Katey Lenox is a nuclear engineer working at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) on nuclear thermal propulsion and radioisotope heater units in support of NASA.  She has bachelor's and master's degrees in nuclear engineering and is a registered professional engineer in the states of Idaho and Tennessee.  Her career includes work at two national laboratories (INL and Oak Ridge National Laboratory), two commercial nuclear power plants (Comanche Peak and Watts Bar), and running her own consulting firm. 

Ms. Lenox has over 30 years of experience managing large projects and integrating teams for nuclear and non-nuclear projects.  As a consultant,  Ms. Lenox was a key member of the team that established the Center for Innovation and Advanced Development and Manufacturing (CIADM) at Texas A&M University in 2012. CIADMs were awarded to 3 locations by the Biomedical and Advanced Research Development Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services in response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic to enlarge the domestic capacity for large-scaled medical manufacturing.  While at ORNL,  Ms. Lenox designed and managed irradiation experiments at HFIR in support of the final design for ITER and established the Watt Road Environmental Laboratory Initiative.   On a more personal note, Ms. Lenox worked with fellow Women In Nuclear members to create a take-home science experiment program for K-2 children in rural schools in Roane County, Tennessee.   Ms. Lenox has also served in leadership positions in the American Nuclear Society, Tau Beta Pi, WIN and the Air & Waste Management Association.