics, geology, and Spanish.

Professional Appointments

Brookhaven Women in Science (BWIS) Resource Group - Networking Officer 2022; Logistics Officer 2023+

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Committee For Women Resource Group - President 2020, Vice President 2019, Treasurer 2018

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Women in Neutron Sciences Resource Group -  Networking Officer 2017, 2018

NSLS-II Staff Council - 2023

Awards & Recognition

Lacy received a Community Outreach team award from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Awards Night 2020 for her participation in a Youth-STEM (Yo-STEM) outreach program in Knoxville, TN. 

Brookhaven National Laboraotry Spotlight Award 2023

Lacy Jones

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 745
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-2410
ljones2@bnl.gov