Lacy Jones
Operations Engineer, NSLS-II Management, National Synchrotron Light Source II
Brookhaven National Laboratory
National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 745
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
(631) 344-2410
ljones2@bnl.gov
Pronouns: she, her
Lacy is an Operations Engineer for the NSLS-II user research facility. She implements and improves processes for scientific research operations and compliance management.
Expertise | Education | Appointments | Awards
Expertise
Within the DOE national laboratories complex, Lacy has expertise in research operations at light source and neutron scattering User Facilities, including 1) process improvement, 2) requirements implementation, 3) project management of instrument improvement projects, and 4) experiment support as a scientific associate.
Lacy's most recent experience has been in integrating research screening processes at BNL NSLS-II, including acting as a scientific and technical information assurance point-of-contact for export control reviews. Prior to arriving at BNL, Lacy was both a project lead of multidisciplinary teams for instrument/beamline upgrades (e.g., infrastructure, sample environment, detectors, and data software/hardware improvement projects) and supported the program management of a large suite of multi-year, large- and mid-scale instrument improvement projects at the ORNL Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) and High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) facilities. Lacy started her career at DOE national lab User Facilities as a Scientific Associate at the SNS.
Before working in the DOE national laboratories complex, Lacy was an Environmental Geochemist for a hydrology consulting company, mainly contributing to analysis of environmental sampling, compliance reporting and quality assurance / data validation of environmental testing.
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+
NSLS-II Staff Council - 2023+
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Committee For Women Employee Resource Group - President 2020, Vice President 2019, Treasurer 2018
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Women in Neutron Sciences Resource Group - Networking Officer 2017, 2018, Member 2019-202
Awards & Recognition
Brookhaven National Laboratory Spotlight Award 2023
Community Outreach team award from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Awards Night 2020 for participation in a Youth-STEM (Yo-STEM) outreach program in Knoxville, TN
Brookhaven National Laboratory
National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 745
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
(631) 344-2410
ljones2@bnl.gov
