Erin Searcy
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
Acting Deputy Laboratory Director for Science and Technology & Chief Research Officer
Dr. Erin Searcy is INL's acting Deputy Laboratory Director for Science and Technology and Chief Research Officer. Prior to this role she served as the Chief Technology Officer for the laboratory's Nuclear Science and Technology directorate. In this role, Erin led a variety of strategic and technology deployment activities as well as engagements across the lab, with the Department of Energy, industry, and with universities. Prior to this role, she was the Director of Strategic Planning and Transformation for the Nuclear Science and Technology directorate. From 2018-2021, Erin was the Director of Institutional Planning and Programs, where she led INL's $37M Lab Directed Research and Development program, led the compilation of INL's Lab Plan and lab agenda, and oversaw research excellence activities. Prior to that role, Erin was the bioenergy technologies department manager, where she led a team of more than 30 researchers and scientists to address barriers to the efficient supply of quality, sustainable biomass feedstocks. She spent almost three years supporting the Bioenergy Technologies Office at Department of Energy headquarters in Washington, D.C., as a technical advisor employed by INL. Prior to joining INL, she acted as a sessional instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta and was a consultant. She holds bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees in engineering.
